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Leather goods and witchy wares for every adventurer's needs. Felted familiars, spell components, wondrous trinkets, handcrafted leather garb, and more!

Find us at the Washington State Midsummer Rennaissance Faire, August 13 and 14!

04/11/2024

A friend wanted a knife bag to give as a birthday gift, so now we make knife bags! This was a fun pattern to develop and there are a lot of surfaces that would take tooling beautifully. Of course there's a lot to be said for the elegant look, too! As with all our leather, the whole shebang is cut, dyed, stitched, and finished by hand.

30/10/2024

Behold! A batch of sew-on patches for cut, dyed, carved, and finished by hand. We do velcro-backing, too!

16/10/2024

We're excited to be participating in the Spoopy Market, hosted by on Thursday, October 17. If you're in the area, come check out the vendors!

08/10/2024

Cloudy fall afternoons are well suited to smoking a pipe picked up at and reading a new book acquired at If you enjoy YA adventures in an original superhero universe, check out the Apex Cycle!

Also well suited to looking back at that time, the author and crossed paths right next door to us. We're looking forward to the next time we cross paths with his hurdy gurdy slingin' skills!

12/09/2024

We are very excited to be setting up shop at in just over a week! This is a new experience for us and we are rolling out some new items to celebrate that.

We're bringing a line of low-profile frogs and skirt stays in a variety of colors and configurations to suit any aesthetic! Hopefully we'll see you in Woodland!

19/08/2024

Farewell Merriwick! Thanks for another season of fun, friends and side quests. See you all next year!

13/08/2024

During the 4th weekend of a few lovely guests asked me what my advice would be to someone getting into

It turns out I wasn't ready for this question. Nobody had asked me that before and I appreciated it so much that my decision making abilities went right out the window. I cobbled together some generally solid advice like "don't try to reinvent the wheel" and "get familiar with the basic tools before investing in fancy stuff", but that didn't feel very personal.

I've had some time to think (and a good night's sleep) and now I have two genuine bits of advice for new leatherworkers. Keep in mind I am nowhere near an expert, but since some folk asked:

1. Don't be afraid to ruin some leather. Buy a discount side and just go to town. You'll make mistakes, but that's the only way to figure out how hard you need to hit the tools, how deep to push the knife, how much water to use, and so on. You may even discover a nifty trick that will make your work stand out down the line.

2. Make stuff for other people. This is what works for me, anyway. I find it easier to avoid procrastination and keep my focus on quality when I'm making something for someone else.

There's plenty of other good advice to be had, but those two bits have served me well. So good luck, keep at it, and have fun! (wristband in progress included for scale)

08/08/2024

We're ready for a wild weekend of warriors and... another "w" word! Come by and see us; we're near the medic tent and a spacious shaded seating area. Maybe we'll have finished our alliteration by then!

05/08/2024

Our witch is hard at work preparing all the tiny mushroom terrariums! Moss and flowers preserved from our own gardens, each mushroom sculpted and painted individually, on display the next two weekends of Come say hi!

02/08/2024

We're set up for the last three weekends of the .Come find us for magical wares and enchanting handmade leather goods. We are at the crossroads near the first aid and information booth. We can't wait to see all of your lovely faces, huzzah!

22/07/2024

Our faithful popup served us well for the past couple years, but this year we got crazy and built a stall from scratch! Plenty of dressing still to do, but we are excited to set up shop at the for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th weekends! Come check out our new digs!

22/01/2024

If your leather comes out of storage looking like this, don't panic!

Many leather goods have a beeswax topcoat to condition them and protect them from moisture. Sometimes there may be excess wax on the surface that will oxidize.

While it's a mistake to leave enough wax for this to happen, it's an easy mistake to make. Fortunately, it's also easily corrected. This layer of wax can be broken up with normal buffing methods and either worked in or wiped off, depending on how much is there.

A horsehair brush is the choice tool for buffing leather, but a cotton cloth will work as well. You can also improve your results by warming the leather up in the oven for just a couple minutes at the lowest possible setting before working the wax into it.

06/09/2023

We're experimenting with aspen leaves thanks to a wonderful custom order request. Pictured next to the lone maple leaf left over from our ren faire stock. We're very pleased with the results and we're looking forward to working with this design!

