What Leather Should I Use for Wallets? (Simple Guide for Beginners)
What types of leather are best for making wallets? Lots of choices: Full or top grain or genuine leather? Vegetable Tanned or Chrome? We break it down quickly. Read more.
Leather Lady is not a giant warehouse shipping random pieces off a shelf. We are a small business that works directly with customers to help them find the right leather for their projects. If you are making products to sell or recovering furniture, the details matter—size, color, and usable pieces all make a difference.
When you tell us what you need, we take the time to listen. If you need a piece at least 18 × 24 inches, we make up your order and ensure the leather you receive actually meets that size. Looking for a certain color? Browse the colors we carry and message us what you’re hoping for. Upon request, we can even send a photo of your leather before it ships.
Pricing matters too. Located in High Point, North Carolina, "the furniture capital of the world", we work directly with manufacturers to purchase overruns and closeouts. The drawback is that our colors are constantly changing. The advantage is that we often have more colors to choose from than anyone else, and we’re able to offer high-quality leather at very competitive prices.
So whether you are looking for leather remnants or full hides, we are here to help.
That level of communication and care simply doesn’t exist on large marketplaces. And once customers experience the difference, they rarely go back.
What types of leather are best for making wallets? Lots of choices: Full or top grain or genuine leather? Vegetable Tanned or Chrome? We break it down quickly. Read more.
At some point, nearly everyone working with upholstery leather asks the same frustrated question:
“Why won’t my edges burnish like real leather?”
They sand.
They wet the edge.
They rub harder.
They try gum tragacanth, beeswax, even spit.
Nothing works.
The problem isn’t your technique. The problem is what upholstery leather actually is—and what burnishing requires.
Handmade leather items are trending and we have put together the top 10 leather items on Etsy for spring 2026. If you are selling the items you make, this might just be what you need to spark your own creativity! Read on.