In a 600-square-foot workshop, Joe Toth bends over a leather pouch and stitches by hand. Rows of antique tools hang behind him, along with plastic containers filled with buckles and gold fasteners.

DULUTH — Deb Manhart is good at pivoting. About 10 years ago, the Duluth resident had to stop working as a chef due to a hiking injury and constant flare-ups of her reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Erik Holmberg’s feet straddle two worlds. Trained in computer science, he’s been building websites ...

What: Third annual market featuring 75 vendors selling handcrafted goods and art, with most works priced at $100 or less; presented by Terrain. When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016 Where: ...

When Dan Garbowitz decided to add a full-grain leather belt to his wardrobe, he started shopping around. The one he liked was $105, so he decided to get creative. “I thought, ‘I’m going to try to make ...

One of Florence's most enduring commercial legacies is the leather trade. It has prospered virtually uninterrupted since the earliest days of the Florentine Republic: from 1283, the Guild of Furriers ...