Since the recession began the use of leather in footwear has changed. Once upon a time all footwear was made of leather of some kind or other.
Colin Jones, Vegetable Tanner and Educator
A brief look at the career of Colin Jones; vegetable leather tanner and educator who would be pleased to see the resurgence in vegetable tanning.
New Uses for Vegetable Tanned Leather?
A look at three new uses for vegetable tanned leather- or are they new?
Romance of leather at Richard Hodgson and Sons
A look back at working life producing leather at Richard Hodgson and Son Ltd tannery in the 1960s by Michael Redwood.
Location of Leather Making and Tanning Extracts
How the development of tannin extracts affected the location of tanneries and leather production.
The G7 Promote Vegetable Tanned Leather
Generally speaking you would think that in these modern times the craftsmanship skills upon which modern manufacturing has been built have been lost in the rush to robots and services that the world seems to delight in. So it astonishing to think that we can write a headline that even suggests governments get the message […]
Leather Artifacts from a Tudor Ship
The wonderful leather finds from the Tudor ship – The Mary Rose
Vegetable Tanning at the Hong Kong Leather Fair
The view from the Hong Kong Leather Fair and how the vegetable tanned leather sector enjoyed success.
The Colour Tan
How forest puddles and tea relate to natural leather and the tanning process and the prevalence of the colour tan.
Thoughtful Consumers and Vegetable Leather
From tans from sustainable forestry, to leathers that age well, vegetable tanning is the new standard bearer for all that’s good about the modern thoughtful consumer.