Basics of leathercraft: cutting leather
Every leather project starts with cutting leather. With our DIY boxes, we do the cutting for you so that the individual pieces fit together perfectly in the end.
So that you can implement your own creative ideas in leathercraft, we will show you lots of tips and tricks on how to cut leather correctly using a video tutorial. Let's go!
The strenght is to be found in serenity
Before we go into detail in our video tutorial, a very important note: When cutting leather, in addition to a sharp blade, it is important to work concentratedly and calmly. So really take the time to work in a relaxed and accurate manner 💆♀️
And don't let yourself get stressed if the first cuts don't turn out the way your inner perfectionist would like them to - practice makes perfect!
- how to best transfer patterns to leather
- how different leathers behave when cutting
- how to cut straight lines cleanly (this is easier said than done)
- how to cut corners, curves and curves accurately
- how to get a particularly beautiful result in the end
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Cutting leather for professionals
If you enjoy cutting leather and want to let your creativity run free, we recommend the art of leather marquetry .
You can create beautiful puzzle pictures from leather scraps - whether abstract shapes, landscapes, lettering, flowers, animals, your imagination knows no bounds. Whatever you like is allowed 👩🎨🎨
The basic idea is to cut the leather to fit perfectly and glue it together so that a seamless overall picture is created - a perfect project to use up leather scraps and make others happy!
Of course, we will show you exactly how leather marquetry works in a video tutorial :
If you are looking for further inspiration on different possible motifs for your own leather marquetry, take a look at our P interest board 🤩
We hope you have lots of fun bringing your creative leather ideas to life!
