Updated Studio Tour 2022

Follow us on an updated tour of our Workshop. So much has happened since our last shop tour we thought it just made sense to give you guys an update. We go through the machines we use and share our favorite things about them.
Let us know in the comments if you have any questions. Our goal is to add a few more videos showing you how to make some simple leather goods.
Thanks for watching.
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[@a.g.leather71]

I love couples who follow their goals and dreams by holding their hands to each other. 👌👍

[@esperanzaochoa9726]

I love that you have a business in your own home.

[@hemlockandhyde]

it has worked really well for us so far

[@Stryker2]

AMAZING!!! This is a Very cool little tour of the inside of Hemlock and Hide. Thank you for sharing.

[@plainjane748]

Just watched all the shop tour videos, this is awesome! They've just gotten better and better :)

[@hemlockandhyde]

Thanks for your kind words! We are still figuring out the right workflow for us.

[@cynthiagrassmann6740]

Awesome.

[@oceanbeliever681]

Could stuff, nice people.

[@brillonleather]

Hi. I listened to the two of you on the "Lost Trades " podcast and remember you saying you worked from the basement of your home. I just bumped in to your studio tour video. I recently started the hobby in my own basement and I can see I to will need to start spreading out from the little corner I'm in. Love how you set up special areas for each process. I enjoyed binging on some of your videos and I think the hat making is very cool.

[@hemlockandhyde]

Thanks so much! We started in our spare bedroom and realized we would need a little more space. Thanks for watching

[@MoRa-vk9yc]

Me gustan sus videos y las cosas que hacen, ustedes son muy creativos

[@akm90115]

I really loved the cear of the technical side you showed!hope you the best!

[@Bartowham1]

Very nice shop. Congrats.

[@robertduguay689]

Really nice shop set up. Do you use a bell skiver?

[@hemlockandhyde]

great question., we don't. if we were going to turn these bags inside out we would definitely consider it.

[@nathanrainwater1657]

Do you guys do your operation with a skiver for your bag bodies. I know gussets take alot of planning to work right and just curious if you all manage without skiving. Ty

[@hemlockandhyde]

correct, we don't skive our bags.

[@shaziaghosi523]

Can you please provide the link to purchase the all the machines

[@hemlockandhyde]

Was there a specific machine you wanted to know about?

[@MrSamurai904]

Where do or did y’all get the boxes made from or through

[@hemlockandhyde]

Packlane

[@orangemoonglows2692]

are you self-taught? or did you go to school for design, etc?

[@hemlockandhyde]

We both went to University for Illustration. Leanne worked in print design for about 10 years

[@karlthornley7898]

I don't want to sound pedantic, but you can't really advertise handcrafted when you have and use so many machines

[@DumitruUrsu]

It's like "made with genuine leather". As long as it has a tiny strip of leather, it's still technically not a lie. It's a small production shop, and it's still nice to see how they do it, and how their process works. Again, technically, it's handcrafted. One would even say foot-crafted, for the riveting part.

[@hemlockandhyde]

Thanks for your input. It's the best way we have to describe what we do. We do use hand tools. Hand stitching as well in some designs. It depends where you draw the line. We are not a fully machine/automated business. We're all ears for suggestions on a more precise terminology. We're a two person team that does everything in the process from design to production to shipping, and all our social content/marketing. Thanks for your comment.

[@hemlockandhyde]

@@DumitruUrsu Foot-crafted might be the net big thing!

[@threecrosses9988]

I marked saddle bags with all hand tools and no power tools. All stitching done is saddle stitch to include knives to cut out patterns. Not many people want to pay the cost due to time. Especially is you do much lining and bump pockets. To me you need to use some power machines to truly make a living. I am fortunate that I draw a retirement. A large bag on my end can take up to 10 days to make. Now, I think saddle stitch looks the best and is more durable. Sewing machines are faster and allow you to decrease cost to customers to include lower production cost. It is about what you prefer doing at a high level with solid branding…

[@dickgustafson1541]

You are kidding with this comment, right. This must be satirical. Would you require that they raise their own animals and tan their own Hyde's.

[@dickgustafson1541]

Where do you buy your large work tables

[@hemlockandhyde]

These are called Rhino tables from Speedpress

[@dickgustafson1541]

@@hemlockandhyde Thank you.