Types of Leather Weaving
We can find leather weaving used in the production of many popular and useful items. If you’re considering making a project using this method, here are a few examples of the most popular types of goods that are made with leather weaving.
Leather Weave Chair Seats
Leather weave chair seats are typically fastened to a wood or metal frame using rivets or Chicago screws. The strips used can vary in width from fractions of an inch to upwards of three inches in width. Leather woven chair seats offer very comfortable seating as it has some give to it due to the stretch found in leather.
Leather Basket Weaving
Leather basket weaving, traditionally, involves two leather strips being placed horizontally, and two strips vertically, repeating so each two strips cross over two strips. Leather baskets can be very decorative, but do not have the rigidity of wicker or other more substantive materials. The basket weave pattern is used more for flat, decorative pieces or soft sided items, like purses.
Leather Weave Bracelets
Leather weave bracelets are normally plaited or finished end weaves. Finished end woven bracelets typically terminate with a snap or magnetic device attached to each end. Plaited bracelets normally have the ends glued and pressed into a paired fitting used for connecting the ends together.