Blogs about Leatherwork by The Lady Saddler

A Bag of Old Headcollars

A regular customer of mine left a bag of old leather headcollars on my doorstep the other week. They all needed a little TLC, but as they were some of his favourite headcollars, he asked me to take a look at them and repair what I could. It turns out…

Restoring A Vintage Hat Box

A lady got in touch recently, asking to replace a leather strap on an old vintage hat box that she had found stored away in her loft. Upon arriving, I could see that the early 20th Century hat box needed much more work to make it 'useable' again, as there…

London Tan To Be Discontinued

Its been five years since I first created the Stirrup Keyring and with it came one of the first colour choices - London Tan. London Tan is one of the oldest colours of leather available. Used traditionally for saddlery in the 19th Century, particularly for driving reins, it was seen…

The Making of An Original Stirrup Handbag

You may have already seen the Stirrup handbag for sale over in my online shop. Its design had been swimming around in my mind for a little while. You should have gathered from the website, by now, that all my items are handmade using traditional saddler skills and techniques. With…

Designing Equestrian-Themed Bags

Since starting my leatherwork journey all those years ago I have been passionate about designing bespoke equestrian-themed bags. The Stirrup Handbag Most recently, I designed the Stirrup bag, which depicts the shape of an English stirrup iron. Hand cut from natural russet leather. The design is carved and tooled to…