Leather Insights: Navigating Patina, Styles, and Traditional Craftsmanship
A ColsenKeane Blog.
So You Want to Learn Leathercraft? Here's How to Do It the Right Way.
So You Want to Learn Leathercraft? Here's How to Do It the Right Way. There's something deeply satisfying about making something with your hands. Not assembling something. Not unboxing something....
Nothing Wasted: How ColsenKeane Makes Every Inch of Leather Count
There is a version of leather goods manufacturing where scraps get swept into a bin at the end of the day, miscut hides get tossed, and imperfect pieces quietly disappear....
How to Break In a Full-Grain Leather Wallet (And Why It's Worth the Wait)
New full-grain leather wallet feeling stiff? That's not a flaw. Here's how to break it in the right way and what to expect as it settles into yours. You unbox...
Three People Walk Into a Leather Studio. Every Single Day. Here's What They Actually Do.
There is a version of "handcrafted" that means a machine did most of it and a person put the lid on the box. That is not what happens at ColsenKeane....
The Myth That's Keeping You From Cleaning Your Leather
You spill coffee on your leather bag. Your first instinct? Panic. Your second? Grab a dry cloth and dab furiously while whispering a small prayer (if thats how you roll)....
Let's talk about what happens if something goes wrong.
What Happens When Something Goes Wrong Spoiler: We Don't Hide. Let's get something out of the way. Things go wrong sometimes. Not often. But sometimes. A stitch pulls. A snap...
BEHIND THE CRAFT: From Hide to Heirloom: How a ColsenKeane Bag Is Made
BEHIND THE CRAFT From Hide to Heirloom: How a ColsenKeane Bag Is Made Most bags are made in factories, by machines, by the thousands. Ours are not. Every ColsenKeane bag...
Are you getting scammed by leather products? What to Look for When You Buy Leather (And What to Walk Away From)
Buying leather should feel exciting. And for a lot of people, it does, right up until they get home, realize their new bag is already peeling at the edges after...
Patina on
Crazy Horse
This backpack has been used for years. This photo captures how our cowhide, Crazy Horse, shows wear and begins to soften its shape with use.
