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Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft
1950–2026
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The People

Members in print

← The People · 15 members

Writing by members of the Society that was published outside its own newsletter: articles, patterns and books in the leathercraft and craft press, and elsewhere. Each name opens on to that member’s page; the Society’s own newsletter is under The Newsletter.

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)
  • “Getting It All Buttoned Up” (tutorial), The Leather Crafters Journal, 1:1, Jan/Feb 1991, and “A Little Imagination and Some ‘Guts’” (making a wallet), 1:2, Mar/Apr 1991
  • “Photo Album Cover”, The Leather Crafters Journal, 5:1, Jan/Feb 1995, and “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 (from 1995 The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal), 1992–1998, before she joined the Society in 1998: “Pintails: Carved Leather Painting” (2:1, Jan/Feb 1992), “Zippered Key Case” (Mar/Apr 1992), “The Fisherman’s Streamer Book” (Sep/Oct 1992), “Determining Retail Prices” (Nov/Dec 1992), “Setting Stones in Leather” (Sep/Oct 1993), “The Storyboard: An Effective Tool in Educating the Public” (Mar/Apr 1994), “Cowboy’s Waltz Rodeo, Bull Riding Event” (Sep/Oct 1994), “Lazy Sunflower” (Mar/Apr 1995), “Winter Perch” (Nov/Dec 1995), “Making a Custom Knife Sheath” (Mar/Apr 1996), “Midwest Federation of Leather Guilds Jamboree 1998” (May/Jun 1998), “Making the Most of a Pattern” (Jul/Aug 1998) and “Three Book Sleeves” (Nov/Dec 1998)
  • After she joined the Society, in The Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal, 1999–2005: “Cowboy’s Prize” (picture, 9:3, May/Jun 1999), “A Rose and Heart Wallet” (9:4, Jul/Aug 1999), “Making Leather Weights” (11:1, Jan/Feb 2001), “Leather Flower Vase” (12:4, Jul/Aug 2002; correction in 12:5), “Merry Christmas! Ornaments” (12:6, Nov/Dec 2002), “Digital Camera Case” (13:1, Jan/Feb 2003), “How to Carve a Retriever” (13:4, Jul/Aug 2003) and “How to Color Eyes” (13:6, Nov/Dec 2003), plus “Chickadee Notebook” parts 1–3 (14:5, 14:6, 15:1, 2004–05)

Dorothy McPherson

  • “Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft 1993 Convention”, The Leather Crafters Journal, 3:5, Sep/Oct 1993

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, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980
  • “Leather Today: A Consideration of Leather as a Medium” and “Leather Containers”, the “Leather” section of Canada Crafts, Vol. 2 No. 5, Jun/Jul 1977, pp. 6–21
  • “Leather Sculpture”, Craftsman, Sep 1980
  • “Sculpture in the Crafts: Recent Developments in Leather”, Craft Australia, Spring 1982/83
  • “Chemical Hazards in Leatherworking”, Leathercrafter’s Newsletter, Aug 1982
  • “Daphne of Canada” (with Stephen Weir), Ontario Craft, Winter 1983
  • “Aussies Leather the Yanks”, South Australia Crafts, Winter 1984
  • “Reflections on the Crafts”, New Zealand Crafts, Summer 1988
  • “Heat Forming”, Designer Leatherworker no. 2, Jun 1990 (reprinted in Leather Artisan, 1991)
  • The catalogue of his exhibition Rex Lingwood: Boxes and Bowls, Deutsches Ledermuseum, Offenbach, 1995
  • Hugh Stollmeyer: A Portrait Through His Painting and Letters (with Betsy Donati), 2016

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