Missouri company supplies leather and other custom cut parts, like sweatbands. And they offer leatherwork classes.
By Lynn Ascrizzi
Sometimes, what is small, nearly invisible and seemingly insignificant, is what holds things all together.
Such is the case Read more
Andy Barta gained expertise in the business from the toughest of teachers
After working for 55-plus years in the hide and leather business, Andy Barta knows a thing or two about weathering the ups and Read more
Highly diversified, big city leather company ‘sources the world’ for finest tanned leathers, suede and nubuck
Global Leathers, a wholesale/retail distributor based at West 35th Street, New York, New York, carries a richly diverse array Read more
by Liisa Andreassen
When Joe Schussler was a kid, his father would take him to a little café for breakfast in their small Idaho hometown. It was there that he first got inspired to create art. While the inspiration was Read more
Panhandle Leather
by Gene Fowler
When calling a contemporary business on the telephone, do you ever long for the olden days when you could actually speak to a real human being? Of course you do. That may be overstating Read more
Robb Barr’s contributions to the leather industry live on in his work
By George Hurst
In over five decades of working within the leather industry, I have had the privilege of knowing and working alongside many of those Read more
Joe Meling’s Pendleton Leather Arts and Education Outpost
By Gene Fowler
Location, location, location. Ordinarily, that overwrought marketing mantra doesn’t apply to most custom leatherwork outfits. Find a spot with internet and mail-order access, and you’re in business. But Read more
By: Liisa Anderassen
Greg Cooper, president of Texas Leather Trim, a family-owned and operated business, describes his business as a “manufacturer for manufacturers.” He shares that it’s gone through many evolutions during the past 50+ years, but says that Read more
Goliger Leather Company is enjoying a surge in 2021 sales
Cheryl Rifkin, owner and operator of Goliger Leather Company, Inc. of Ventura, California, has been working with the successful business for over 30 years. “I run the company — everything. I do the books, process the orders, do the invoicing, answer the phone, do collections, check the Read more
NOKONA!
The Only Baseball Glove Maker in America
By: Gene Fowler
“Leather is one of the most interesting materials known to man.” -Rob Storey
Cody. Cheyenne. Tombstone. Silver City. Durango. The landscape of the American West is strewn Read more
