A guide to selecting durable hardware for leather in finishes and materials that will stand the test of time.

What to do when you find a loose thread on your leather goods, including self repair and options for sending your item in for repair.

NOTE: if you would prefer to read this same information without the pictures, that can be found here.

A short guide to the practical and aesthetic differences between hand sewing and machine sewing for leather goods.

Like a good cook, a good craftsman knows the different parts of a hide of leather and how best to take advantage of the unique properties of each.

Why not dying a piece of leather is actually more complicated than dying it.

Choosing the best quality leather is no simple task, and there is no one "best" leather. A lot of people think of leather as something that exists on a clear spectrum with bad leather on one side and good leather on the other.

The word leather describes a widely diverse range of materials, made through a equally diverse set of processes, all collectively called...

Clarifying the terms Genuine Leather, Full Grain Leather, and other commonly misunderstood terms around leather.

A guide to caring for vegetable tanned leather and suede and the products I recommend for that purpose.

NOTE: This version of the article has the images removed as some might prefer not to have to look at what amounts to pictures of wounds. The version with pictures can be found here.