HENDREFORGAN

I first played with leather when a teenager, made myself some simple moccasins.  Didn't return until I took up Battle Re-enactment in my thirties and found I needed to make a lot of my own gear, this led to making very high quality items for Living History types and then that led to making Leather Equipment, often made "distressed", for Museum displays.  At one stage some of my productions were in the Royal Armoury, the V&A Museum and the museum at the Chelsea Barracks as well as other regional museum displays.

Then I discovered the "Adult Market" and found that simple leather item could be made and sold with up to 1000% profit . . . re-enactors wanted to pay you in "cans of beer", museum staff always looked down on your knowledge and skills, so why not change?  A few of the pix I've added give you some idea's . . . and how I love Adult Fetish Pony Play too!

These days I can't manage more than 30 minutes hand saddle-stitching so I now use a variety of Industrial sewing machines.