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Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft
1950–2026
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Friends, suppliers & supporters

Leathercraft makers, suppliers and organisations connected with the Society.

Society documents

The standards by which the Society judged craftsmanship.

Membership documents (historical)

The Society voted to dissolve at its seventy-fifth Annual General Meeting in May 2025. Its records run to 2026. These forms are preserved as part of the record; they are not an invitation to apply.

Members in print

Writing by members of the Society that was published outside its own bulletin.

Robert Muma

  • “Color in Leathercraft”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 2 No. 2, Jan–Feb 1958, pp. 9–11 (a review of his book, with excerpts) · Internet Archive
  • “How to Emboss (Raise Into Relief) – 3 Methods”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 2 No. 4, May–Jun 1958, pp. 9–10 · Internet Archive
  • “Leather Trophies (Seals, Medals, Ribbons, etc.)”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 2 No. 5, Jul–Aug 1958, pp. 19–20 · Internet Archive
  • “Heraldry in Leathercraft”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 2 No. 6, Sep–Oct 1958, pp. 11–14 · Internet Archive
  • “How To Cover A Box”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 4 No. 1, Nov–Dec 1959, pp. 5–7 · Internet Archive
  • “Conserving the Leather Spines of Old Books”, Journal of the Guild of Book Workers, Vol. VIII No. 2, Fall 1969/Winter 1970, pp. 25–28 · Guild of Book Workers (PDF)
  • Color in Leathercraft, Mumart Studios, 1954
  • Mumart Tooling and Carving Designs, Books 1–4, 1956

Dorothy Muma

  • “Eastern Regional Meeting”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 2 No. 5, Jul–Aug 1958, p. 18 · Internet Archive

Deane H. Russell

  • “Handcraft Activities in Canada”, Craft Horizons, Vol. 1 No. 2, May 1942, pp. 19–21 · Center for Craft
  • “Handcrafts for Canadians”, Food for Thought, Vol. 10 No. 7, April 1950, pp. 38–40 · Internet Archive

Karla Van Horne

  • About thirty pieces in The Leather Craftsman, Mar/Apr 1986 to Mar/Apr 1990, among them “Understanding Dyes” (2:2–3), “A Canadian Perspective” (3:1), “There’s No Tool Like an Old Tool” (3:2) and “Binding Those Back Issues” (4:5)
  • Six Tandy Doodle Pages, c. 1990–93: “Western Classic Rose” (1E p. 9), “Developing Your Own Style” (1E p. 12), “Quick Release Key Holders From Belt Ends” (2E p. 2), “Splayed Basketweave” (2E p. 7), “AA Mini Flashlight Holster” (2E p. 12) and “Leather and Wood and Brass” (3E p. 2)
  • “Carved Boot Kilties”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 5:4, Jul/Aug 1995
  • “Business and Credit Card Cases”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 11:4, Jul/Aug 2001
  • Six articles in The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 2025–26: “Is the Coin Purse Dead?” (35:3, May/Jun 2025, p. 8), “Building a Binder, Part 1: Carving” (35:5, p. 15), “Building a Binder, Part 2: Assembly” (35:6, p. 34), “Transferring Patterns Correctly” (36:1, Jan/Feb 2026, p. 20), “Are You Over-ruled?” (36:2, p. 19) and “Do Thread Diameters Leave You Cross-Threaded?” (36:5, Sep/Oct 2026, p. 35) — after she had left the Society
  • Elements: How to Draw Floral Elements (a book for the Florally Challenged), reviewed by Miguel M. Pacheco in The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 36:3, May/Jun 2026, p. 42 — after she had left the Society

Silva Fox

  • Six Tandy Doodle Pages, Series 6E, c. 1997: “The Littlest Lamb” and “Coloring The Littlest Lamb” (pp. 1–2), “Long Day Done” and “Coloring Long Day Done” (pp. 4–5), “The Herring Gull” and “Coloring the Herring Gull” (pp. 8–9) — before she joined the Society in 1998
  • Articles and patterns in The Leather Crafters Journal and The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 1992–2005, among them “Pintails: Carved Leather Painting” (2:1, 1992), “Setting Stones in Leather” (3:5, 1993), “Making a Custom Knife Sheath” (6:2, 1996), “Three Book Sleeves” (8:6, 1998) and “Chickadee Notebook” parts 1–3 (14:5, 14:6, 15:1, 2004–05); those from Jan/Feb 1992 to Jul/Aug 1998 came before she joined the Society in 1998

Betsy Rennie

  • “Christmas Pins”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 3 No. 6, Nov/Dec 1987
  • “Double Picture Frame”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 4 No. 2, Mar/Apr 1988

Ruth M. Haig

  • “Pocket Secretary”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 4 No. 6, Nov/Dec 1988
  • “Soft Shoulder Bag”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 5 No. 3, May/Jun 1989

Janis Zalitis

  • “Electric Clock In Leather”, The Leather Craftsman, Vol. 6 No. 6, Sep–Oct 1962

Rex Lingwood

  • Leather in Three Dimensions, 1980
  • Introduction to the “Leather” section, Canada Crafts, Vol. 2 No. 5, Jun–Jul 1977, pp. 6–21

David Windeyer

  • “Small Portmanteau”, The Leather Crafters Journal, 2:2, Mar/Apr 1992

Don Macleod

  • “Building a Mouse House and Scanner Store”, The Leather Crafters Journal, 2:6, Nov/Dec 1992

Bill Whittingham

  • “Leather Mache ‘Pottery’”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 10:5, Sep/Oct 2000
  • “Inlay Trophy Buckle”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 11:4, Jul/Aug 2001

Madeleine Mitchell

  • “Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft 2014 Annual Weekend”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 24:4, Jul/Aug 2014, p. 43

Alf Bjørnar Luneborg

  • “How to Make a Ring & Hook Belt Buckle”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 29:3, May/Jun 2019, p. 64
  • “Resurrecting an Old World Wallet Design”, 30:1, 2020, p. 68; “Laced Coin Purse”, 30:5, 2020, p. 57; “A Simple Case for Spectacles”, 31:2, 2021, p. 69; and “Reactions and Reflections Regarding Two Covers”, 33:2, 2023, p. 22, all in The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal
  • “Swedish Championships of Saddlemaking: Impressions from the 20th Anniversary of the Championships”, The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 34:5, Sep/Oct 2024, p. 62

Map of Canadian Leather Crafters

Members and leathercraft makers across Canada, collected by the Society. The snapshot below is preserved in the archive; the live, zoomable map remains on Google Maps.

Map of Canadian leather crafters, with pins across Canada

Snapshot, July 2026 · Open the live map →