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A very little project I am working on; A 1 inch tall boot for a keychain. The stitches were especially frustrating, being only 1 mm apart 😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq2lYDsni3Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v8avi3btksvv
A while ago, a colleague and I were always having trouble with stealing each other's scissors, so I made a couple of sheaths to keep them in place. One is made from Italian horsehide, while the other is American bison, which I think is quite fitting for each of us, considering he is Italian and I am Canadian. . . . #leatherworking #sheaths #handstitched #bison #horsehide #vegtan #craftsmanship https://www.instagram.com/p/BoheErinAiX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rgnx33gpnrhp
..Some more boot spam! With the help of some collegues at @vibergboot, the upper has been lasted to shape and then nailed and stitched to the insole. Next comes the midsole, outsole, and the heel. Props to @jumonjiworks and Andres for the assistance and instruction. . . . #goodyearwelt #handmade #leatherworker #horweenleather #custombootsformom #93chamois (at Victoria, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnl_RlygS78/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sqahckswgion
A work-in-progress I am currently crafting; the final makeup of the hunter boots I designed for my mother. At this stage, the upper of the boot will be lasted on a form before having a sole and heel attached. Hopefully it will be completed next week! . . . #shoemaker #handmade #hunterboots #leatherworker #womensboots #slowfashion #goodyearwelted https://www.instagram.com/p/BnemGT5gbH0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pyqdis8pwn23
A harvest of black walnut hulls from a felled branch down the street.. in a few days I'll begin the process of extracting the natural dye compounds and storing them for use in fall projects! 🍁🍂 It will be interesting to see how the new extracts fare compared to the old methods. . . . #plantdyelabratory #naturaldye #organic #wildcrafted #slowfashion #handcrafted #blackwalnut https://www.instagram.com/p/BnMM4X1A6N3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10niq97pjuyyp
Reindeer leather quilting. It's amazing how useful pieces of scrap can be when you think of how to use them... Here I cut identical squares from leather that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill, and then skived, sewed, and flattened them into a usable piece. . . . #leatherworker #reindeer #upcycle #reuse #handmade #craftsmanship #rustic #vegtanleather
Stumbled across what I can only assume was either a logger or trapper's hut deep in the forest... No paths were found leading to it and it contained a rusted cast iron stove with some low bedframes. I didn't stick around there too long. . . . #exploring #trappercabin #cabinporn #mountains #explorebc #adventurer #creepyarchitecture
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Another shot of the prototype boots currently being worked upon. Every pair I make offers a whole new lesson in the art of shoemaking; it's exciting to explore and constantly improve the craftsmanship with each boot. (at Victoria, British Columbia)
If you go deep into the mountains, wait there in silence and reverence, and keep your eyes open, you may find that wild spirits reveal themselves from the mist for you to glimpse. (Spring 2018) . . . #naturephotography #mountaingoats #mountains #earthporn #adventurer #pnw #exploring
A mock-up sample for a new style in the works; a women's hunter boot for stomping away in the bush. Well trodden pathways are old news with a pair of these! Destined for bushwacking and exploring. 🌄🌲 . . . #leatherboots #stitchdown #handsewn #leatherworking #bushwacking #hiking #womensfashion
Saturday Stitchery. A card-wrap design stitched out of veg-tan horsehide, a gift for my mother last Christmas. (Fall 2017) . . . #handsewn #leatherwallet #leatherworker #vegtan #horseleather
A work-in-progress from Spring involving almost entirely repurposed materials; an old tin olive oil canister, veg-tan reindeer scraps, and veg-tan tooling leather scraps all to be assembled into a quilted leather lunchbag. (Spring 2018) . . . #reindeer #leathergoods #handmade #vegtan #repurposed #slowfashion #rustic
A gift for my brother. Kangaroo wallet with a petrified bison bone toggle. (Winter 2016) . . . #leathercraft #handsewn #kangarooleather #vegtan #rustic
Grounded. (Autumn 2017) . . . #handwelted #goodyearwelted #leatherboots #handcrafted #adventurer #garb #leatherworking (at Thetis Lake Regional Park)
For us, Oaken means ' to be sturdy, and made with integrity" and is to what each piece aspires when it is hand cut, stitched, and made in Victoria. (at Victoria, British Columbia)
Roughspun linen, naturally dyed by hand, and sewn into a rustic simple tunic. (Spring 2017)