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Hair-on Cowhide Sale

Printed Flower Leathers

Women’s Holster Design Class

Empowering Women Artisans: The Inspiring Journey of Cowgirl Artists of America in Redefining ‘Women’s Work

Cox’s Western Leather & Equipment Pre-Summer Auction!

Former Wolverine Worldwide VP, Kerry Brozyna, Appointed President of Leather & Hide Council of America

It’s time to switch ON to nature

Preliminary data on the environmental impact of U.S. cow hide production, calls for rethink on leather, Economist Sustainability Week Summit is told.

Learning with Liisa

THE HIDE REPORT • The following is used with permission from hidenet.com, the premier source for information regarding the worldwide hide and leather markets. Please remember that this information will be a month old by the time it reaches you.

Resources are Available

Boot and Jean Maker Kelly Martin learned a lot from her parents, but she’s also self-taught

Where Tradition Meets Art

Jeanne Spears: Star Patch Farm

Enjoying the Second Half

Malevolent Leather

Dot Pattern Belt Tap Off

The Life-Changing Impact of “What Do You Think?” • Excerpted from Fast Forward, copyright © 2023 by Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy. Reprinted with permission from Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc. All rights reserved.

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