Leatherworker builds items for working cowboys, and others, in her one-woman workshop in Washington. 

By Lynn Ascrizzi 

“I am building my own brand. When people see my work, they will recognize it as mine. I’m in process. It Read more

By Nick Pernokas 

The beautiful country around Middleburg, Virginia, is home to the oldest fox hunt in America. Since the early 1800s, riders have ridden to the hounds here; red coats on gray and brown horses making a stunning Read more

Mountain-inspired?leatherwork?company sets its sights on high-quality? 

? By Lynn Ascrizzi 

?”People like to feel the leather. We can show, how a product ages on a wallet or handbag or other essential item — that it’s part of its Read more

By Bill

Visitors to the woods west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marvel at the grand foliage of magnificent trees including red maple, black walnut and sycamore. For Nick and Leanne Polidore, the founders of Hemlock & Hyde, a booming producer Read more

Teaching?leathercrafting to disabled veterans brought rewarding results 

By Lynn Ascrizzi 

“. . . any form of the arts, like leather, music, pottery and painting, has a positive effect on people who can’t cope with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and Read more