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Weaver Leather

Ohio company celebrates 45 years of growth, innovation and service By Lynn Ascrizzi The small Ohio community called Mount Hope seems to be a …

Springfield Leather

Keeping up with success is their biggest challenge By Lynn Ascrizzi In Springfield, Missouri, amid a sprawling network of streets, concrete office …

The Future of Leathercraft is Now

David Walt, the FarmStrong Way By Gene Fowler When I recently interviewed the venerable leatherwork artist Jim Linnell at his Elktracks Studio in …

Austin Artisan

A conversation with custom cowboy bootmaker, Lee Miller By Lynn Ascrizzi Virtually every day of the week, and even on Saturdays, you’ll find …

Leather Artist Turns Tinkering Into Career

By Liisa Andreassen He says he kind of stumbled into it, but now it’s become a full-time career. Sam Stuart, owner of Bar X Custom Leather in …

5 Free Patterns Every Leathercrafter Needs

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