A film featuring Italian actress Caterina Murino, highlighting Tuscan vegetable tanned sole leather production was shown at Lineapelle London.
A Contradiction If Ever There Was One
How leather is defined and how that definition can be interpreted differently, depending on where you are.
Walsall Leather Museum in Trouble
Details of a public consultation on the future of Walsall Leather Museum, an award winning and important resource and one of the few leather museums of the world.
Learning Leatherwork in China
At All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai, visitors have a chance to try their hand at leatherwork. There is growing interest in working leather throughout the world.
Vegetable Tanned Leather in Chained Libraries
The use of vegetable tanned leather in precious early leather bound books and how they were kept in chained libraries.
Russian Leather from Plymouth Sound
The story of the Metta Catharina and her cargo of Russian leather which came to be found in Plymouth Sound. The qualities of this ancient leather and where it can be seen today.
Craft the Leather
Beautifully designed accessories in veg tanned leather for Craft The Leather 2015 competition at Lineapelle
Veg tan leather in footwear
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?