Leatherworker
Saddle & Stitch
Austin, TexasLeatherCrafting since 2012
The story
Marcus Delgado cuts every pattern and pulls every stitch himself, the old saddler's way — two needles, one waxed thread, a seam that won't unravel if a stitch is ever cut. Saddle & Stitch works only in full-grain vegetable-tanned hide that darkens with use.
A wallet from the bench arrives stiff and pale and finishes itself in your pocket over a year. Marcus thinks that's the best part, and tells customers not to baby it.
In the studio
Full-grain veg-tan leather, hand saddle-stitched with waxed linen thread, edges burnished by hand. It will patina — that's the warranty, not the risk.
- Craft
- Leatherworker
- Based in
- Austin, Texas
- Working since
- 2012
- In the shop
- 4 pieces
- Price range
- $58–$320
- Ready to ship
- 3 pieces
The full shelf