Welcome back to Friday DIY, where we spend hours making everyday things, because shopping in stores is for quitters. This week’s project is a leather belt, and I was lucky enough to be schooled in the ...

Assemble this leather tool belt pattern to hold your most-used tools. Learn how to make a leather tool pouch with custom tool loops to perfectly tackle any project. In previous issues, I wrote about ...

They say accessories make the outfit but the costs sure add up, and who has that kind of money? Amiright? Belts are such an easy, affordable way to spice up any outfit, from cinching the waist of a ...

Smells of leather and whiskey – in that order – dominated the air inside The Hide Shop. On a recent Wednesday night, Lauren Waite, a 31-year-old from Belle Isle, held a rubber mallet and stood over an ...

Accessories can sometimes be an afterthought to an outfit, but we all know that the right (or wrong) one can have significant consequences. Take a belt, for example. An accoutrement that has the very ...

Aviral Jain is a writer and product critic with a background in filmmaking and storytelling. His portfolio includes writing for a web series with Paradiso Pictures, two feature films, and several ...