Welcome to the Identity Leathercraft blog, a series of articles based around making things from leather. Leather is a most versatile natural material that has been used for thousands of years for footwear, clothing, armour, and more, and continues to be used widely today.

In this blog we aim to help give you background information about different leather types, useful techniques for working with leather and some makes and templates to help you get making.

We are a very unique and friendly company that sell leather and leathercraft tools and materials to a wide variety of makers. We genuinely love what we do and are always happy to help you with your projects. Between us we like to feel we have a wide base of knowledge of the leather world.

We love to see what you are making and feature our customers work in our customer gallery email newsletter – if you would like to sign up to find out more please send in your images to info@identityleathercraft.com.

How we do don't (and sometimes do) use AI

How we do don't (and sometimes do) use AI

In a fast moving world we want to address how we use technologies such as AI. As a creative small business our primary concern is our human-to-human relationships. Due to our unique expertise and experience in leather and leathercraft learned over decades we feel we can speak directly and clearly,...
Sarah Benson - Oct 12, 2026
The Humble Awl: The Most Useful Tool for The Smallest Spend

The Humble Awl: The Most Useful Tool for The Smallest Spend

If you could only have one leathercraft tool, it would probably be an awl. Not a knife. Not a punch. A standard simple awl — that deceptively simple pointed stick that's been a leatherworker's best friend for centuries. It doesn’t cost a lot, fits in your pocket (well with a...
Sarah Benson - Mar 30, 2026
Celebrating World Leather Day 2025

Celebrating World Leather Day 2025

Celebrate World Leather Day with us and get a £10 voucher! Launched for the first time in 2022, World Leather Day is a global movement dedicated to celebrating leather as a material and promoting a deeper understanding of the leather industry. World Leather Day is spearheaded by Leather Naturally and...
Sarah Benson - Apr 11, 2025
The benefits of leather for interior design

The benefits of leather for interior design

Leather tiles and wallpaper have a long history of use for upmarket interior design. The properties that make it possible to emboss and surface decorate leather make for a more textural addition to decor. There are many examples, nearest to us here in Matlock is the embossed leather wallpaper at...
Sarah Benson - Sep 20, 2024
Why Leathercraft works for ASMR

Why Leathercraft works for ASMR

What exactly is ASMR and why the fuss? As part of our look at leathercraft and wellbeing this month we are taking a look at ASMR. Around 15 years ago chatting amongst some old friends we discussed the weird and pleasurable shivery feeling we got in our scalps from certain...
Sarah Benson - Feb 15, 2024
Works in progress and the art of procrastination

Works in progress and the art of procrastination

  We are all guilty of it as crafters... if I was to ask you do you have any works in progress and how many? Hmm! Some admittedly will be in 'process'. That is to say they might be waiting for dye to dry, glue to cure or for a...
Sarah Benson - May 13, 2023
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How we do don't (and sometimes do) use AI
Blog Leather and Leathercraft

How we do don't (and sometimes do) use AI

In a fast moving world we want to address how we use technologies such as AI. As a...
Oct 12, 2026
The Humble Awl: The Most Useful Tool for The Smallest Spend
Blog Leather and Leathercraft

The Humble Awl: The Most Useful Tool for The Smallest Spend

If you could only have one leathercraft tool, it would probably be an awl. Not a knife. Not...
Mar 30, 2026
Celebrating World Leather Day 2025
Blog Leather and Leathercraft

Celebrating World Leather Day 2025

Celebrate World Leather Day with us and get a £10 voucher! Launched for the first time in 2022,...
Apr 11, 2025
The benefits of leather for interior design
Blog Leather and Leathercraft

The benefits of leather for interior design

Leather tiles and wallpaper have a long history of use for upmarket interior design. The properties that make...
Sep 20, 2024

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