It’s quite a career change from designing textiles in New York to travelling the world painting Japanese tattoo-inspired designs. Gina McQuen tells us how it came about. Inspiration, it seems, comes from unexpected places.
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Braydan and Misty Shaw own and run Burns Leather, a business dating back to the days of the wild west. And they have a mission to keep leather crafting skills alive. We had a chat about the company’s history, their love of leather and how they are mentoring
When Lisa Crick sees an old leather sofa, she sees a whole world of possibilities. The super-recycler tells us about the inspirations for her business, New Baginnings, and how her materials evolved from old curtains to repurposed leather.
It’s all very well to follow your instincts, but once you start crafting leather at any serious level, you are going to have to learn to cut patterns uniformly and accurately. Here is how to get started.
There are various ways to join two pieces of leather together. Gluing may be the easiest of them, but sometimes it’s also the best.
We had the opportunity to meet Yusuf Osman, the award winning designer and leather artisan, who founded the leather goods label YUSSICO.
Leather is so durable it can live on even beyond its original use. Here’s our guide to repurposing.
If you’re serious about leather crafting, making and cutting patterns is vital for any design.
After working with leather for a while, you will come to realise the importance of details. No matter the quality of the leather, if the cutting or stitching or finishing isn’t right, you’ll end up with something shoddy.
Chrome tanning is the most widespread and versatile method while veg tanning has been around for thousands of years. Which is your favourite?
Once you’ve crafted your leather design, you may well want to give it some kind of finishing.
Sourcing the right leather for your design can be quite intimidating when you first start crafting - so here’s a little bit of guidance.
Just 24 years ago, Alla Almasuri worked in a supermarket. Now he owns a high-tech leather manufacturing company and has a revolutionary plan to move the leather industry to zero waste.
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