. Art crafts for amateurs . d to bepunched with stars or dots. This strap work is a BOOKBINDING AND LEATHER WORK. 09 distinct feature in the work of the sixteenth century, and ismost ingeniously twisted and planned. As regards the designs, Nos. 71 and 72, I have modelledthem upon some strap-work carved panels, French work ofthe middle of the sixteenth century. This strap work is soobviously fitted forbeing reproduced byincising and embos-sing, and is in itselfso ingenious and ef-fective, that I couldnot give, it seems tome, more suitableschemes of decora-tion for leather. Chair backs andseats
. Art crafts for amateurs . d to bepunched with stars or dots. This strap work is a BOOKBINDING AND LEATHER WORK. 09 distinct feature in the work of the sixteenth century, and ismost ingeniously twisted and planned. As regards the designs, Nos. 71 and 72, I have modelledthem upon some strap-work carved panels, French work ofthe middle of the sixteenth century. This strap work is soobviously fitted forbeing reproduced byincising and embos-sing, and is in itselfso ingenious and ef-fective, that I couldnot give, it seems tome, more suitableschemes of decora-tion for leather. Chair backs andseats are obviouslysuch admirable arti-cles to engage theamateurs attentionthat I have devotedsome space to mak-ing designs for thesepurposes. I give asketch of a chair suit-able for leather readers whowish to get chairs made to a particular design should findout a chair-maker to the trade and get an estimate,when it will be found that the charge is not so heavyas they anticipate. Of course, large and elaborate chairs,. No. 74.—Design for Book-cover. Sug-gested by the twisting of a tendrilaround a stem; to be produced bytooling or incising and embossing. no ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. such as the one sketched in No. 73. would costsome five pounds at least, but then they are imposingpieces of furniture. In one I saw the leather for backand seat was laced in position with stout leatherthongs (and so is the seat in No. 73), and was decidedlyeffective so fastened to the frame. The other design, No. 75, is of quite a different genre
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