Projects

A hand-stitched leather luggage tag from vegetable-tanned leather: the materials, the window, the edges, the strap, and what to write on the card inside.

A leather watch strap made by hand: measure the lugs, split the leather thin, skive the fold, stitch small, finish the edge, then fit the spring bars.

A leather card wallet cut from one piece, folded on one side and closed with a single saddle-stitched seam. Materials, sizing from the card, and the weak point.

A bridle leather belt built from one strap: picking the weight, measuring from the prong, folding the buckle end, sewing the keeper and finishing the edges.

A vegetable-tanned leather key fob from one offcut: the materials list, the cut, the edges, and why a rivet wins the hour while a saddle stitch wins the years.

Leather offcuts sorted by job: scrap boxes against your own bin, thick pieces for washers and handles, long strips for loops, and what is not worth keeping.