Happy holidays
I'm just home after making the final trip into town before Christmas. I've been to the Post Office to get the last few straps of 2022 on their way to their new owners, and I now plan to put my feet up and relax [...]
In the spotlight – Raven leather
At the beginning of the year I promised that in 2022 every month I would select a different leather and write a quick review of it in my blog. That leather would be the leather "in the spotlight" for the month, and would be discounted [...]
Tundra – in the spotlight for November
At the beginning of the year I promised that each month this year I would select one of my personal favourite leathers and write a quick review of the leather in my blog. As well as a mini review, there would be a month long [...]
Eleven years is a long time
A customer of mine from Detroit, USA, sent me a couple of photos of a strap I made for him on his Hamilton Khaki Conservation this week. I loved the photos, and wanted to use one in my gallery, but from the photos I couldn't [...]
In the spotlight for October – Oliva
I was thinking this month that something green is needed, and so I've decided that this month's leather "in the spotlight" will be a leather that was launched to my website in February. Oliva has been a very popular choice ever since. Oliva Oliva [...]
Bubble Gum – in the spotlight for September
I posted some photographs of this strap I made for my Panerai 233 last week on my Instagram. The feedback from those photos was such that I've decided to choose Bubble Gum leather as the leather in the spotlight this month. I realise that a [...]
In the spotlight for August – Dark Kudu
I introduced kudu skin to my web store back in 2016 when I first launched African Kudu. It quickly became one of my most popular leathers, and so the following year I added a slightly darker coloured version of the same kudu leather to my [...]
Crimson – in the spotlight
I decided at the start of 2022 that every month this year I would select one of my personal favourite leathers to highlight. This month the leather "in the spotlight" is one of my all time favourites. Crimson. Crimson is a leather I found back [...]
Vintage Black – in the spotlight for June
This month's leather "in the spotlight" is something I launched in 2020. Vintage Black is an ox leather produced by a tannery not very far from my workshop, and since I've had it available it's become one of my most popular leathers. Vintage Black [...]
in the spotlight this month – Heidrun
The leather I've chosen to be "in the spotlight" during May 2022 is a leather I introduced 12 months ago, and one that has been in my personal rotation ever since. Heidrun has been one of my favourites since it was launched, so I've decided [...]