Tips & Tricks

Leather stamping is a fantastic way to personalize and embellish leather goods, from wallets and belts to journal covers and keychains. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced leatherworker, ha...

Basic Steps for Leather Tooling A beginner-friendly guide to creating beautiful, tooled patterns on leather using basic leathercraft tools and stamps.   In this guide, we’ll use Realeather’s Basic ...

Mastering Leather Dye Pens: Tips & Techniques for Stunning Leather Projects Looking to add vibrant colors and artistic flair to your leather projects? Leather dye pens are a fantastic tool for ...

The Speedy Stitcher Sewing Awl is a handy sewing tool that creates the perfect lock-stitch, every time. It can be used for assembly and repair projects such as making leather crafts, repairing rip...

Taking care of your swivel knife requires regular maintenance. Sharpening and stropping the blade is necessary for it to cut smoothly and easily through leather. Here are a few quick steps on how ...

The basic principles of tooling are the same. First, transfer the tooled patter to your leather, make the initial swivel knife cuts, and then start layering your design using various stamping tools...

As laser cutting leather increases in popularity, more and more makers have discovered how rewarding it is to work using their desktop lasers to make wallets, hat patches, and more. You can also av...

Vegan leather is a leather alternative that is usually made from plastic-based materials such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyurethane (PU). Although vegan leather is often marketed as a more s...

What are the different types of leather? Leather is a byproduct of the meat industry and therefore there are many different types of hides that can be tanned to create unique leathers. Although we...