Whether it is to learn a specific skill, find inspiration or a supplier: here are most of the resources that helped me and that might be of some use to you as well.
.FIY none of those links are getting me any comission. It’s straight up copied and pasted from my browser’s bookmarks.
Leathercraft
Learning
- Leather 101 – Weaver Leather Supply (en)
- How-to videos – Weaver Leather Supply (en)
- Leather Education – Tandy Leather (en)
- The Leather Working Guide – Deco Cuir (en)
- Leather Craft Tools List – Dragonfire Tools (en) – Thank you for the tip Noah!
- Tutos & Guides – Esprit Cuir (fr)
- Point-sellier.com (fr)
- Crea Cuir blog (fr)
- Leather Crafting Tools – A beginner’s guide by DS LeatherGoods (en)
- Making Leather Patterns – Instructable (en)
Suppliers
- Europe:
- Tandy Leather Europe (Multiple locations)
- Deco Cuir (France)
- Cuir Naturel (France)
- Crea Cuir (France)
- Cuir&Tissu (France)
- Leather House (UK)
- A Leather Store (Denmark)
- Asia:
- Leather Craft Tools (Japan)
- Artisans Online (Hong Kong) – Etsy
- Kemovan Craft Leather Tools (China) – Etsy
- North America:
- Weaver Leather Supply (USA)
- Tandy Leather (USA)
- Rocky Mountain Leather Supply (USA)
- The Buckle Guy (USA)
Youtube Channels
- Nomadecrafts
- Claridge Leather
- CorterLeather
- DieselpunkRo
- Eric Deneken
- HahnsAtelier
- James Berry – LeFrenchCrafter
- Leather Hub
- TandyLeatherFactory
- WeaverLeatherLLC
Forums
- /r/Leathercraft on Reddit
- Leatherworker.net
Project Ideas
- Tandy Leather Blog (en)
- Deco Cuir Tutorials&Patterns (fr)
- Instructable Leather Projects (en)
- Resource index Google spreadsheet (en) – Leather work patterns facebook group
Patterns
- Free projects and tooling patterns – Leather Craft Tools
- Corter Leather Website
- Free tooling and project patterns – Elk Tracks Studio
Drawing & Painting
Learning
- Draw a box – Complete online learning approach to drawing
Youtube Channels
Not a channel but definitely a personal favorite because of how accurate it is: Art is hard.
- Watercolor
- Drawing
Wood Whittling
Doug Linker, the Bob Ross of whittling. It’s all you need.