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Cleaning and Maintaining a Leather Bag
Over time, leather can become dry, stained, or scuffed, but with the right care, you can make it look fresh again.
Cleaning and Maintaining a Leather Bag
Over time, leather can become dry, stained, or scuffed, but with the right care, you can make it look fresh again.
Leather Weight Chart
Get the right thickness of leather for your project with this handy leather weight chart. Shown in both ounces and millimetres.
Leather Weight Chart
Get the right thickness of leather for your project with this handy leather weight chart. Shown in both ounces and millimetres.
Understanding Latigo Leather
Latigo leather is a type of leather that undergoes a unique tanning process known as combination tanning. This process blends both vegetable tanning and chrome tanning.
Understanding Latigo Leather
Latigo leather is a type of leather that undergoes a unique tanning process known as combination tanning. This process blends both vegetable tanning and chrome tanning.
Leather Hide Cuts Explained
Discover the intricacies of leather hide cuts in our latest blog post, "Leather Hide Cuts Explained," featuring detailed images and descriptions of common cuts like belly, side, and culatta. Enhance...
Leather Hide Cuts Explained
Discover the intricacies of leather hide cuts in our latest blog post, "Leather Hide Cuts Explained," featuring detailed images and descriptions of common cuts like belly, side, and culatta. Enhance...
Leather Grading: Why 1st Grade Quality Can Vary
Leather grading isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Since tanneries allocate grades based on what’s available within a batch, the quality of 1st-grade leather can vary significantly.
Leather Grading: Why 1st Grade Quality Can Vary
Leather grading isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Since tanneries allocate grades based on what’s available within a batch, the quality of 1st-grade leather can vary significantly.
Creating a Raised Design with Leather Inserts
Creating a raised leather design using split leather inserts is a relatively simple yet effective technique for beginners. With practice and patience, you'll be able to create stunning and unique...
Creating a Raised Design with Leather Inserts
Creating a raised leather design using split leather inserts is a relatively simple yet effective technique for beginners. With practice and patience, you'll be able to create stunning and unique...
20 Essential Tools for Beginner Leathercrafting
You don't need to buy a lot of tools to get started in leathercraft, just start with the basics and add to your toolkit as you go. Here is a...
20 Essential Tools for Beginner Leathercrafting
You don't need to buy a lot of tools to get started in leathercraft, just start with the basics and add to your toolkit as you go. Here is a...
Using Mallets and Mauls for Leathercraft
Mauls and mallets are must-have tools for anyone starting out in leathercrafting. Knowing how to use each one correctly will help you succeed. Remember to stay safe, practice the right...
Using Mallets and Mauls for Leathercraft
Mauls and mallets are must-have tools for anyone starting out in leathercrafting. Knowing how to use each one correctly will help you succeed. Remember to stay safe, practice the right...
Beginner's Stamping for Leather Crafting
Whether you're a newbie or a pro, leather stamping adds endless creativity to your designs. Stamping onto veg tanned leather is a simple process, but we have some tips to make...
Beginner's Stamping for Leather Crafting
Whether you're a newbie or a pro, leather stamping adds endless creativity to your designs. Stamping onto veg tanned leather is a simple process, but we have some tips to make...
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Upholstery Tip #23: Stagger Your Tacks
Antonia MarinoA great upholstery tip comes when attaching tacks to your jute webbing. By following these steps, your upholstery work will look professional and stand the test of time. Strong tacks,...
Upholstery Tip #23: Stagger Your Tacks
Antonia MarinoA great upholstery tip comes when attaching tacks to your jute webbing. By following these steps, your upholstery work will look professional and stand the test of time. Strong tacks,...
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Upholstery Tip #22: Fold the Ends of Your Webbing
Antonia MarinoLearn about a tiny but very important detail when it comes to folding ends of your webbing — which will immensely improve the standard of your upholstery job. Follow these...
Upholstery Tip #22: Fold the Ends of Your Webbing
Antonia MarinoLearn about a tiny but very important detail when it comes to folding ends of your webbing — which will immensely improve the standard of your upholstery job. Follow these...
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Upholstery Tip #21: Don't precut your webbing
Antonia MarinoWhen working with upholstery webbing, avoid pre-cutting it into equal lengths. This approach is actually unnecessary, time-consuming and wasteful. Upholsterers have a far more efficient method that speeds up the process and...
Upholstery Tip #21: Don't precut your webbing
Antonia MarinoWhen working with upholstery webbing, avoid pre-cutting it into equal lengths. This approach is actually unnecessary, time-consuming and wasteful. Upholsterers have a far more efficient method that speeds up the process and...
