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A few blocks south from downtown Franklin’s boutiques and quaint restaurants, an old sewing machine shudders like a small engine. A piece of thread weaves in and out of a smooth hide of pecan-color ...

I’m becoming more interested in repairing leather products, or using old leather from saddles or harnesses to make something ...

Rachael Becker, strap maker and owner of Heavy Leather NYC, is the craftswoman behind the straps that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler are sporting on the road this year.

Metallica's Kirk Hammett knows a thing or three about guitars. The guitarist, who has the distinction of never having had a guitar fall off of his person during a performance, is now selling leather ...

SOQUEL >> Greeting visitors at her home in a quiet Soquel neighborhood, Jan Nicholas doesn’t look like a rock-n-roll fan girl. But the innovative artist has sold custom-painted guitar straps to such ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Strap tangles are an every-play occurrence with guitar and bass players, but Sidewinder Guitar ...

When Terry Misner fell in love with photography in 1978, he couldn't find a strap worthy of his new 35-mm camera, so he made his own. Today, Terry and his wife, Dena, make handcraft camera and guitar ...