Blog — Handmade

With the approach of Father’s Day, Texas Saddlery wants to take some to recognize the holiday that is meant to honor dear old dad and all his hard work. Father’s Day is often overlooked and a brushed off holiday. Falling after an onslaught of holidays including Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, Father’s Day doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves. It’s a day to honor our fathers, grandfathers, and step-dads. Our fathers do a lot and are expected to do even more. They play a variety of roles in our lives and they should be recognized. So this year do...

A belt is a purposeful accessory. That can’t be said about most accessories, as they are just that, an accessory. But belts provide a purpose by holding your jeans up. After all, you don’t want to be getting on a horse only to have your jeans fall off! And there is no simpler way to solve that than with a belt. Leather belts are even more purposeful because they last longer. A real leather belt can last you several horse rides, rodeos and nights out in the town. Good thing Texas Saddlery belts are made with real leather. They are...

Leather Craft ABC's IntroductionLeather, one of mankind's oldest natural resources, is a foremost gift to man from Mother Nature. Without it man might not have survived.The history of leather is closely merged with the progress of mankind. Long before man devised a written alphabet, he communicated through simple drawings or sign language. Many of these "messages" were done on skins of animals which he killed for food. With the skins of animals he was able to clothe and shelter himself. Modern archaeology has uncovered leather articles and artifacts from cultures dating back over 33 centuries and found them to be...