
Leather Crafter’s Journal
July/August 2026 Issue
Vol 36 No. 4
Artwork by: Sarah Garvey
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LEATHERCRAFT
8 Exotic Inlays, Part 2: A Wallet Inlayed with Elephant
Kata Fay
18 “The Leather Dance – Making a Hand Stitched Card Case
Using a Pricking Wheel with Front and Back Sides Finished, Part 2”
Gordon Andrus
27 Finishing the End of a Stitch in Leatherworking
Sean Aquino
35 The Majestic Bald Eagle with Glass Eye Inlay, Part Two: Coloring the Eagl
Kathy Flanagan
42 Advanced Floral Drawing: Part 2
Gabor Pinter
45 The Pocket Series: Classic Interior Slip/Patch Pocket with Leather Trim
Leandra Martin
51 Round Braid Edge Cover
Joe Boyles
56 Ancient Leather Trades, Part 7: The Girdler, or Belt Maker
Serge Volken
SPOTLIGHTS
2 About the Cover
25 Beyond the Workbench: Excerpts from Episode #24: Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show 2026
Odin Clack & Michael Magnus
31 2026 Al & Ann Stohlman Award Recipients
39 Leather Craft Community Podcast Show: Following Up with Lisa Sorrell, Season 3, Episode 5
Charil Reis
74 The Things That Stay
Dennis Forrester
SADDLERY
63 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 15
Pete Gorrell
70 Beyond the Endeavor: Putting My Hand to the Leather, Saddle Repair Part 3a of 3 – Re-Covering the Horn Without Removing the Swell
Dahlia Wagner
74 2026 Emerging Saddlemakers Preview
TIPS
18 Emergency Shot Bag
Nancy Martiny
38 Scrolly & Scratch 4/2026
Gabor Pinter
79 The Skinny, 04/2026
Dave Skinner
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Contributors
68 Leather Industry News
75 Leather Guilds
76 Classifieds
77 Subscription/Renewals
78 List of Advertisers