All My Leather Craft Projects

Two bespoke jeans belts made to order in black and dark tan

Cushion covers and side tables recovered

Repair and restore of a Gucci suitcase

Replaced the leather on these vintage skis and poles

Wassily chair with new leather

Stripped down, repaired and recovered with split leather

Stripped down and recoloured Egg Chair

Repair, preservation and conservation of Jumping Jacks

Replacing a broken buckle and making a new buckle fold

A scaled down leather bull whip at 35 inches (90cm) in black.

Triple gusset The Bridge Briefcase for repairs

8 Strand, bull-whip design with Turks Head knots and wooden handle

Bespoke, hand crafted leather guitar strap

Straps for a Barbour canvas bag recreated to replace a missing one.

The complete works, including sanding and polishing the woodwork, new tail and mane and all new leather livery.

Stitching on the corners of the lid, retainer strap stitched, treated, polished and sealed.

Stitches replaced, leather coloured and treated, polished and sealed.

Completely dismantled to replace all stitching. New straps made.

All new leather work, tail and main replaced, fur cleaned, all wood sanded and waxed.

Repair and restore, cleaning and colouring

Repairs to tears and scuffs on a chair

A bespoke belt made with a buckle provided

Hand made sewing box repairs

New reins, stirrups and straps and new tail

A Complete ground-up rebuild with new foam, dacron and leather.

Sympathetic repair and restore of a camel chushion

Repair hinges, handle, clean, and treat

Made to client specifications

Make two button straps the same as the sample given

Make a display mat for a shop

Make a holder for a badge

Make a new strap for a pocket watch.

Repair and restore 2 The bridge bags.

Repair, restore and conservation project for an old document case

This war hammer handle was wrapped in veg tanned leather, treated in dark brown gel dye and sealed.

The lid and bottom had a hinge which was broken. This job was to repair the box.

Make a bespoke leather bin

Remove water stains from the seat.

I was asked to replicate this SAS military vest, with a few changes to the design.

Repair and restore and replace all the lining

Large portmanteau repair and restore

Sympathetic repair and restore of this antique round table

Used 0.2mm thick leather and replicated the original design on this late 1800's carriage clock box

This was made to replace a belt that was sent. Hardware and loop keeper were taken from the old belt.

Wolf design leather guitar strap

The seat frame was broken at one of the hinges and the leather was torn.

Laser engraved leather panel

Repair a tear in the punch bag

Repair and restore a leather carpet.

Leather covered buckets for complimentary sweets

Replace the old (bonded) leather with genuine, full grain hide and bespoke colour

Repair and restore a very dry, sun damaged leather lion

Repair and restore a very dried and sun damaged leather Elephant

Leather replaced on 3 handrails with PUC as requested by the client

Moulded leather valet trays, hand dyed and lined with sheepskin

Bespoke knife book for chefs knives

This is a clock from the owner's grandfather. It needed a complete remake of the leather case and new silk lining.

There was a bad tear that needed support and repair. Also added the embossed initials on the left. Cleaned, polished and finished.

Dismantled the entire case to remove the inner lining and replace with new.

Sympathetic repairs, new key made, inside silk lining replaced.

Bespoke, hand crafted, hand stitched leather guitar strap

Repairs to the strap and tip and replaced all stitches.

Commissioned for a special birthday. The tools were provided to me to help with the design work.
* Over 2,000 stitches
* 45 hours to design and make
* 48 pieces of leather
* 108 tools and equipment

Equipment to test pressures. This works like a bellows. The leather needed replacing as it was not air tight. I also removed the valves and cleaned them.

A black corset belt, 4 strand round braided tie, Turks head knots, magic braided loops, lined on the underside.

Leather covered out rings for a puzzle table. The steel in the middle will contain the puzzle.

Bespoke brown belt with crinkled finish. Hand dyed and stitched.

Bespoke place mats and coasters

Bespoke 1 and 3/4" black belt

The buckles were provided for this bespoke 2 inch wide belt and 2/4" sporran straps.

Dismantled and treated for dry rot. New gusset and buckle straps.

Add a leather trim around the gear knob

Repair and restore this old, hand made vintage tank bag

Make two strips with cross stitching for a bar stand

Repairs to a well used carpenters pouch, which had to be completely dismantled to fix it.

A Cogswell & Harrison Ltd. gun case - circa 1904

Repairs for a The Bridge backpack. Change the clasp for a genuine The Bridge.

New leather inlay for a writing bureau

Clean, treat and refurbish a dog collar

Repair and refurbish the suitcase, inside and out and treat for dry rot.

Replace the glued damaged panel on the inside. The lacing was added to use the holes that were made.

This suffered from dry rot and tears. There were also very bad repairs done in the past, which I had to rectify. The inside lining was replaced with new pig skin. The whole article was treated for dry rot, recolouring and repairs.

Replace the locks, replace stitches that had come loose or broken, clean, colour and treat

21 labels made and hot foil stamped.

