What have I learned from leatherworking? There's been a recent discussion at leatherworker.net on just this topic. Here's my contribution: You know how there's a "Mile High Club"? If you don't know about this club, you're probably either very young, from a different generation, or very naive. For leatherworkers, there should be a "Blood [...]
Many women my age love to spend their money on accumulating the most vast assortment of quality designer fashion accessories as monetarily possible. While I can appreciate a unique handcrafted leather belt and comfortable shoes built to last, this obsession with brand name fashion baffles me. Why do people spend $1000 on a pair of [...]
It's been about 1.5 months since I posted about the fire. It would be an understatement to say that much has changed! House, insurance, and living arrangements aside, all in all, everything is going well. As it's been a while, I have a lot of information to cram into one post. Despite all that has [...]
I find it inspiring and informative to look up other artists' workshops. I can imagine them at their workbenches, toiling (or in my case, tooling) away to their favourite music, the hours soaring by, completely lost in their craft. Peter Main's leather workshop continues to inspire me! While I wait for the finish on my [...]
I'm excited to bring my leathercraft hobby into its own website! I started with a little shop on Etsy and had a surprising amount of success within the first month. Esty is just an online marketplace, however, and it didn't take long for me to get the itch for something with more functionality. I wasn't [...]
