Thin Gold Line Leathers

19/01/2025

Sneak peak of the next couple piles of work! A stack of drawstring backpacks in some creative leathers, and another stack of my Rob Roy sporrans. Look for these bags to be completed and ready for you when we open in just a few months!

Patterns by and .ro , leather by , , , and others.

01/01/2025

Well I had to take a break from belt pouches (don’t worry there’s more of them coming. New designs, even!) and knock out a couple of BIG backpacks I’ve been@putting off finishing. Huge roll top backpack and then sort of a lower profile backpack that can be cinched down at the sides to minimize space taken up. They’ll be added to the stock for opening weekend of next spring - unless@someone claims them here first!

Patterns by , leather by .

25/12/2024

Seasons greetings from the workshop! While we are still hard at work behind the scenes here, we want to wish you all merry and relaxing holidays. We will see you all in the new year!

XOXO
Squeaker

15/12/2024

Much like Santa’s elves, we don’t take the winter off either! Here’s the first iteration of a new pouch design I’m tinkering with, adapting another purse pattern to be a gorgeous renn faire belt pouch. Snap closure and a small front pocket to keep frequent access things like cash and cards in. Main body should fit and standard large cell phone, wallet, and keys. You know, the basics.

Pattern by , leathers from and

31/10/2024

Kearney Renaissance Faire Here we are, feverishly restocking our most popular belt pouch designs to make sure our shelves are full for the final faire of the season!

First sneak peak, a fresh stack of Rob Roy or Outlander style sporrans. I dug deep into Leather Mountain to find fun leathers for this batch. In addition to embossed cow and nubuck, there’s bison, elk, and moose! The pouches you see are the pouches that will be on the rack!

Pattern adapted from a .ro pattern, leather from , , , and others.

19/10/2024

Opening up for the closing weekend at ! We are thrilled to be here! Come find us next to the carousel!

26/09/2024

And the restocking (recovery) effort is now official showing progress ! Here’s a stack of my most popular pouch design (nicknamed the wing pouch for the little wing shaped detail on the front) finished and ready for closing weekend next month! Some utility leathers, some gorgeous bison pieces, and some really fun embossed leathers! These beauties who’ll be on the rack at NorCal but remember what you see is what I’ve got. We are a literal mom and pop operation, everything is handmade in house!

Leatherhub from the usual suspects, and , amazing pattern by

14/09/2024

Following an amazing and triumphant return of the , we are so low on stock that we are going to have to skip the Folsom Renaissance Faire to make stock. You will be able to catch us at the final weekend of the 20rh season of , October 19-20, and maybe at the Kearney Park Faire in Fresno in November. We have a lot of work to do.

So: first photo is what a creative meeting looks like around here - by which I mean my wife telling me what colors I’m gonna combine for a run of belt pouches. Second photo is the stack of pouches that are underway. We got almost cleaned out of pouches at Valhalla and are gonna have to focus on them to get ready for NorCal. Final photo is because I needed a break before I found out if it’s possible to need carpal tunnel surgery a second time.

Patterns and leather by the usual suspects.

30/08/2024

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – After a three-year hiatus, the Valhalla Renaissance Faire made its triumphant return for the 2024 season. Attendees stepped back in time and immersed themselves in a world of chivalry, enchantment,...

15/08/2024

Well there’s nothing like a deadline to improve the workflow, right? Five new pouches off the workbench in one day. The kidney pouch is a maybe slightly more historically accurate design, even if my leather selections aren’t. I love this pattern because it gives me a chance to use some of the really cool soft leathers I’ve accumulated. Four of these guys will be ready for you when we open the gates at Valhalla Faire next weekend. The fifth snakeskin one was a custom job and is on the hip of a local vet tech.

Pattern by , leather by the usual culprits .store017

14/08/2024

How about another sneak peak Valhalla Faire ? How about a big stack of hand stitched leather Rob Roy style sporrans? Literally finished stringing them a few minutes ago and they’ll be ready for your belt when Faire opens in a few days.

Also a late rescue arrival, pewter mugs by Wilton with a logo you may or may not recognize. It’s a deer. Whatever else it may or may not be a logo for is your own issue. It’s a deer.

See you in - what - 10 days as we welcome Valhalla Faire back!

Leather by the usual suspects .store017 and , pattern adapted from one by .ro

12/08/2024

How about a sneak peak of some of our latest Renaissance Rescues! We strive to keep our beloved faire goods from ending up in bad places and bring them back to where they belong. We recently intercepted these beautiful horn mugs and drinking horns on their way to the last roundup , and they’ll be at Valhalla Faire in a couple weeks looking for new homes!

05/08/2024

And this is what the work table looks like a three weeks before we open Valhalla Faire! Stacks and stacks of pouches (and other goodies, what do you suppose the rainbow and skull print leathers are gonna become?) waiting their turn to be assembled. Wing pouches, kidney pouches, Rob Roy sporrans, and a surprise I hope to get done in time.

Leathers by .store017 , , , patterns by , .ro , and for the it’s-not-a-pouch surprise pattern.

03/08/2024

Let’s keep the sneak peaks rolling Valhalla Faire! We’re sewing like mad to have plenty of belt pouches ready! Here’s the first batch, a design I call my Wing Pouch (for the little wing detail on the front. ) half a dozen done and half a dozen still on the workbench. And stacks of other pouch designs in line behind them…

Pattern by , leather by the usual suspects and

01/08/2024

Okay Valhalla Renaissance Faire, as we enter the final countdown to opening, it’s time to start sharing some of the amazing leather goodies we will be bringing! It’s sneak preview time!

First up is possibly my favorite new pattern. A bandolier of three smaller pouches with a larger bag that hangs at the hip. Looks right at gone on any pirate, steampunk, or more fantasy rpg garb. Each bag is removable. Smaller pouches close with a button stud, main bag has a strap and buckle. Have a couple that hang to the right side and I didn’t forget about you southpaws, I did a couple left handed ones too.

Forgive the photos of the left handed ones. The amazing lady who normally does my photography is out of country and left me to my own devices.

Pattern by , leather from , , and others.

17/07/2024

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Found elsewhere. Freaking brilliant! Too good to not share

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19/05/2024

Well I’m taking a brief break from belt pouches and tricorne hats to do some fun projects! Couple of pouch bandoliers perfect for lots of different types of garb, from long ago to a certain galaxy far far away and all points in time and space in between. These pieces are ready to ship and one of a kind (because I used up my stock of some of the leather colors)

Pattern by , leather from and

13/04/2024

Thank you so much for a fantastic weekend to open our season! Lots of pouches and Renaissance Rescues found new homes, as did some pirate hats and that bandolier we finished right before we drove down! A lot of rosette and shield pins found new homes with new and long time fairegoers alike! We appreciate the invite back for more weekends later in the run but our mundane jobs won’t permit the additional time off at the moment…