For the past 10 years I’ve been juggling my leather work with my office job in Preston. But finally all my hard work of building my leather skills and my leather work business has paid off, so I handed in my notice in July! Hooray!! I’m having to work my 3 months notice, so October …
I’ve been making quite a few leather covers for Kindles and other e-readers recently. The two main designs are the vertical flap and the side flap. The Kindle is held in place with a strap at the top and corner tabs at the bottom. This allow all buttons and ports to be available for use. …
Earlier this year I had the privilege of making a leather bag from tough-wearing, oak bark tanned bridle leather. It had two zips (the main one and an internal pocket), rolled handles, a shoulder strap and brass stud feet. Here’s a few photos to show the process and the end result…
I had some great fun putting this padded seat together for this piano stool. Using up lots of scrap pieces of leather and laying them out like a jigsaw. I stitched each piece together using a cross stitch to form the top. Then attached the walls. Then padded it out with wool fleece and finally …
A durable shoulder bag made from chunky Oak Bark Tanned “London Colour” bridle leather. This is the leather. It has a beautiful colour and a very unique smell – I can tell by the smell alone that it’s from the tannery in Devon. Before starting this commission i confirmed all the details with the customer …
I went into the woods today and peeled some oak. Every year, about this time, as the new growth starts to sprout and the sap is rising, woods people gather in Cumbria to peel oak bark to send to the tannery in Devon (the only one still using oak bark commercially). The happens in a …
After managing for a few years with a clunky shop website I’ve decided to switch over to using Etsy to sell my products. I’ve also converted all my website pages into this new WordPress website and started my Morgan Leather blogroll. Using Etsy and WordPress should make my marketing, updating and selling easier, so hopefully I …
Here are some old posts I stuck on my Bodger Morgan blog… Leather Sheaths with the Co-op and BHMAT Learn how to make hard wearing sheaths for your woodworking tools by coming on one of my courses. A Visit to Baker’s Oak Bark Tannery In August I was lucky enough to visit Britain’s last oak-bark …