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?
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 […]