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TFQ Leather and Metal All about craft. Horse shoe nail art, leather work, sewing. Eat, sleep, craft repeat.

07/10/2026

Hov also takes an interest in the quality of horse rugs. Here he is conducting testing on a Bucas Rainsheet - checking the stretch and Ripstopness. He didn’t get around to checking the buoyancy & absorbency today, an emergency HR meeting was called and he was then re-deployed elsewhere.

Sometimes I forget to move things out of his reach - and you can bet he never fails to notice. No actual damage was sustained today, he was being very gentle!!

My new work bag is finished! And it is indeed somewhere between the Marc Jacob’s $500 tote and a paper woolies bag. Succ...
01/10/2026

My new work bag is finished! And it is indeed somewhere between the Marc Jacob’s $500 tote and a paper woolies bag. Success ✅
Laptop pocket, drink bottle pocket type situation, nice wide shoulder straps… enough structural integrity to stand up both empty and full. Plenty of room for snacks and a jacket.
Did forget a car key thing but I can still add that.
Navy oilskin, the guts of a woolies bag to pad it out a bit, some surcingle webbing and some tan sofa leather as the trim... Ok a fair bit of tan sofa leather as the trim.

I’m stoked, thought if it was no good I could always use the paper woolies bag version I made to get the size right if it went too far wrong… 🙃🤣

Sewed the components on the little machine and then put it together and did the trimmings on the k6.

A few years ago, I got a (literal) van full of leather ‘’scraps’’ off eBay for $57…. From a Melbourne sofa making busine...
01/10/2026

A few years ago, I got a (literal) van full of leather ‘’scraps’’ off eBay for $57…. From a Melbourne sofa making business, which they’d donated it to an op shop.
Now while I’ve made more selling it off by the kg than I’ll ever make from actual leather work 🙃🤣 I do occasionally use it for something…. Some of this tan stuff is going to make beautiful bag trim for the work bag I’m making.
46 million components later, and it’s well and truly underway.
I had banked on the rain hitting and making outside jobs unappealing…. Soooo it’s a battle of willpower to stay inside and keep working on it 🫣🫣🫣 not a strength! Stay tuned though, you just never know!

Somewhere between a $500 Marc Jacobs Tote Bag and a paper woolies bag, lies my ideal work bag…. I’m on a mission to find...
29/09/2026

Somewhere between a $500 Marc Jacobs Tote Bag and a paper woolies bag, lies my ideal work bag…. I’m on a mission to find (make) it 😆🫣
Needs to have a compartment for a laptop, snack room (probs more important than the laptop), and compartments so I can find my stuff. But not too many compartments that I’ll lose my stuff. More compartments than a woolies bag anyway 😏 and perhaps more structural integrity than a woolies bag… and room for a jacket bc yard duty without a jacket is a bit… of a drag.

If all else fails could just run the taped up extended woolies bag I’m using as a pattern 🙃🤣

Bulk long dog leads today! Something different. 5m, 6m, 7m… lots of different coloured webbing.
29/09/2026

Bulk long dog leads today! Something different.
5m, 6m, 7m… lots of different coloured webbing.

The ‘postage stamp’ effect can be a bit of a problem with leather items. Stitching across a leather strap / strip can es...
28/09/2026

The ‘postage stamp’ effect can be a bit of a problem with leather items. Stitching across a leather strap / strip can essentially perforate the leather and then it just tears across…. Like a postage stamp.

One tab had ripped off these boots bc of it, and they’re a dress boot so wanted to keep the original branding etc visible, so did this repair.
Will the other tabs tear off the same? …Mmm. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it… they have an important job to do for their owner first!

TFQ sock savers IN STOCKPerfect for keeping the lawn clippings and hay scraps etc from getting down your boots and into ...
26/09/2026

TFQ sock savers IN STOCK
Perfect for keeping the lawn clippings and hay scraps etc from getting down your boots and into your socks! $15 each pair or 2 pair for $25. $10 post.
All prints except for the frogs are Jocelyn Proust prints.

2x plain mint, plain navy & grey & yellow birdies. 1 pair of the others.

Beautiful leather handbag made from a Stubben Tristan Saddle - $300 with free post and some conditioner to keep it tip t...
22/09/2026

Beautiful leather handbag made from a Stubben Tristan Saddle - $300 with free post and some conditioner to keep it tip top.
This bag is hand sewn by me in Denison 3858. Made from an upcycled Stubben Tristan saddle, fitzwilliam girth, rein & a Pelham chain.

Was keeping it for myself but I have too many other handbags that I’ve made that I don’t use, to add to the collection. It wants to be used! Not hoarded away.

Good chance to get a Christmas Pressie stashed away early.

Hand bags made from old saddles are becoming a popular thing to make in Aus now. I was ahead of that curve 😏🤣

IN STOCK - TFQ Polar Fleece Saddle Covers. Prices on the pics. FREE post if you buy two, $10 post for one. Keep your sad...
19/09/2026

IN STOCK - TFQ Polar Fleece Saddle Covers.
Prices on the pics.
FREE post if you buy two, $10 post for one.
Keep your saddle cleaner for longer!

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