2026 Volume 36, No.5 Sep/Oct

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LEATHERCRAFT

8 The Leather Dance ? Making a Hand Stitched Card Case: Hand Stitching, Part 3: Sharpening the Awl Blade

Gordon Andrus

19 How to Choose the Best Thread for Finer Leather Work: Stitching Consistency is the Most Important Thing

Sean Aquino

22 M.C. Escher: A Portrait in Leather

Karin Bentvelzen

28 Monkeying Around in a Lifelong Journey: A Wanderer?s Notebook Stitched in Leather, Where Hometown and Stories Meet

Lin Wu

35 Do Thread Diameters Leave You Cross-Threaded?

Karla Van Horne

36 Exotic Inlays, Part 3: Saddle Back Cinch Charm with Stingray Inlay

Kata Fay

51 The Pocket Series: Smiley Welt Pocket

Leandra Martin

59 Advanced Floral Drawing: Part 3

Gabor Pinter

SPOTLIGHTS

2 About the Cover

47 Behind the Ribbons: Judging Leathercraft at the 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show

Ann-Marie Ager

70 A Stohlman Artwork Restored

Jurgen Volbach

72 Tannerie Ictyos: From Landfill to Fish Leather

Aurore Cachera

74 Year One is Survival

Dennis Forrester

SADDLERY

63 From My Bench to Yours ? Reflections of My Life in a Saddle Shop, Chapter 16

Pete Gorrell

TIPS

66 Hints & Tips: Oiling Dauber and Shearling Holder

Steve Meloling

67 Shop Hacks: The TS-Boy ? Old Friend, New Fame

Serge Volken

68 Scrolly & Scratch 5/2026

Gabor Pinter

79 The Skinny, 05/2026

Dave Skinner

DEPARTMENTS

4 From the Editor

6 Contributors

75 Leather Industry News

75 Leather Guilds

76 Classifieds

77 Subscription/Renewals

78 List of Advertisers