Bespoke key ring tassels made from sheep skin

Replaced the tuck lock and recoloured and treated the briefcase

Hand crafted, personalised leather music case with initials and treble clef/clarinet design

Bespoke kilt belt and sporran strap. Hardware made by Sian Vaughan Jones (https://www.facebook.com/svaughanjones). The sporran strap is made with a 5 strand mystery braid.

Bespoke hand crafted leather belt for a Harley Fan

A bespoke hand crafted leather belt, with custom pattern and nickel plated solid brass buckle.

Leather buckets used for demonstration in science

In WWII Men could keep their service uniform and many left the distribution centres in uniform with a small suitcase containing their demob clothes.

This job was to replace the tabs on each end of the bag, which were torn. In the process I also added D rings for the strap, which it did not have before.

Bespoke neck pouches (Credit card holders)

Personalised belt, lined and with tooled monogram and tooled edge pattern

Replacing the old leather components and hardware with new leather, new hardware

A commission to design a dog collar with Alcantara outside and a FidLock buckle.

Hand crafted, bespoke Anglo-Saxon belt

Fix stitching and perform cleaning and treatment

Aspinal of London bag handle repairs

A bespoke, hand crafted green belt with an Elliot Rhodes buckle. Hand dyed, hand stitched.

Commissioned set of Harley Davidson belts

Commissioned personalised belt with tooling and 3 piece buckle set

Commissioned for Fred. Hand tooled, hand crafted belt with Eagle buckle

A commission for Father and Son. Two belts with the same pattern and style.

A commissioned belt, hand dyed in sunburst red and finished with solid cast buckle and keeper

A bespoke blue belt, hand crafted with vegetable tanned cow hide and finished with a gunmetal black buckle

A commissioned belt with edge tooling and solid cast brass fireman's quick release buckle with solid cast loop keeper

This is a genuine WWII flight cap with goggles. The work here was preservation and conservation to arrest any further deterioration of the leather. There was a little repair work done but due to the fragility of the leather, some parts could not be repaired.

Commissioned bespoke belt with edge tooling and solid cast brass quick release "fireman's" buckle and brass keeper.

Two 1920s vintage Brooks motorcycle saddles from the famous British brand. This job was to replace the leather which had deteriorated. The leather was wet molded, the Brooks badge embossed on, the brass Brooks badges fixed on and then dyed and sewn by hand.

This was replacing the tuck-lock with a buckle as the tuck-lock broke.

Make 2 camera straps to customer specifications. Actually, I had to cut one up to make the two with specified ends.

Make a belt to match the straps on the boots. Change 4 buckles on the boots for nickel plated ones. Change the 4 straps on the kilt and add nickel plated buckles. Fix the shagreen belt, make loops for the cherry belt. Add holes and fix buckle on the deco belt.

Repairs to the rings on the handbag handles

I was asked to put strap loops with studs on these caps for a Vintage car owner.

A bespoke licence plate made for a vintage car in the USA. Real leather with tooled background, silver painted lettering, silver eyelets, silver studs and hand stitched around the edge.

Another unusual request: to make 20 Metres of bespoke, reinforced lacing to replace the old lacing on furniture (shown in the photos). The leather strips were cut then split down to 0.4mm thickness. A 5mm flat cotton braided cord was used to provide the reinforcement. I made a tool to roll the leather over the braid.

An office desk bespoke fitted leather cover. Ok, this was a new build so not exactly repair and restore! This desk is just over 2m long. There is not a hide big enough to do this in one piece, hence the French seams. The cross stitches were done by hand.

Similar to:
Carlton Round Table: https://www.psleathers.com/projects/leather-inlay-for-carlton-round-table
Antique Desk: https://www.psleathers.com/projects/desk-and-two-tables-with-new-leather-inlays

Sympathetic repairs to this Ensign Selfix camera case. All the stitching had to be replaced and a new strap Made. The case was treated for dry rot.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/make-a-new-camera-case
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/zeiss-binocular-case-repairs

The tassels and fringes were made for this kneeling pad as part of a restoration project.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/repaired-pouffes-with-new-turks-head-and-button-knot-tassels.

New leather inlay for an antique dressing table for a television period film.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/leather-inlay-for-carlton-round-table
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/desk-and-two-tables-with-new-leather-inlays

This project was part of a collection designed by a final year design student. The client worked with me to make and realise her design. The leather used was natural veg tanned lining leather, wet moulded, hand dyed and machine stitched. 'Intrecciato' was done on the side panels, connecting to plain panels on the front and back. The necklace strands are real leather, cut and split to size and thickness, hand dyed and braided using the 4 strand round braid pattern. The Turks head knot holds the nails in place, which can be slid up and down the tassels.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/intrecciato-shirt-and-cuff
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/bespoke-dottore-genshin-straps-commission

I was sent photos and the original (plastic) article with a request from the customer to replicate in leather. The customer wanted 'an exact' copy, although we did decide on a Mexican edge braid which was not on the original.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/bespoke-torque-bracelet-made-to-order
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/bespoke-commemorative-bracelets

5 bespoke shop hanging rails. The customer supplied the leather and poles. I did samples using Baseball stitch, Cross stitch, butt stitch and straight stitch. The cross stitch was chosen. The edges of the leather were first skived, then folded and punched using a 1mm punch tool. Punching with a round punch gives a nicer look than using an awl.

