HideCo, LLC assumed ownership of Hide Crafter

[joet]

While in Ft. Worth for the IFoLG show, I had the oprotunity to visit Hide Crafters. While there I met one of the new owners (Greg Sartor) and we talked for some time. From what he told me about the catalog, a new one is being made up, but won't be available until some time in the spring. So the current catalog is the one being used until the new one comes out. Greg Sartor also told me that the new owners had all kinds of good plans for the company. A lot of the current items will be continued, but they will also bring in a lot of new items never before sold by the store. I guess we will all have to wait a little longer for things to happen as it won't happen over night.

From what I did see in the store, there were several empty bins. Most of these are the items being discontinued. The full bins were full to overflowing in many cases. If you want a lot of concho's, most of the concho bins were full and I have never seen so many concho's in one place as what was on display and what is for sale. There was also a large selection of patterns and DVD's. Tools were at full capacity from what I saw. The leather selection was large and many people who I saw in the store were busy shopping and buying. I am awaiting the new catalog and hate the idea that I have to wait as long as I have to. But you can still use the old one until the new comes out.

[anne newkold]

Thank you all for your good wishes with my new job at Artisan Sewing Supplies! This opened a whole world of opportunities for me. I am hoping in the future to get to still attend some of the Trade Shows, so I do hope to still get to see some of you in person. Jerry, Steve and Dave are a great bunch to work with.

I love living in CA! I have even had more opportunities to get to sit down and do more Leather craft than I did in TX.

I do wish Ron Stulhman and Betty Goldsmith and George Hurst at Hide Crafter's the very best of futures.