. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 70.—Panelled Design, modelled on BOOKBINDING AND LEATHER WORK. 105 backs, or seats, where it would be inadvisable to use is only in book covers, box covers, and suchlike articles,that higher reliefshould be attempted,and then the use ofwax is Nos. 70, 71and 72 are all suit-able for this treat-ment. The process readssimple enough, and itis one in which asufficient techniqueis soon acquired, sothat the amateur isenabled to producevery creditable workin a short is indeed apleasant material towork, as it is veryresponsive to
. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 70.—Panelled Design, modelled on BOOKBINDING AND LEATHER WORK. 105 backs, or seats, where it would be inadvisable to use is only in book covers, box covers, and suchlike articles,that higher reliefshould be attempted,and then the use ofwax is Nos. 70, 71and 72 are all suit-able for this treat-ment. The process readssimple enough, and itis one in which asufficient techniqueis soon acquired, sothat the amateur isenabled to producevery creditable workin a short is indeed apleasant material towork, as it is veryresponsive to thetouch, so that a workdoes not have to bein hand long enoughfor all interest in it tovanish. On the con-trary, an effect isquickly obtained;though, of course,. No. 71.—Design for Chair-back, suggestedby sixteenth-century work—strap-workornament, to be incised and background can be punched over,as indicated. io6 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. leather embossing can be brought to a high degree ofartistic finish. It is obvious from the brief descriptiongiven that thick leather, such as pig skin or stout calf,yields the best result, as the very depth of the material givesthe worker so much more scope. The natural colour of the skin, too, seems to be moresuitable to the process than dyed leather like morocco,though some workers stain portions of the design withliquid dyes. If this be done artistically, the effect isenhanced, as the natural surface of the leather is in no way impaired. MissBassett, in the bind-ings wrought underher direction atLeighton Buzzard,uses stains upon theleather, keeping thetint very pale, after-wards varnishing theleather with theproper am inclined to think that quite sufficient relief canbe obtained w
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