Nice to see these old kit bags. I made one of this type back around 1973 for my now wife. Tandy sold a lot of these kits. They called the stamping style "Nature Tand". I've still got several of the "how to" books with patterns. It was mostly making flowers from various stamping tools and connecting them with swivel knife cuts. I used their acrylic paint and colored the flowers and stems. Made a matching belt with the same designs. I think that won her over and she married me.
@@kimainsworth4857 It's fun to look at them and not only look at the leather ideas but to look at the clothing styles. I was 19 in 1970 so I was right in the middle of it. Good times!
I have that very bag that I bought as a kit over 25 years ago. The bag was definitely repaired. It came with solid pieces of leather and no liner. I still have the instructions that came with the kit.
My mom made me one years ago when I was in high school. It was stolen and I was heartbroken. I am really excited to be able to get the pattern! My mom used the button type closure. Super easy to secure bag.
I love the button closure. I was in school in the 70s and we tooled leather in art class. I would love to see a video of you showing that part of the project. It would be nostalgic for me.
I have seen the bag closure in the shape of a bird, diamond (flat on top and cone shaped with detail markings), a flower made with four petals 3 different sizes and stacked ( Use 3-4 oz leather wet and mold over side of glass for the 3D flower effect) and finally the peace sign.
OLD LEATHER SMITH here, Very interesting Eric, I made a purse very similar 2 your bag, the only differences I carved grass and Butterflies on one side and a Maple leaf on the backside, I also used Crystal Rivets in the Butterflies wings all from scratch, GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃
Hi from Denmark. 😊 Yeah that quality costs an arm and a leg today, some ekspensiv bags are so badly made. That is a great project, Im looking forward to see the results.. 👍🙃 Ohh I'm all in fore the botten one, a littlel dobbelt loop to put over it from under the bag.. 😉 Mabey the leather botten in shape of an daisy flower, or a piece of turquoise insted of an flower, mabey a little pice of horn, a littlel braided ball fore the loop.. 🙃 Keep up your great work. Big hugs from Stine from Denmark.
Great project, can’t wait to make it!! I’m from that period, high school years from ‘70 to ‘74. I, and all my friends, had purses just like the on your video. The most popular one at that time (at our high school anyway) was the one with just the plain strap across the front. Made it easy to get in and out. My two cents…
@@sharenvirgin382 allowed? What a bizarre idea. It’s hard for this millennial to comprehend what that would feel like! Grew up in shorts and jeans, my mom could barely get me to keep my shoes on, much less a dress/skirt. 😂
I have a briefcase pattern from 1972 that is laced together like that with 1/4 inch latigo lace. The pattern was never used so the instructions are still in tact - no mention of dampening the lace before you sew.
I don't think that I had heard about wetting buckstitching before. Learning about the latigo vs the styles of kangaroo and picking the right thicknesses for each usage is something I'd like to know more about.
I made that exact bag years ago. I know how it was constructed. The divider and pocket were additions and not part of the original kit. The holes were pre-punched and not hand cut. If you have any other questions, I might be able to add more.
Weaver's mystery braid tutorial is what got me started down the leather crafting rabbit hole, and would be nice with the bag. If you want to put a modern spin on it, could use a Corter branded concho as the button.
I enjoy these videos very much and am relieved that you narrate them. I started my journey into leathercraft out of necessity. The leather wrap on the steering wheel of an old car I have went south and I literally could not find one person or shop (locally) who recovered wheels. I watched all I could, ended up at a channel named Cechaflo. Guy is a master at automotive leatherwork but does not speak in his videos. I've done two gearshift knobs so far and the steering wheel is currently in the pattern stage. I also diverted and made a few wallets based on your patterns and a few items I improvised. Appreciate the time and attention you put into these videos and your craft.
Love this video, I am lucky enough to have a book from the 60s with all these patterns in it so seeing them together and taken apart is very helpful. Needless to say the books instructions are pretty vague. I really like the button closure or the mystery braid but a deer antler button or swivel lock would be cool to modernize the bag. I’m working on one now with an old saddle blanket inlay, multiple styles of lacing and I’m using a sterling cabochon button I made
I love the braided closure the most! My absolute favorite bag is one of these vintage saddle bags and I've been chewing over the idea of taking it apart to replicate it because I just love it so much! It's fun to see you living out that fantasy for me!
Also, I'd love to hear your take on hand tooling in this style. The decorations on these bags look so simple but they still seem intimidating to me! What tools/stamps would you say are essential to achieve this aesthetic?
I had a purse with the magic braid. I really loved it for getting in and out of the purse easily, and yet nothing ever fell out. It can be opened with one hand. I feel like buttons require 2 hands.
Sliding the flap under a band is a pain in the neck. My old hippie bag like that had the same kind of closure and it was very annoying. When I make one of these (inspired by your videos) I'm going to make a toggle type closure where there's a hole in the flap that fits over a loop and then there is a piece of wood or some kind of toggle that slips down into the loop and locks it all into place. That way I can walk around with it dangling if I want to and then when I want to secure it I can.
I have several (ancient) patterns similar to the construction of those bags. . That was about all that was available 50 years ago! Very little ( if any) hardware, lots of stamping and latigo lace. And I still have the stamps. lol
actually "Nature Tand" was not the style of tooling, rather the kind of leather. Tandy had a large amount of low quality leather and they came up with a method of tanning it with an orange (to me it looked like yellow) with a different outer color. When you tooled it the impression was orange color. This is a simple version...don't remember all the details, but I can find out.
Period accurate button closure with modern magnet closure beneath it. Complete with faux tie for that button. Make me believe you copied the old but give me ease of magnet use. 👍🏻
Being 66 year old, I can remember girls carrying these the of bags in school. I can remember all of those type of closures, but the one that I seem to remember the most is the button one. For some reason I seem to remember them wrapping and and unwrapping them to get into and close an the bag. All the "cool" girls had to have one of these type of bag. Also the shoulder strap had to be a "mile " long.
