Feb 2016 - Lone Star Leathercraft

Cow Tales
FEBRUARY 2016
Presidents Letter
Next meeting February 6th at 1:00 pm
Officers will be meeting at 12:00 noon, one hour prior to the general guild meeting. All
members are welcome and encouraged to attend. On January 23 Lone Star made its
first appearance at the 2016 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. George, Darla and
Cartie demonstrated some leather stamping and carving while having lots of onlookers
and questions by all watching. We also did a lot of promoting of the guild and
mentioned how they too could learn leather working and/or how to improve their
current skills. All of us were asked if members made items for people, we were able to
give insight on the many skilled members in the guild and how they could get in touch
with current members. The three of us on Saturday and two of us on
Sunday also had a lot of young ones who were able to make a key chain as a souvenir,
lots of great smiles on their faces. Time just flew by both days.
Billy and Bruce Coonrod will man the tables at the Stock Show on Saturday the 30th.
It is early in the year and already there are a few members getting ready for a leather
show. The 16th Southwest Leather Workers Trade Show will be held in Prescott,
Arizona, at least one of the guild officers will be in attendance and will be able to give
the rest of us a head’s up. There are lots of classes scheduled and a lot of our favorite
vendors. Looks like a really good trade show. Look forward to a good report by Bob
Alexander and Barbara Alexander.
On the business side of things, Dave Smith is running for re-election to the Directors
position of the IFOLG. I will be discussing this with the officers at the Board of
Directors meeting at noon on day of the meeting and then with general membership at
the 1:00 meeting. Dave has been the Director of the IFOLG for the past two terms, it’s
great to have a Lone Star member as an officer in this great organization.
It is early in the New Year, holidays are over and now it’s time to start pounding on
some leather and having lots of leather related discussions. I look forward to seeing
lots of great newly made leather items that we can all see and talk about, and to hear
from everyone on what is being made and not quite complete and to answer any
questions. Plus to hear what topics you want presented and demonstrated in the
coming months.
Hope to see you at the meeting,
Cartie
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Guild News
February 6th—1:00PM Guild meeting
Tandy Leather
1900 SE Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76140
Demonstration: Tobin Tucker will be demonstrating how
to paint feathers.
February 6th—1:30PM t0 2:30PM
Stock Show leather carving demonstration
We know there is a conflict with the guild meeting. If
anyone would like to forego the meeting and go to the
Stock Show, please contact Cartie for information.
February 26th, 27th, and 28th
Southwest Leather Workers Trade Show, Prescott, AZ.
Held at Prescott Resort & Conference Center
Sponsored by The Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal.
Call 888-289-6409 for information
Or www.leathercraftersjournal.com
March 5th—Next Guild Meeting
March 12th—Kathy Flanagan class at Elk Tracks - See page 5 for details
May 20th, 21st and 22nd
Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show, Sheridan, WY.
Held at Holiday Inn, Sheridan
Sponsored by The Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal.
Call 888-289-6409 for information
Or www.leathercraftersjournal.com
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Lone Star Member
Publishing Articles in The Leather Crafters Journal
Lone Star Member Dave Swallow has recently published not one, but two articles in the
Leather Crafters Journal. The most recent can be seen in the January/February issue,
beginning on Page 35. It is titled “Considering Tool Size vs Pattern Size”. The article
has a comprehensive look at using pear shaders, camouflage tools, vainers, seeders,
matting and background tools in various sizes of patterns. No matter if you are a
beginner or seasoned leather crafter, the article contains great information to consider
when deciding on pattern sizing and layout.
Dave’s first article is in the November/December issue and is titled “Tools & Textures”,
beginning on Page 59. Both these articles are worth your time to read them.
Leather Stamps by Clay
Contact Information
Email: cdmiller@msn.com
Our Guild
2014 ~ 15 Officers
President
Cartie Yzquierdo
1st Vice President
Bob Alexander
2nd Vice President
Pat Spencer
Secretary ~Treasurer
Darla Sellers
Activities
Tobin Tucker
Lone Star Leather Crafters
P.O. Box 122252
Fort Worth, TX 76121-2252
www.lonestarleathercraft.org
Email contact: djstx@flash.net
The Lone Star Leather Crafters Guild was established in Fort
Worth, Texas in 1986 by a small group of leather enthusiasts.
