Illume Magazine

The Leathercrafter's Companion

Because your craft is more than a hobby. Twelve issues a year of the makers, the shops and the industry news that keep you connected to leatherwork between projects.

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What's inside every issue

Illume is written for people who work leather, not for advertisers. Real shops, real numbers, and the kind of detail you can act on.

Maker spotlights

Real stories from leatherworkers building businesses, brands and beautiful things.

Studio tours

Behind-the-scenes features from workshops around the world.

Skills sections

Techniques written to work from at the bench, not just read.

Business and pricing

What other shops charge, and how they decided.

Industry news

What's new and what's next across the leathercraft community.

Tools and suppliers

New sources, new gear, and who's actually worth buying from.

Printable patterns

Patterns you can print and take straight to the bench.

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Same magazine, twelve issues a year. The difference is whether it lands in your mailbox or on your screen.

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Annual Learn with Illume members get the print subscription included - a $55 value. Subscribers get free admission to the show floor at Illume events.

What subscribers say

Read by people who work leather for a living.

Illume is current. It's what is happening now in the leather industry. It's exciting to see what's going on out there.

Eddie Haynes

Started a leather shoe project because of one of the issues

It helps with my learning curve. The skills section really helps me out being so new to the craft.

Frank Hester

Says the magazine keeps him going in leathercraft

Always some article will have some new way of doing something I have not tried yet.

John Piek

Especially the bootmaking articles and the Editor's Note

The maker spotlight. Love to learn about other makers. New ideas of things to make, new ways to approach running my business.

David Eldridge

Rafter E Custom Leather

Insights into other businesses' pricing, patterns, and inspiration from other makers.

Christian Bullinger

Says it helped him figure out how to price his work

It's great to see other suppliers and what they have to offer. It's amazing how many new sources I've found and used through your magazine.

Tyler Shupe

tylershupeleather.com

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