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First steps in wet moulding leather
When we teach beginners classes one of the exercises we undertake is to make one of these leaf bowls. The reasons for this are many but essentially it is to introduce a number of skills working on an organic shape rather than something perfectly symmetrical where any errors would be much more obvious. The leaf shape is very forgiving and you can change the shape a little if you need to. The most important learning in this exercise is to experience the wonder that is the wet forming of leather into a desired shape which, after drying, will hold that...
