American Tanning & Leather (AMTAN) is a Georgia, USA alligator tannery. They are holding their first Makers contest. Entries were due Jan 15th so I knocked out this Candy Apple Red ladies clutch Jan 12-14th. My pics that were submitted were altered so they don't look very good, although they weren't that great to begin with. I took some more.
It's very similar to the last clutch I posted with a few design and dimension changes. It features a single, 3-piece gusset, lined with Alran Sully, an interior pocket and a magnet catch. Hand stitched with Red Lin Cable and Brown Amy Roke and painted edges.
Thanks everyone!
The perfect 3-piece gusset continues to elude me. It's tricky to get all the corners to line up perfect and also have all your stitches "jump" the gap.
Another challenge was trying to keep the edge paint from bleeding down into the scales near the edges.
I have also begun my search for a DSLR camera so I can stop using my iPhone 7. I've contacted a teacher to upgrade my photography skills.
Wonderful! I love the design and the colors, very classy :)
I voted for you. Good job.
I also used Texon (stiffener) in the front and back panels and the flap.