Leather Crafter’s Journal
May/June 2026 Issue
Vol 36 No. 3
Artwork by: James Jackson
Editorial: Read
LEATHERCRAFT
8 Exotic Inlays, Part 1: Key Fob with Circular Inlay
Kata Fay
17 Advanced Floral Drawing: Part 1
Gabor Pinter
20 The Leather Dance – Making a Hand Stitched Card Case
Part 1: Using a Pricking Wheel with Front and Back Sides Finished
Gordon Andrus
34 The Majestic Bald Eagle with Glass Eye Inlay, Part One: Tooling the Eagle and Placing the Eye
Kathy Flanagan
44 Convertible Clutch, Part 3b of 3: Making it Convertible – Adding a Removable Strap and Wristlet
Leandra Martin
55 Lessons from an Old Wallet
Sean Aquino
58 Edge Braiding a Belt
Joe Boyles
SADDLERY
64 From My Bench to Yours – Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 14
Bob Klenda
70 Beyond the Endeavor: Putting My Hand to the Leather, Saddle Repair Part 2 of 3 – Finishing and Reinstalling the Skirts
Dahlia Wagner
73 2026 Emerging Saddlemakers Preview: 7 Makers Present Saddles
Charil Reis
SPOTLIGHTS
IFC World Leather Debut Announcement 2026
2 About the Cover
James Jackson
31 Beyond the Workbench: A Conversation with Garret and Amanda Willis of Grit Mercantile
Odin Clack & Michael Magnus
42 Book Review: Elements: How to Draw Floral Elements (a book for the Florally Challenged by Karla Van Horne)
Miguel M. Pacheco
68 Leather Craft Community Podcast Show: Following Up with Jim Jackson, Season 3, Episode 4
74 The Kit That Kept Me Here
Dennis Forrester
TIPS
52 Scrolly & Scratch 3/2026
Gabor Pinter
79 The Skinny, 03/2026
Dave Skinner
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Contributors
7 Coming Events
75 Leather Guilds
76 Classifieds
77 Subscription/Renewals
78 List of Advertisers