Boston Leather Guild

Leather Suppliers & Tanneries

Sources for hides, sides, specialty leathers, and tannery-direct purchasing. A heart marks a resource especially valued by Guild leadership.

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Folded upholstery leathers arranged in a fan of warm and dark colors

A & A Crack & Sons

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

A major British leather supplier carrying an extensive selection for leather goods, saddlery, footwear, fashion, upholstery, interiors, and other trades. The usual minimum is one skin, splitting is available, and international leather shipping is quoted after the selected hides are measured and packed.

Topics: British supplier, European leather, saddlery leather, footwear leather, splitting service, international shipping

Rolled leather hides in blue and teal colors

a leatherstore

Denmark

A maker-facing European supplier of tannery-identified leather, panels, hides, shell cordovan, hardware, and other materials. Complimentary splitting is available for many purchases, but customized split panels are generally nonreturnable and international shipping can be costly.

Topics: European leather, shell cordovan, leather panels, splitting service, hardware, international shipping

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American Leather Direct

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

A maker-friendly source for vegetable-tanned and full-grain leather, including ChahinLeather articles, sides, backs, bends, and samples. It sells from one piece upward with no minimum order and offers business pricing without requiring wholesale volume.

Topics: vegetable-tanned leather, full-grain leather, ChahinLeather, samples, no minimum

American Tanning & Leather logo with an alligator hide

American Tanning & Leather

Griffin, Georgia

American Tanning & Leather, commonly called AMTAN, is a fifth-generation Griffin, Georgia tannery specializing in American alligator and crocodile leather. It completes tanning, dyeing, and finishing in-house and supplies luxury manufacturers as well as independent artisans. Its online store offers stocked skins directly to individual makers with no minimum order and tannery-direct pricing. The factory is not open for shopping or tours, although prepaid local pickup is available.

Topics: exotic leather, alligator leather, crocodile leather, custom color, luxury leather

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Artisan Cowhides

Richardson, Texas, United States

A specialist in natural, printed, metallic, embossed, and decorative hair-on cowhide, calfskin, partial hides, and precut pieces. Availability varies by hide, and some catalog items are offered through backorder.

Topics: hair-on cowhide, printed cowhide, embossed leather, calfskin, partial hides, precut leather

Embossed Belts Production monogram on a black field

Belts Production

Zagreb, Croatia

An international supplier of European and Japanese tannery leather, including panels, quarter hides, shoulders, complete skins, and shell cordovan. Splitting is available for many articles, but split leather is nonreturnable and overseas shipping materially affects small orders.

Topics: European leather, Japanese leather, shell cordovan, leather panels, splitting service, international shipping

Stacked buckskin hides in natural and dyed colors

Berlin Buckskin

Berlin, Wisconsin, United States

A family-owned American specialist in white-tailed deerskin leather, deerskin splits, and deer suede. Its stated market is wholesale supply to tanneries, distributors, factories, and manufacturers, so individual makers should contact the company before assuming retail availability.

Topics: deerskin, deer suede, deerskin splits, American leather, wholesale supplier

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Buckleguy Especially valued by Guild leadership

Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

A Massachusetts-based supplier of leather, tools, thread, zippers, edge treatments, care products, machinery, and project materials, with an especially extensive selection of solid-brass hardware. Leather panels and individual supplies are available without an order minimum.

Topics: hardware, leather, tools, thread, zippers, edge finishing, care products, machinery

Rolled medium-brown leather hide showing its smooth grain and suede underside

Buckskin Leather Company

Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

A family-owned Canadian supplier with extensive saddlery, upholstery, garment, rawhide, wild-game, and Hermann Oak leather. Online orders are reviewed by staff, who confirm actual footage, availability, and shipping before final payment.

Topics: Hermann Oak, saddlery leather, upholstery leather, garment leather, rawhide, wild-game leather

A whole tan upholstery leather hide laid flat on a white field

BuyLeatherOnline

Ponte a Egola, Tuscany, Italy

An Italian online supplier with a very large catalog of vegetable-tanned, chrome-tanned, garment, upholstery, lining, suede, exotic, and specialty leather in both small cuts and larger hides. United States buyers should review grading, measurements, splitting, returns, duties, and international shipping terms carefully before ordering.

Topics: Italian leather, vegetable-tanned leather, garment leather, upholstery leather, small cuts, international shipping

Lavender Italian nappa leather gathered into soft folds

District Leathers

New York, New York, United States

A New York Garment District supplier specializing in Italian and European fashion, garment, bookbinding, lining, and specialty leathers. Samples and many whole or half hides are available online, while some articles have their own quantity minimums or lead times.

Topics: Italian leather, European leather, garment leather, bookbinding leather, lining leather, samples

Eureka Leather name over a close view of red leather grain

Eureka Leather

Sacramento, California, United States

A California distributor of Italian leather and Alcantara for upholstery, automotive, aviation, accessories, and related applications. It ships within the United States and Canada, with ordering and product consultation handled primarily by phone.

Topics: Italian leather, upholstery leather, automotive leather, aviation leather, Alcantara, phone ordering

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