American Leather Direct Moves to New Location
May 7, 2020 – American Leather Direct has moved to a new location in Bowling Green, KY. You can also now shop online! Business owners, military and first reponders qualify for Business Pricing. American Leather [...]
Master Leather Carving from America and Japan at The Brinton Museum
Dates: beginning May through Labor Day, 2022 Artists’ Reception: Friday, May 20 The Brinton Museum (Big Horn, WY) presents the premier exhibition Master Leather Carving from America and Japan, featuring 25 master leather carvers from [...]
Texas Custom Dies Part of the COVID-19 Solution
Alvarado, TX – Texas Custom Dies is open for business and still making dies, including those used to cut materials for PPE: masks, face shields and gowns. Please note their new address as well: Texas [...]
SADDLER’S® PRESERVATIVE NOW AVAILABLE IN AN 8OZ. SIZE
Developed 9 generations ago as a protector for leather that was used in all weather – hot, cold, wet, and dry – Saddler’s® Preservative softens leather quickly and gives it a non-damaging protective coat. On new leather, Saddler’s® Preservative gives leather added [...]
Knipschield Leather Tools shop fire.
Terry Knipschield of Knipschield Leather Tools suffered a fire in his shop on April 19, 2020. The fire has destroyed the shop and it will need to be demolished and rebuilt. Terry had stopped taking orders for [...]
Dusty Johnson
The leather world lost a great author and teacher on April 24, 2020. A full obituary is forthcoming.
#leathertogether: Tandy Leather, the Leathercraft Community, and our response to COVID-19
FORT WORTH, Texas – For many of us the last few weeks have felt at once like a lifetime and the blink of an eye. At Tandy, we have been closely following the guidance of [...]
Gene Flaten, March 9, 1962 – March 12, 2020
Gene ‘Beaner’ Flaten, 58, Velva, died Thursday, March 12, 2020 in a Minot hospital. Gene was born March 9, 1962 in Williston, ND to parents Ronald and Lois (Unruh) Flaten. He grew up and attended [...]
Fiebing’s Launches New Website
In early 2020, Fiebing’s launched a new, re-designed website at www.fiebing.com. In addition to finding information about all of our products, Fiebing’s has added the Fiebing Academy page that includes the entertaining and informative video [...]
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Announces Postponing of the Western Heritage Awards
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – In support of the nationwide effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, and in accordance with recommendations from local and national health officials, the Museum will postpone the 60th Anniversary Western [...]