Today, our Guild has grown into an international organization with members in the
United States, Austria, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and The
Netherlands. Our skill levels range from novice to master, hobbyist to professional,
with all members willing to share their ideas and skills with other leather enthusiasts.
If you are interested in learning more about our Guild, we invite you to visit a
monthly meeting which is held on the second Tuesday of the month. Membership in
the Guild is $20 for a single membership, $30 for a family membership, or a onetime $150 for a lifetime membership (U.S. funds). Dues are payable in January.
All submissions for the Newsletter should be submitted to the address or e-mail to
your left. Submissions must be accompanied by the name and address of writer and
are subject to editing for clarity and/or length. The deadline for submission is the
25th of the month prior to publication.
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222 Blackburn St
Rhinelander, WI 54501 USA
Tel: 715-362-5393 Fax: 715-362-5391
e-mail: info@leathercraftersjournal.com
Complimentary Guild Subscription Program
The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal and the International Federation of Leather Guilds have come
together to offer a special complimentary subscription program to all guilds to help bolster guild membership. The
program is made of two parts as follows.
Part 1
New members to your guild are eligible for one free ½ year (3 issues) subscription to the Leather Crafters &
Saddlers Journal, compliments of the Journal. A guild officer is asked to be responsible for submitting the names and
addresses of these new members on a regular basis to the Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, attention Brian (see
mailing address or e-mail address above).
Part 2
When a current member either subscribes for the first time or renews their subscription to the Journal, $6.00
for each year of the subscription will be paid to the respective guild from the Journal. A one-year subscription will
produce a $6.00 payment and a two-year subscription will produce a $12.00 payment to the guild. The member
needs to make the Journal aware that the guild is to receive credit for the new or renewed subscription. The Journal
can provide preen coded flyers to the guild which, when used by the members, will ensure that proper credit will be
given to the guild.
If the guild is a member of the International Federation of Leather Guilds, the IFoLG will also receive $6.00 for
each year of the paid subscription (for new subscriptions only).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brian Stelzel at the Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal
at 715-362-5393. Thank you for your interest in this program.
Sincerely,
Brian Stelzel
Circulation Manager
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Lone Star goes to Fort Worth
Stock Show and Rodeo
These photographs are just a small example of
what the Guild does at the Stock Show.
George, Darla and Cartie did leather carving
demonstrations and helped some of the
youngsters make key chains to take home as a
souvenir.
The Lone Star Team hard at it.
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January Guild Meeting
At the January guild meeting, George Hurst showed us some of the things that can be done with
Tandy’s recently introduced vegetable tanned, embossed alligator hide. The beauty of this material is
that it takes dye or antique finished just like our regular veg tanned leather. Then with a clear gloss
finish, it looks like the real thing. Below
are just a few examples of some of the
things that can be done with this hide.
This is how it comes.
!There’s not much you can’t do with this leather.
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January Guild Meeting
Jim looks comfortable
Great crowd !!
Swivel knife
donated by ClayMiller
for our
drawing
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Deepest Sympathies
Lone Star Leather Crafters would like to extend our Deepest Sympathies
to Darla Sellers and her family on the loss of her Sister. Our sincere thoughts and
prayers are with you.
That’s right!
It’s reserved for YOU!
For YOUR PICTURES, for YOUR PROJECTS, YOUR OWN “HOW TO” ARTICLE.
People always love to see what other Guild Members are doing. That’s why we
have “Show and Tell” at every Guild meeting.
So, how do you do it. Simply email your pictures to the Editor at:
saddlesmith@sbcglobal.net
Be sure to put a little descriptive information with each photograph.
Oh…. you’ve never done a “How To” article before? No problem! Have you
discovered a new trick that you’d like to share? How about storage tips? Every
leather crafter continually looks for ideas on how to store more supplies, tools,
and so on. Maybe you’d like to share so tips that you use in construction or the
way you finish your projects.
Contact the Editor and we’ll walk you through the process.
This is YOUR SPACE. Please take advantage of it!!
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