The perfect introduction to working with leather: 20 step-by-step projects. Modern leather crafts using traditional tools - without the use of a sewing machine. Written by the founder of the trendy OTZI Studio in London. Leather is one of the most primal materials available. Otis Ingrams introduces the art of creating exquisite bags, refined furniture, and stylish accessories by hand in this book. After an overview of the material and the essential traditional tools, the manual techniques are explained. Through 20 projects, sewing, braiding, weaving, folding, riveting, and wet forming of leather are presented step by step. From a handcrafted wallet and an elegant belt to a range of different bag designs and a bench with braided leather straps: the objects in "Leather Crafts" span the spectrum from the everyday.