This week’s Customer Creations post includes an assortment of well-executed clutch bags and card wallets. Included are a women’s card wallet with creative dyeing, a few examples of some fine hand-carving, and a really elegant, high-end card wallet made from our Chevre Chagrin. Candace Sabers Rena Ragimova Mahesh Chauhan Phillip Price Weston Wiggins
Pinterest Highlights: Variations on Just One Type of Leather Bag Handle
There is an endless range of styles in leatherworking. It is especially apparent when you look for just one component of a bag and see how many ways it is varied. This week’s Pinterest highlights post isolates one type of leather bag handle and even more specifically the way it attached to the bag in […]
Recycling + Creativity = Vuitton Vader
I have a bin of leather scraps, odds and ends that I never know what to do with and loathe to simply throwaway. My hoader tendency made me particularly impressed by what artist Gabriel Dishaw was doing with old LV bags. I really like his ingenious use of materials and combination of patterns he is […]
An International Influence On A Shoemaker’s Craft
I recently came across an article on a Tokyo shoemaker, Yohei Fukuda, who creates some of the nicest men’s shoes I’ve seen. What struck me about his story was how Yohei created a style that is a mixture of his own roots as well as the source of his training in England. I love that […]
Videos: Sights and Sounds of Leatherworking
Today’s post is a collection of two videos that really put us ‘in the mood’ to get in the workshop and plan out a new project. There’s something hypnotic about these videos that really captures the flow of what it feels like to work on the various components of a leather-working piece. Watching the blade […]
Customer Creations: When Talent Meets Style
This week’s Customer Creations post includes an assortment of pieces that really struck my eye as being a perfect combination of talent and style, right down to the beautiful photography. Included are a custom tote bag and knife sheath, a collection of hand-stitched, bison-hide leather goods and a couple of creatively-carved wallets, key fobs, and […]
More Leather Craftspeople to Follow on Instagram
A while back we created a post with some of our favorite leather goods makers on Instagram who continually inspire us to perform at our best. Many of you commented on that post and shared some of your favorites, which we’ve collected and highlighted below. Here are a few highlights from those accounts. Thanks to […]
Kelly Miller: Customer Leather Jacket Maker
photo: Kelly Miller When you dream about doing a thing, sometimes you have to just take a step towards making it happen and see where it takes you. That’s what happened when Kelly Miller stumbled upon an expert patternmaker in Paris and created something she always dreamed about, a bespoke leather motorcycle jacket. She was […]
Leather Craftspeople to Follow on Instagram
Instagram is the place where many leather goods makers find inspiring photos of some of the best artists and designers working today. Some people use it like any other social media account, but I like to use Instagram as my own curated feed of leather goods making. Maybe even more important than the finished product […]
Videos: How to Make a Messenger Bag
Today’s post is a collection of two videos from Nigel Armitage, a well-known figure in the leatherworking world who’s famous for both his craftsmanship and his clear and concise teaching. Nigel is a great go-to resource for leather goods makers around the world and has inspired a great many beginners and professionals alike through his […]