Handcrafted
leather items made on the Sunshine Coast of BC, Canada
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Galleries:
How to tie a Mystery Braid
Steps to Tool Leather
Frequently Asked Questions about my products
Link to us (html code)
Leathercraft Guilds I am proud to belong to
Sunshine Coast Links that are relevant to me
Some other leather craftsmen I know
ABOUT
ME:
I have been sewing since I was 8 years old and was making tailored garments by the time I was 12. Around that time I saved up enough money to purchase my first “buckskin jacket”. You know – the kind with the long fringes on the sleeves, around the bottom and across the back. I remember going over to a friend's house (wearing my jacket, of course) and he had just learned how to “tool” leather at Scout camp. I spent many hours at his house learning the basics of tooling, but that's about as far as it got – after all, I was just a kid and time marches on.
When I was older and had a more reliable source of income, I made a lot of my own clothes and bought tooled leather belts, leather bags and leather garments. I had fun embellishing those leather items to make them “my own”.
A few years ago I decided to get serious with leathercrafting. I began investigating and discovered there just wasn't a lot of readily-available information in my smallish town, so I turned to the internet. I am fortunate to have found a fantastic community of leathercrafters of all sorts from all over the globe – people from absolute beginners to folks who write books on the subject. They are a source of inspiration and instruction to me (and yeah, a twinge of jealousy too). I wouldn't have been able to do what I do without support from my regular family AND my leathercrafting family.
2008 SCHEDULE
April through September - non-rainy days (9-1) excluding August 16 - Sechelt Farmers' & Artisans' Market - 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt.
July 1 - Canada Day (11:30-5) - Hackett Park, Sechelt.
August 16 (9-5) & August 17 (9-4) – Sunshine Coast Arts Council Craft Fair - Hackett Park, Sechelt.
More dates to be advised, so check back.
Enjoy the site!
Joy