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The email I received from Etsy informing me my account’s suspension appeal has been rejected stated they had come to this decision after “careful consideration” following a “comprehensive review” of my account and the information I had included in my appeal. They also said that they were “unable to ..

I’ve been on Etsy with Awlmark since late 2018 and with an earlier business since 2016. As a smaller maker you pretty much have to be on there. It is one of the main destinations for the type of customer a small maker needs.As an Etsy customer you’ve probably noticed the drop in quality of product o..

Here is a fairly comprehensive outline of the process I use to make my Bastia, Calvi and Calvi Duo style SLG’s (small leather goods).Let’s start with materials. Regardless of the leather used, the thickness is critically important. It cannot be thicker than 0.6mm. This is because all my SLG’s are do..

Hi, Joseph here. I am now a full time leather crafts person, working from my studio in Manchester, UK. This has not always been the case though, so here is a little bit about how I got here.I worked in luxury retail for a number of years. The company I worked for continues to be one of the bigge..

No beating around the bush here. The straight answer to the question in the title is no. The videos you’re seeing making the rounds on the internet (as of April ‘25) are heavily overstating a point. I can’t say I’ve watched them all but I’ve seen enough to see they’re basically following a similar f..