Ropin’ and Toolin’ in Johnson City, Texas

By Gene Fowler

Leather artist Seth Stidham has a front row seat on Main Street of the Texas Hill Country. When he sits at his workbench at Stidham Outfitters and Custom Leather Read more

“The Proof Is in the Patina”

Leather Products as Distinctive as the Company Name

Chris Bray runs the Jersey City leathercrafts company with his younger brother Kirk, whose full name is William Kirkland Bray. Dubbed Billykirk by the brothers’ Read more

Signature leatherwork puts Craft & Lore on the map in Northern Idaho

By Lynn Ascrizzi

The Folkland Weekender Duffel and Rolltop Backpack on holiday at Mt Rainer National Park, Washington state.

In the mountainous region of northwestern Idaho, nestled Read more

By Gene Fowler 

When leathercraft artist Freddie Matara and his wife Rebecca wanted to relocate from Brooklyn a couple years ago, they looked high and low for something a little off the beaten path. They found the perfect home Read more

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 Lubbock, Texas, was recovering from a knee injury on his granddad’s couch, Read more