Donna's Red Purse

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In 2005, I made Donna a purse. Seven years later, it has worn out, so I've made another.

This one is leather, a nice bit of pigskin from Le Prevo

Most of the seams were glued with PVA before sewing, which helped keep it tidy. Without that the layers can shift a bit during the seam..

Here are the dimensions for next time:

The stamp is a bit of acetal rod, which cuts quite nicely with regular gravers:

Wet the leather well, then just give it a wack with a big hammer:

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