Wickett & Craig
Curwensville, Pennsylvania · since 1867
Vegetable-tanned cow shoulders for wallets and small goods.
Materials
Four tanneries. One brass foundry. No corners cut.
A leather piece is only as good as the hide it started as. We've spent a decade narrowing down to the suppliers we trust most.
Our tanneries
Hermann Oak
St. Louis, Missouri · since 1881
Heavyweight bridle and harness leather for belts.
Horween
Chicago, Illinois · since 1905
Chromexcel for bags — soft, hot-stuffed, patinas beautifully.
Conceria Walpier
Ponte a Egola, Italy · since 1960s
Buttero for occasional custom commissions.
Hardware
Solid brass. Cast in Connecticut.
All our buckles, rivets, snaps, and clasps are solid brass — never plated. We buy from a small family-run foundry in Waterbury, Connecticut, which has been casting hardware since the 1940s. Brass is heavier than plated steel and it costs more. It also lasts forever and develops its own patina.
Thread
Ritza 25 "Tiger Thread," 0.8mm, waxed.
We stitch with Ritza 25 from Julius Koch in Germany — the same waxed polyester thread used by most traditional saddle makers. It does not rot, it doesn't break in cold weather, and the wax bonds each stitch to the leather over time. We keep cognac, dark brown, natural, and black on the bench.
Want to see the leather in person?
Come by the shop during open hours — we keep samples of every hide on the bench.
Visit the shop