matt_rost's Leatherworks

[Daniel San]

@matt_rost
great work und Grüße nach Rostock
didn’t know you’re from Germany.

[matt_rost]

@seawolf "Picky" was the expression I was looking for
Understand, but your thread is great It’s a pity that you can’t really look at many of your pictures anymore, but I saw the beautiful jacket you sewed entirely by hand. I have similar plans for a vest that I wanted to make from natural horse leather and later maybe a leather shirt... If I may ask, how did you initially go about your hand-sewn type 3 jacket? Are there any patterns for this out there that I can use as a guide, or would you have any other advice?

[matt_rost]

@Daniel-San Yes, I'm from northern Germany (and a very settled person), you'll probably notice it from my strange English now and then
Viele Grüße nach Bremen and thanks for the praise!

[seawolf]

@matt_rost I found a vintage 1970s pattern for a type III that I had to modify to my taste and for leather, as the pattern was developed for fabric. The body needed to be longer, the sleeves longer, and the arm holes higher. I also modified the shape and size of the collar to make it look more modern. To convert a pattern from fabric to leather, you need to add about 1.25cm of stitch allowance to all of the seams. This accounts for the leather thickness. Also, the leather at every seam needs to be skived, or it'll be too thick. I should take some new pics of the jacket. It even has custom ZeeBee buttons on it now You can see more of my work on my website and instagram.

[matt_rost]

@seawolf Thanks a lot for the tips! At the moment I'm still quite wary of making leather clothing purely by hand, but it sounds like it's doable. I'll probably start with a leather vest, that seems to be the most doable.
Thank you also for the links to your work, I'll look at it with great interest

[seawolf]

@matt_rost I hadn't considered making a jacket, but I saw someone post pics online of the jacket that they made, and I thought I could do better. I put my money where my mouth was and went for it. You can totally do it!

[Mister_Brue]

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[seawolf]

@Mister_Brue it was huge. No thanks!

[matt_rost]

Custom work for a customer

[matt_rost]

A simple western belt, the kind that was very popular in the 19th century. I had it made to my individual measurements last summer and have been wearing it every day since then. Here you can see it in new condition. It is made of 4.5 mm thick Old World Harness leather, and the hardware is made of 100% brass and was made in Japan.

[matt_rost]

The production of the Tote Bag is moving into the next round with a small but subtle change. This little snapshot, taken during work, shows naturally tanned, undyed premium quality leather from Europe and prick iron made in Japan.

[matt_rost]

New logo and branding are available and will optionally decorate my leather goods in the future. I am happy

[Mizmazzle]

@matt_rost I really like that. I've been toying with having a makers mark like that created for my projects. Where did you have that made?

[matt_rost]

@Mizmazzle

I created the logo together with a media designer friend, and the company Graving handled the production of the stamp: www.graving.de

I opted for the electrically heated stamp and am currently experimenting with the optimal temperature, which is quite tricky. Therefore, I would definitely recommend ordering the optional power regulator at the same time if you don't want a fire-heated stamp...

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

[matt_rost]

[matt_rost]

After a very nice forum member snapped up one of the smaller Totes last year, I've finally manufactured another one in the same color way and made a few small changes, which I believe will further benefit this model. In addition to the new logo, the strap ends now taper to a point as standard ...

[matt_rost]

While continuing work on a large black tote bag with interior compartments, custom made...

[matt_rost]

Final stitches after many hours of sewing. Then some edge finishing and off we go

[seawolf]

@matt_rost So satisfying, right?

[matt_rost]

@seawolf Oh yes! A lot to sew... to meditate! I wouldn't have wanted to make this shopper for myself this way at first. But now I'd really like to keep it for myself. Of course, that's not possible. When I hopefully have more time soon, I'll make this model again in a rough-out version. But first, proper pics of this one will follow soon...