Guides & Advice

Learn new skills with clear, easy-to-follow tutorials covering everything from beginner projects to advanced techniques.

Popular topics include:

• How to hand stitch leather
• Saddle stitching explained
• Burnishing leather edges
• Installing rivets, snaps and eyelets
• Setting line 20 and line 24 press studs
• Using leather dyes and finishes
• Cutting leather accurately
• Skiving techniques
• Leather embossing and stamping
• Making belts, wallets, bags and accessories

Discover practical advice that can make every project easier and improve the quality of your finished work.

Find articles on:

• Choosing the correct leather thickness
• Selecting the right thread and needles
• Preventing common beginner mistakes
• Achieving clean edge finishing
• Improving stitch consistency
• Working with vegetable tanned leather
• Working with chrome tanned leather
• Pattern making advice
• Workshop organisation
• Tool maintenance

Not sure which product is right for your project?

Our buying guides explain the differences between popular tools, leathers, hardware and finishes, helping you make informed purchasing decisions.

Topics include:

• Choosing the right leather for your project
• Leather grades explained
• Comparing edge finishes
• Thread types and sizes
• Leather dyes vs paints
• Adhesives for leatherwork
• Rivets, buckles and hardware explained
• Leather cutting tools compared
• Burnishing tools and compounds
• Which leather finish should you use?

Learn how to keep leather looking its best with expert advice on cleaning, conditioning, storage and long-term maintenance.

Articles include:

• Cleaning leather correctly
• Conditioning vegetable tanned leather
• Protecting leather from moisture
• Removing stains
• Storing leather hides
• Caring for finished leather goods