Care
How to care for your leather goods so they last a lifetime
Storage, cleaning, waxes and oils, stains and scratches: simple habits to keep a leather wallet or cardholder beautiful for years, even generations.
Leathercraft guides
Practical guides for beginners and curious makers. Each one links to the patterns you need to put it into practice.
- Design process
From sketch to pattern: how I design a leather piece
Concept sketches, pattern drawing in Illustrator, prototypes and test builds: the steps behind each Lord Leathercraft pattern, before it reaches your workbench.
- Materials
Leather vs vegan leather: which one is better for the planet?
PVC, plant-based or vegetable-tanned? An honest look at vegan leather and real leather, and why a well-made leather piece can be the lower-impact choice.
- Materials
Why I use Tuscan vegetable-tanned leather
What vegetable tanning is, what the Tuscan Genuine Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium commits to, and why I choose this leather for my pieces.