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24/08/2023

Our fierce little tent, stripped down to its bones during the Monday teardown. This part is always bittersweet. We look forward to our shower and bed and kitchen, but also it means there's a whole year before we hear the horns of Merriwick sound. Even moreso this year as it may be the last time for our first tent.

This thing has been a trooper for us and it may be called to serve one last time, but we are beginning the hunt for an upgrade so we can have a larger, more thematic, and more comfortable space for you to visit us at future faires.

15/08/2023

Weekend 3, here we come! We're taking advantage of the week to finish up anything we can before the last week of the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire. Looking forward to cooler temperatures and a fantastic weekend.

10/08/2023

Every time we drive away from the faire, we kind of just want to head right back. But this week we're taking advantage of the week to crank out a few more items before the gates open on Saturday. Can't wait to see you folks there!

04/08/2023

It's here! Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire 2023! This year we will be set up for multiple weekends and can't wait to say hello to any and all comers! Come browse our wares, show off your sick garb, and have a chat.

24/07/2023

We are pretty terrible at keeping up with social media, but we have been hammering away at our preparations for the in just a couple short weeks! A variety of keychains are just one of many products we'll have at our booth; hope to see you there!

18/04/2023

Our cutting phase is complete for this year's ren faire! Approximately six sides of veg tan from went into our inventory this year and we're looking forward to sharing the phases of our process.

We create all our own patterns and use only the tools pictured in our cutting and trimming phase. Next up will be edging, grooving, and punching, all of which are very satisfying tasks and should make for interesting posts in the days to come.

20/03/2023

Don't mind us, we're just over here creating an army of tiny terrarium bugs...

02/01/2023

Happy New Year! Our Wanderer didn't get to spend much time on leather after our Renn Faire, but a few projects did get done!

We made a custom pouch for one of the fabulous people we met at the faire, custom handle wraps for the espresso machine at our Witch's coffee shop Fog & Fern Coffee House and some leather cup sleeves for the same!

Now that the new year is here, we're getting back to the grind with some leather leaves. We can't wait to see everyone in a few short months at the 2023 Washington Rennaissance Faire!

18/12/2022

Little mushroom earrings coming to next seasons renaissance faire!
Had a lot of folks asking me to make these, so shroom earring there shall be! Excited to have these on display for you next August

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15/08/2022

We are tremendously grateful to every single person who stopped by our tent at our very first Renaissance Faire this past weekend. Whether you were just looking, stayed to chat, or found something to buy, you all made our experience absolutely magical. We only had enough inventory for the one weekend this year, but we plan to be back next year for all three weekends with more of the things that resonated with you lovely folks!

13/08/2022

We're open today and tomorrow at the WMRF!

12/08/2022

Washington Midsummer Renaissance Fair 2022, here we come!

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Working on completing custom orders in time for next weekend of #wmrf2024 #leatherwork #craftsman #cottagecoreaesthetic

Did you know every single piece of leather art in our booth is done by hand from the raw side up by one craftsman. This process usually takes 8 separate steps of work, and spans the course of several days. Stop by our booth this year at the #washingtonmidsummerrenaissancefaire and chat with our leather artisan about his process! #wmrf2024 #wmrf #thewitchandthewanderer #leatherwork #leatherartisan #vikingrunes #norserune #handcrafted #rennaissancefaire

Finishing up some final touches on our booth display for this year's #wmrf. Come see us this weekend! #renfaire #washingtonmidsummerrenaissancefaire #thewitchandthewanderer #wmrf2024 #rennaissancefaire

Let the mushroom crafting begin! Getting excited about all of the uniquely crafted tiny terrarium mushrooms I'm in the process of making for #washingtonmidsummerrenaissancefaire this year. Every mushroom is sculpted and painted by hand by me, and no two are alike. What mushroom variety would you like to have in a tiny mossy terrarium? #wmrf #handcrafted #mushrooms🍄 #mushlove #cottagecoredecor #tinymushrooms #thewitchandthewanderer #amanita #mushroomart

The moss harvest season is under way 🌱😍 #mossterrarium #sustainableforaging #moss #greenwitchery #hedgewitch #thewitchandthewanderer

Using vinegaroon to turn leather black. This old world method chemically reacts with the leather to change its color without actually using any pigmentation. It's science y'all.

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