This customer wanted the livery to match the paint design on his bike. The riders saddle and back-rest replicate the design, whilst the pillion seat and back-rest were done in red only so as not to make it look too busy. The tank and tail bibs were done in plain black and with tooling on them.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/harley-davidson-dyna-custom-livery
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/harley-davidson-fld-switchback

This bag was commissioned by a first year university design course student. I was given specifications for sizing, colour, pouches, lining and hardware. I used natural veg tanned leather and dyed it using my proprietary methods to colour the article. All straps were sewn on my walking foot industrial machine and the ends were hand sewn. The logo was tooled by hand both on the end and on the inside using two different tooling methods.

Similar to:
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/hand-crafted-leather-barrel-bag-midi
https://www.psleathers.com/projects/hand-crafted-leather-barrel-bag-large

Sometimes I get unusual requests, like these sofa ties (something I did not know existed.) These were made from the same leather that was used to rebuild a sofa. Each strand in the plaits are 2 layers of the leather, glued back to back and plaited. I used Turks head knots to finish them off.

Bespoke neck pouch made to customer specifications. Carries cards and bank-notes, etc. This has been lined with sheepskin clothing leather.

A commissioned bracelet to replace one that was broken. The customer sent me the original, which was not repairable, so we agreed on making a new one to replicate the original.

The first 6 of 14 late 19th century dining chairs. These chairs originally had wicker, which was removed and replaced with leather decades ago. The leather had deteriorated. I replaced the foam and leather.

These are cardboard drawers with a leather face. The leather got damaged during a move. Here, I removed the old leather and replaced with new gilded leather provided by Ron Berry at https://www.desktopleatherlinings.co.uk/

The original materials used were torn, curled up and some were replaced with PVC. This refurbishment was done with leather after removing all the old materials, cleaning up and sanding the wood base. A French polish was applied to the wood.

A lovely tote bag from Vercace. The stitching on the handles had ripped out and the handles needed repairs.

This very old briefcase was dry and had torn stitches along one of the edges. There was also a very bad repair job, which had to be hidden. I removed the old stitching, treated the leather and re-stitched. This is a good example of a sympathetic repair.

This bespoke bottle rest/mat and leather wrapped glasses was designed by me for a friend. The leather was wet moulded to fit the bottle. A Simple tooling pattern was done around the edges and where the glasses sit.

A collaborative design with the client, who wanted a bespoke portfolio to hold up to A2 sized artwork. The metal rose was made by the client. The straps and handle represent thorns. Inside is a 'secret' drawer to hold business cards.

Famous British motorbike and bicycle saddle maker since 1866! The leather was replaced by moulding and shaping the new leather. An antique dye was used to colour the leather and techniques I use to make it look antique. The leather was hand stitched with linen thread to stay in keeping with this antique item.

A simple case of replacing the original buckle with one chosen by the client. No stitching was required since the buckle was held into the fold with Chicago screws.

Various stitching repairs were required, some shaping and recolouring was done to bring this case back to life.

This beautiful cornet case needed a new leather handle. I made a handle with multiple layers of leather, which was hand stitched.

A good example of a sympathetic repair to a briefcase which needed a new handle, colouring, repairs and treatments. All work done by hand.

This rather large and beautiful rotating games table got wet from rain due to a leak in the roof. The leather had discoloured and rotted. A new leather inlay was made with gold gilding around the edges provided by Ron Berry at https://www.desktopleatherlinings.co.uk/. My job was removing the old leather and laying on the new.

Custom Harley Davidson motorcycle Quilted Saddle, pillion seat, tail bib and tool roll. The leather used is veg tanned natural, hand dyed using my proprietary methods. I use water based and oil based dyes to achieve the finish I am looking for. The shaping of the leather, where required, is done by wet moulding.

A hand crafted saddle, reins, bridle and neck collar for a small rocking donkey. The leather used is natural veg tanned lining leather, hand dyed using my proprietary methods to achieve the finish I am looking for.

Another example of a sympathetic repair and restore. The stitching on the corners had come apart and the leather needed strengthening and restitching. All work done by hand.

The original strap was torn off by a watch repairer! This job was to repair the strap to its original state, which required some very fine and accurate (miniature) work and a steady hand.

A lovely standard lamp, made with metal tubing wrapped in leather. The old leather had deteriorated and was torn. New leather was hand dyed then hand stitched on. Finally, the brass fittings were cleaned and polished.

The strap was missing, the plastic loops were broken and some rivets were missing. I made a new strap, replaced all the little rivets and replaced the plastic loops with new leather loops. The case was then colour treated and waterproofed.

Designed by me, a bespoke notebook case, made from natural veg tanned leather, hand dyed and tooled. The lacing around the edge was also made in my workshop. This holds a standard reporters notepad and has a pen holder, bookmark, business card holder and key-ring with tassels. All hand crafted.