Recycling, upcycling and repurposing are now everyday words but I have been doing this with leather belts for years when people have asked me to reuse a buckle and make a new leather for their f… Continue Reading »

The site of J & FJ Baker’s Oak Bark Tannery in Colyton, Devon, has existed since Roman times.

The World today is so different from my Dad’s day when he was farming a mixed small farm of Dairy… Continue Reading »

Worcestershire is home to Tim Hardy and his Worcestershire Leather Company but many instantly think of the famous Worcestershire Sauce when the county is mentioned.

Lea and Perrins truly deserv… Continue Reading »

Spring is looking sunny and beautiful as I write this latest newsletter and what better time to launch some new products in the form of Wallets and Belts in Bakers of Colyton Oak Bark Tanned Lea… Continue Reading »

Eighteenth birthday presents can be difficult to choose, especially for a lad such as a nephew, friend of the family or one of your children’s best friends. Something personal is needed that wil… Continue Reading »

How to order the correct size leather belt seems to cause people unnecessary problems and results in my being asked the same question half a dozen times a week at least. Thanks to more than twen… Continue Reading »

Quick Release Bridle Leather Belts

The Quick Release Bridle Leather Belt Buckle owes its origins to the firemen of yesteryear. During the 'Great Fire of London' we believe, early fire tenders… Continue Reading »

Tim Hardy has been making best quality English leather goods for 30 years when having qualified at the famous Cordwainers College in London in 1983, he started his business from a small wooden s… Continue Reading »

The memoirs of a Tim Hardy Worcester Bridle Leather Belt - as told to Ian Hawkins 

I started life at the skilled hands of an artisan based at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Here I was cut, dy… Continue Reading »

The Worcestershire Leather company has recently been ‘tried and tested’ by The Holborn magazine, a team of writers who share an appreciation of fine English things and strive to find those fine … Continue Reading »

Leather Belts for Men - Why they prove so popular as gifts

Men can be extremely difficult to buy for, especially at Christmas time, but with many years of making quality leather gifts for men… Continue Reading »

The Quality of Handcrafted – Making a Bridle Leather Belt the traditional way

How to Make a Belt that will last a lifetime

At the Worcestershire Leather Company, we create top quality, bes… Continue Reading »

Walsall Leather true British Heritage

The Walsall Leather industry has a considerable range, diversity and a wonderful heritage which is often overshadowed by towns such as Northampton, which… Continue Reading »

Press success can make or break a business and in this technological internet age, the Blogger is King and the bigger the blog the more impact on a small, medium or large business it can make.

Venturing out into the commercial world as a recently qualified and very green student from the Cordwainers Technical College some years ago, my immediate task was working out how to start a lea… Continue Reading »

Harness and Bridle makers, Case makers and Leather goods craftsmen such as those found in my workshop and similar ones the world over, tend to use one particular style of hand stitching which we… Continue Reading »

Hand stitching is a traditional skill that still has a very important place in 21st Century manufacture; Bespoke suits, Saddlery, Shoemaking, Glove Making, Harness and Bridle work, Leather Goods… Continue Reading »

Early man probably discovered tanning of leather by accident it is thought, when finding animal skins that had been lying in pools full of rotting leaves and bark (from Oak trees most likely),th… Continue Reading »

Original Farlows of Pall Mall Fishing Reel Case circa 1920-1930's

Traditional Fishing is practiced by a large number of passionate enthusiasts with great attention to detail, both in … Continue Reading »

History Behind Leather Colours by The Worcestershire Leather Company

Best English Bridle Leather butts from J. & E. Sedgwick & Co are the mainstay of all the products from the Worcestersh… Continue Reading »