Needlework and creativity: self-application of leather

Skin is a natural and dense material, from which you can make durable crafts. To their master they will not only benefit, but also aesthetic pleasure. Due to the compliance of the material, it is possible to create a wide variety of flowers from the skin, appliques and souvenirs.

Preparation and restoration of old skin

Before using the old leather for making hand-made articles, it must be prepared:

1. Vypryvayut available zippers, lining, raspryvayut all the seams and lead the skin in order.
2. This material is best not to be washed, it is only washed with warm water. It's because when washing, animals, vegetable fats and mineral oils are washed out, which make the skin soft and supple. Soak the skin in water for no more than 5 minutes.
3. Restore or refresh the color can be by blotting the surface with glycerin.
4. After moist treatment, the skin is straightened. Wet cloth is placed on a piece of plywood or a board with a wrong side up and fastened along the edges with the help of carnations. If the leather pieces are small, then you can use the press.
5. The elasticity of the skin can be restored with the help of fattening. Wet the leather piece soaked in oil (castor). For effective absorption, this solution is used: whisk 1 egg white with 50 g of oil.

Self-application of leather

Advantage of applications from the skin is that their edges do not crumble, and the material is durable and dense. You do not need to rush to get rid of old leather bags, belts or shoes, because even from small scraps you can make something exclusive and interesting.

With the help of the remnants of the skin, you can decorate and restore different things. Leather circles are sewed around the knitted mittens or gloves, thus thickening the places that quickly wear out. Moreover, the applications of the skin are sewn onto the fingertips.

Original leather applications can also be decorated with sleeves of sweaters or knees of jeans. Stylishly look like men's jackets, sleeveless lapels of which are also decorated with leather inserts.

Crafts from leather

Separately it is necessary to tell and about decorative subjects from a skin. You can make and decorate anything you like. Leather crafts can be decorated even with the smallest scraps. More often for this purpose choose patterns in the form of petals, triangles, circles located symmetrically concerning the center.

For today fashionable are ladies' handbags with leather appliqués. And if the designer accessories are expensive, then the products decorated with their own hands, will cost less, and the result will be more original.

An unusual leather key ring can also be made by yourself. According to the template, two pieces are cut out, they are sewn by hand or manually, and the cuttings are cut with sharp scissors. Only in advance you need to think through the possible mounting options, and if necessary, put a loop between the parts.

There are other crafts made of leather. With a little effort, you can create unusual things: stylish clutches, earrings, pendants, covers for notebooks, passports, other documents and much more.

Application of leather on clothes: tips and tricks

Leather applications will be perfect adornments for any clothing. Not all fabrics are suitable for decorating with leather elements. As a basis, you need to choose a fairly strong material that does not lose its shape under the weight of the skin. A perfect option would be drape, gabardine or felt. If you need to decorate a lighter fabric, then the details of the skin should be small.

Decorating clothes in this way, you do not need to achieve an ideal similarity in color, because in this case, the applications of the skin serve as a decoration only.

Before you start decorating, you need to make paper sketches. They can be corrected by adding or removing unnecessary. Since the skin is of different colors and shades, colorful designs can be made from it, which will give the clothes exclusivity.

There are two ways to fix leather parts: the skin pieces can be glued to the fabric or sewed. The second method is more labor-intensive, since beforehand along the entire perimeter of the details it is necessary to make holes with an awl.

It is very important to prepare all the tools before starting work. They must be sharpened so that the skin can be cut without too much effort.

Flowers from the skin with their own hands

Leather flowers look impressive and stylish. These crafts made of leather can easily cope with the role of a brooch or other decoration for clothes and bags. They can also become decorative elements for hair decoration.

Craftsmen who want to try themselves in this kind of needlework, it is recommended to start with simple leather colors. For their implementation, you will only need materials that are handy, a little patience and effort.

Skin is one of the oldest materials that a person began to use. However, today it has not lost its relevance. Leather applications, handicrafts, souvenirs, jewelry, shoes, clothes, furniture and other interior items - and this is not the whole list of applications of this universal material.