This Making of a Watch Strap article on watchtime.com is a great overview of not only making straps but also how leather is layered together on the ‘face’ and back sides. Author Mark Bernado also covers edging and the long process to great finished edges. It’s exactly how we finish edges and the 15+ step […]
Western Leather Academy
Award winning saddlemaker and French native, Pedro Pedrini does amazing work in custom high end saddles. His work is highly coveted by riders and ranges from saddles to silversmithing and other leather goods. Pedro also teaches several courses in saddlemaking in Maryville, CA (about 1 hour north of Sacramento) which range from a full 10 […]
Customer Creations November
Fantastic work by Arno Great detail work and stitching Pack Basket by Billy Ray
Hermes Hearts and Crafts
No doubt many of you have seen this video but for those who haven’t, it’s a great documentary on the craft of leatherworking. Trailer
Customer Creations May 2013
Customer Leathercraft creations This one I made:
Updated Saddle Stitch Video
I received an update from Nigel who made another saddle stitch with more details. Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you. If it helps, the Saddle Stitch in More Detail covered both left and right hand stitching, also corners, back stitch and a few other bits. This video is just left handed. Have […]
Keep Chuggin
Just a quick post to help out some fellow leatherworkers in their project. Gibb Brownlie and Freyja Thayer have a small company that is trying to make a big offering in the form of a leather wrap for drinking vessels. Their video on Kickstarter did a full meta in it’s Portlandia-esque style while also conveying […]
Customer Creations April 2013
Photos of work from our customers. Really nice work all!
Vergez Blanchard- hand forged leathercraft tools (photos)
The first time I saw Vergez Blanchard tools was when I started taking leatherworking classes with my teacher. I immediately noticed how nice they were. Really nice. Easy to use, sturdy build- these were not your modern stamped or die tools but a throwback to an older tradition of tool making. When we started our […]
Detailed Saddle Stitch For Hand Sewing Leather Video
I was getting ready to record a more detailed saddle stitch video for the blog but happily discovered that Nigel from Armitage Leather put together a nice detailed video on how to hand sew leather. I think Nigel is left-handed so you’d reverse the technique for right handers but it is the same idea. Super key […]