Family Celebration Calls

Family Celebration Calls

It’s been a funny old summer for me this year.  After two years of trying we finally moved house, I had visitors over from New Zealand,  I have had a busy time on the workbench, mainly with some interesting repairs, and now I am heading home for a family...
MHC Spring Makers Fair 2026

MHC Spring Makers Fair 2026

I am looking forward to being out and about talking to customers at the forthcoming Spring Fair held by Muswell Hill Creatives.  I will be bringing along a stock of belts, bags and smaller leather goods and accessories for you to choose from.  As ever I will be only...
One Lucky Chow Chow

One Lucky Chow Chow

Joanne phoned me to ask about ordering a new collar and lead for her lovely Chow Chow pictured above.   She had ordered and paid for a new lead and collar from another supplier but the goods hadn’t arrived.  The supplier had subsequently stopped answering her...
Leather Goods Repairs

Leather Goods Repairs

Over the course of the last few years I have hand many enquiries about repairs to leather goods and accessories. Many are straightforward – bag straps break, fittings need replacing, stitching comes apart, and occasionally leather does wear out and needs...
Wassily Chair revitalised

Wassily Chair revitalised

I was contacted about a Wassily chair which had been damaged while in use.  The seat back panel had split along both seams. The usual approach to fixing this would be to remake a panel in the same style using matching leather. However in this case the customer was...