
Leather Crafter’s Journal
March/April 2025 Issue
Vol 35 No. 2
Leatherwork by: Kendal McKenzie
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LEATHERCRAFT
8 Classic Spur Straps
Kata Fay
15 Reinforcements for Leathercrafting
Sean Aquino
18 Trapped in Leather: Finding Freedom Through Creativity
Kendall McKenzie
21 Butt Seams: 1. Seams Connecting Machine-Sewn Edges
Jasmin Wörndle
25 The Madinat Collection: The Decorative Motifs of Medina-Azahara in Leather
Juan J García Olmedo & José María Ruiz Sánchez
34 Two Small and Simple Knots: Chinese Lantern Button and Two-Strand Button
Joe Boyles
38 Ancient Leather Trades, Part 2: Tanning with Minerals – The Tawyers
Serge Volken
54 Homemade Stamping Tools
Ross Pollard
67 Dye Reducer: An Exercise in ‘Less is More’
Caragh Christie
70 15th Century Iberian Peninsula Quiver & Bow Bag: Leather Filigree and Ornament Mobility
Franklin Pereira
70 Kids’ Crafts: How to Make a Leather Puzzle
Zane Magnus
SPOTLIGHTS
2 About the Cover
Kendall McKenzie
58 International Leather Craft Exhibition in Tokyo
Michiko Matsuda
64 2024 World Leather Debut 3rd Place Awards
Brian Stelzel
78 List of Advertisers
TIPS
30 Scrolly & Scratch 2/2025
Gabor Pinter
79 The Skinny, 02-2025
Dave Skinner
SADDLERY
48 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 7
Bob Klenda
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Contributors
45 Leather Industry News
75 Leather Guilds
76 Classifieds
77 Subscription/Renewals