Hello from the Puget Sound
I started working in leather about 25 years ago making bags for my Scottish and Northumberland bagpipes out of necessity. The bags I ordered from the UK dripped neats foot oil, and the leather was poor and leaky. So I learned to saddle stitch using Stohlman's book, eventually finding the perfect leather for the job. I wish Philip's Masterclass had been around then. It would have saved me a lot of frustration and grief. After years of making gifts and pipe bags I started a business three years ago, selling wallets, satchels, belts and cases locally. European traditional styles are my interest. I've made a couple of pairs of shoes, and would like to do more of that some day. I've lived on Vashon Island in the Puget Sound, near Seattle, most of my life.
@piperdally Welcome to the forum! Thank you for the kind words :)
Perhaps you could show us some images of your pipe bags? That would be interesting.