One of the things I've learned to do this year is leatherwork - specifically, how to do the "saddle stitch". I've enjoyed learning a new tactile skill. With woodworking, I tend to lean on intuition and feel as I get older and gather more experience. Not so with leather work. I find that I have to be mindful with every movement. The hands can only go as fast as the mind and vice versa. Which is oddly familiar territory. My dad tells me my great Grandpa did some saddlework.
Made this trail bag because we kept leaving our place in Malahat & Cowichan Territory without taking bear spray along for our dog walks. Well, we came nose to nose just paces away last spring with a baby black bear on Cowichan Trail. As my partner and I walked back to back waiting for Mama to come barreling out of the brush with only our foraging scissors as protection, we decided that would be the last time we left the house without spray...
How could we forget to take it with this fab trail bag? We haven't forgotten it since.
The bag is handy not only for bear protection but doggy bags, foraging tools and more. I plan to offer customized or pre-filled pouches for all your West Coast Lifestyle needs.
Take a look at the new Leather Sales page to check out the options and get your holiday order in time to be handmade by yours truly.
- FT