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October 27, 20268 min readThe Part That Makes It Yours: Finishing Leather Edges and SurfacesFinishing is the hour when a set of cut pieces becomes an object you are proud to hand over. Edges, colour and surface, from the cut to the final coat.Read

October 25, 20268 min readKnowing What You Hold: How to Choose Leather for Your ProjectsThe same pattern feels different in a different leather. How to choose leather by tannage, grain, thickness and the part of the hide, for each kind of project.
October 23, 20268 min readThe Seam That Holds: A Guide to Hand Stitching LeatherA hand-sewn seam is slow, sturdy and unmistakably yours. A guide to hand stitching leather, from holes and thread to the saddle stitch and a clean finish.
October 21, 20268 min readClean Holes, Calm Hands: How to Punch Holes in LeatherNeat holes are where a good seam, a belt that fits and hardware that sits flat all begin. The tools, the sizes and the gestures for punching holes in leather.
October 19, 20268 min readMaking Things in Leather by Hand: How to Start LeathercraftThere is a quiet pride in carrying something you made. How leathercraft really begins: the first tools, the first leather, the first stitches, and what to expect.