Leather has been the bane of sewing enthusiasts’ existence since the dawn of time. It’s a notoriously difficult material to work with, but we’ve been shown leather doesn’t have to give you such a struggle when you’ve got the right…
As leatherworkers, we know the value of a good key fob. Sure, I bring my wallet or bag with me most of the time I leave the house, but my keys are with me 100% of the time. We have…
If you want to keep up a productive and consistent journaling habit, a journal that looks and feels good is a must. I made one of these and gifted it to my partner recently, and her weekly bullet journal ritual…
For this wallet, I wanted to make a small, thin wallet that could hold coins, cards and cash. This is how I came up with this design to make a small zipper wallet. You can purchase the template here…
Adding a pouch to your belt can greatly come in handy to carry any small objects every day. So I decided to try to make a leather EDC pouch to easily attach to your belt. This walkthrough of how…
Carving leather can be a fun way to spruce up your leather project. But carving leather is just as much as stamping the leather as it is carving. There are some basic tools you will need to carve and stamp…
Making your own wallet can be very rewarding. There are many different kinds of leather wallets, but today we will be making a bifold wallet. You can get this free card and cash wallet template and follow along. We…
Making a leather template can be very intimidating. But before you go along ripping wallets apart measuring the sizes to recreate. We are going to go over how to make a leather template then computerize it to a downloadable pdf…
When cutting and tracing a leather template it can be very hard to use regular paper. As you trace with an awl, there is no hard surface to butt the awl against. So today we will help go over a…
If you have ever been around leather or read up on leather products you will usually hear about a patina. But what is a Patina and how is it made? Well today we are going to go over everything…
By Webster dictionary a leatherworker is someone who works with leather, creating different items out of leather. The worker skives, cuts, shapes, molds, stitches and makes leather items. This is a very broad term that can be broken down…
When working with leather you will sometimes need to add filler or add a little extra flavor in your project. Suede works great with leather as they are both from the same hide. Leather and suede have distinct differences…