The leather buying guides
From our Bellevue home shop to your everyday carry
Made where our family lives and works.
Our leatherwork happens in the middle of real family life. There are hides to cut, tools on the bench, pieces taking shape, and people learning from one another. Bellevue is where we make the work, not simply a place attached to a brand name.
Made in our family home shop · Bellevue, Washington
Find their kind of gift.
For the person who notices the leather, loves an unusual design, or reaches for the same useful thing every day. Handmade leather gifts from our family home shop in Bellevue, Washington.
For people who appreciate beautiful thingsRich color, visible leather grain, and shapes that deserve a second look.
Gifts for people who have everythingAn individual design, a familiar mountain, or artwork with a personal connection.
Beautiful gifts for everyday useWallets, journal covers and sleeves chosen for the way someone spends their day.
Gifts for people with their own styleBold rivets, sculpted pockets, mountain silhouettes, and leather with a point of view.
For people with a place in mind
Different mountains. The same family workbench.
A familiar peak can mean a favorite trip, a place you grew up, or a day you want to remember. Each Mountain Line tote carries its own landscape in layers of leather.
Find the mountain that feels like theirs, then explore its individual details and photographs.
Explore current pieces
Three Sisters Leather Tote$290.00
Crystal Mountain Leather Tote$290.00
Mount Rainier Leather Tote$290.00
From hide to finished piece
You can see where the character begins.
A panel of Horween leather beside finished pieces from our shop. The hide brings its own grain and color; we choose how to cut it, shape it, and make it part of something useful.
Explore our current Horween wallet editions, or meet the Chicago tannery behind the leather.
Explore current pieces
Ragnar - Horween - Ironwood$240.00
Allfather - Horween - Smoked Oak & Obsidian$310.00
Tyr - Horween - Ember & Obsidian$120.00
A home shop in Bellevue, Washington.
Desiree, Troy and Wesley each have a part in the story. The pieces are different because the people and ideas behind them are different too. That is one of the things we like about being a family shop.
A piece begins before the final photograph.
Before a finished wallet or tote is ready to show, there is the material, the layout and the cutting. Then comes the assembly: stitching, lacing or hand-set hardware, depending on the design. The visible details on the finished piece are connected to work you can see happening at the bench.
Local making, specific materials.
We use North American leathers across much of our work, including named tannery leathers on specific products. Making a piece here and identifying its leather are two useful facts, and we want to be clear about both. The product page is where to look for the material used in the exact item you are considering.
See the work, meet the people.
Our markets are a chance to see pieces in person and talk about them. Check the current market page for where we will be next. For a particular product or question, contact us directly. Our home shop is where we work; it is not presented as a walk-in retail store.
Choose for what they value.
For someone who enjoys discovering small makers, the place and the people are part of the gift. Our workshop photographs show the work in Bellevue, while the individual listings explain the material and finished design.
The edit
A few places to start.
A few good questions.
Where are your pieces made?
We make our leather goods in our family home shop in Bellevue, Washington. Product and Line Story pages explain the people and methods behind particular pieces.
Can I see the products in person?
Check our current market schedule for public events where we will be showing the work, or contact us with a question about a specific item.