Well I've looked at my kit, I've toyed with my kit, I've stitched and unstitched my kit and finally got to the stage where I can say 'Finished'. In the description on the website it says Advantages: You are responsible for how the tankard turns out! Disadvantages: You are responsible for how the tankard turns out! hence the reason for me re-doing the stitching as I changed my mind on the design.
The only thing that spoilt it was as I poured beeswax in it it popped and bubbled (too hot by any chance?!) and has 'aged' the lower leather a bit. The stitching is just about passable too but still, it's done and I'm pleased with it to the point where I've said to my eldest that he can fill it over my head for the first time! I'm also left with a pleasing amount of leather which I'll have a thing what to do with...it could also have made several handles and bases if I'd cocked up.
Sean Mulhall has been inspired by the design/ kit and done a three part video how to on Youtube which is helpful.
Hmm I had a student on my last course make a tankard and it was miles better than the pictures shown on that site. It honestly wouldn't encourage me to buy one of those.
Not with a ten foot barge-pole! If those've been made using the accompanying instructions then someone needs to either re-read the instructions or the instructions need to be re-written :yikes: .
Ignoring the otherwise very very poor construction and techniques, in this pic the handle is shown having been sewn into the side seam ~ from underneath :yikes: . Just how will it be able to sit flat?
As the website says Advantages: You are responsible for how the tankard turns out! Disadvantages: You are responsible for how the tankard turns out!
~ and far better than the examples shown on the site.
