Some books, and magazines dedicated to leather and hide and their craftsmanship.
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Would you like know all the working tools, their exact terminology and their use?
Francesetti suggests a journey in the footwear world where you can confirm your knowings and/or to enrich them to improve your art work!
The footwear techniques illustrates us with design and exact descriptions, some of the tools used for your profession!
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Following a collection of books by AL STOHLMAN, leather craft pioneer.
Coloring Leather
A guide regarding colouring leather and hide. In the book are described, detailed techniques to the base, various ways of colouring, the brushing technique and of shadowing. The book contains over 90 illustrations step-by-step, coloured pictures, mixing graphics for the colour wheel. A simple and complete English language guide to colour your handcrafted creations of leather or hide.
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We suggest another interesting publication regarding, working with hide techniques. Following, the description of some passages, for us important, which you will find in the “THE HIDE” by Maria Teresa LIadò, the Riba and Eva Pascual the Mirò, editor. THE CASTLE 2007, 160 p.
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"Hand made man's shoes"
by Laszlò Vass & Magda Molnàr.
The book reveals the secrets of the trade ; from the measuring to the finishing touch, up to the final result. All this is accompanied by numerous images and photos, from interesting pages full of curiosity in which it goes from the foot anatomy, to the quality of the wood to make the forms, after passing to analysis of the shoe as of fashion object up to the detailed story of the various steps of working the leather.
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"Processing and creations of hide and leather products"
by Barbara Songia, De Vecchi editore
A taste of the art of treating and shaping leather. Pages that tell us the evolution of the working methods, about the different and various uses of leather that has become a social perception, of the work of tanners and leather modellers. From the slave work to the formation of corporations in the Middle ages.
Some books, and magazines dedicated to leather and hide and their craftsmanship.
What are the techniques craftsmen use?
In this section, an explanation on the methods that the masters in this field adapt when working with leather and hide.
A description on how cutting and sewing, our experts have produced some of their most interesting creations.
Different suggestions and useful information, to understand better this sector, and its various fields and why not, try to create your own leather object
This section is dedicated to news regarding curious and the extravagant world of leather and hide, for example the most strangest and bizarre techniques. The most unusual and extravagant work.
An online gallery with the most interesting, particular, extravagant and unique creations realized in the world, by craftsmen, artists or people who just do it for hobby, for profession or passion dedicate their time to working with this material.
A calendar with dates of the best manifestations, events, courses, fairs and other initiatives, related to the leather world, and leather promotions in Italy and Abroad.
