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Things to Know Before Buying Leather Hides

It can be really overwhelming for the beginner leather worker to know where they should purchase leather from for a number of reasons. Budget is usually the biggest concern.

I reached out to a few of my favorite leather suppliers and asked them all the same question...

What do you think is the most important thing that a beginner leatherworker should keep in mind when purchasing leather?

Check out their responses in no specific order in the post.

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5 Steps to Creating a Custom Zipper for LeatherWork

Have you ever wanted to create a custom sized zipper for a leatherworking project that you've been working on?
Maybe you were making your own leather zipper pouch or dopp kit or a leather purse or handbag with a zipper closure. 

Creating your own custom sized zipper can save you a lot of time that would otherwise be spent hunting for the right sized zipper. 

Using a custom zipper can also save you money because purchasing a roll of zipper tape instead of individual zippers is cheaper if you’re going to be using zippers in a lot of your leatherwork.

Using zippers in your leatherwork doesn’t have to be intimidating.

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How To Get Started With Traditional Leatherwork

This is one of the most frequently asked questions and luckily the answer is pretty easy.

You need to know what type of leatherwork that you're interested in and then we can talk about tools and materials that you'll need.

So if you're not sure what tools you need, what the different types are of leatherwork are or how best to choose your leather as a beginner, then keep reading.

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Leather Beast's 1st Year - How Did It Go?

It's December 12th and we are about 2 weeks away from closing out the year.

Everyone is super busy getting ready for the holidays.

You might be trying to wrap up some projects that you have going on at work, and doing last minute holiday gift shopping AND trying to bake all of those cookies for that silly cookie exchange meetup that you're kicking yourself for agreeing to. (hopefully this isn't you)

Or maybe you're not stressing at all, and instead starting to reflect back on 2017, on everything that happened and on everything that was supposed to happen that didn't happen.

The end of the year is the perfect time for this kind of self reflection and I wanted to share the exciting details of this past year and the 1st year of Leather Beast with you.

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What Does My Ideal Customer Want or Need?

Now that you know who your ideal customer is and what they're like, you can begin to answer the next question which is, “What is it that my ideal audience needs or wants”?

By developing something with the needs and desires of your audience in mind, you will set yourself up to be able to create something that you know your audience will respond to and ultimate be interested in purchasing.

If you really want to set yourself up for the best chance of selling your products, try and solve a problem or satisfy a desire that they have.

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10 Questions to Help You Determine Who Your Ideal Customer Is

In order to develop a product based on your ideal customer’s needs or wants, you need to know who your customer is, what they look like and what types of things that they’re interested in.

One of the first things that you should ask yourself is, "Who am I targeting with this product that I either plan to make or have already made?"

Once you have an idea of who it is that will want your product, you will have a much greater chance at developing a marketing strategy geared towards attracting that person.

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Stride Into Your Side Hustle - Don't Stumble

Have you ever considered starting a side business but you just were not and still are not sure how to get started?

Some people can get really stuck on how to get started especially if they have zero experience with starting their own business but there is no need to get stuck here. I want to share with you how I practically stumbled my way in a side hustle business a few years ago and how you should stride into yours.

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4 Grades of Leather and What You Should Know About Them.

Have you ever been shopping for leather and come across the myriad of terms used to describe the type of tannage, or leather grade, finish, etc that is involved in processing it? This was one of the most confusing things (and still can be confusing!) when I first started to work with leather.

Leather manufacture from it's earliest processes involving urine, feces and brains (still used today in smaller operations!) to the now majorly chemical and scientific processes is, well, complex.

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