Viking Leather Sewing and Repair

Providing Practical Repairs and Personal Service since 1995

Repairs of all sorts to leather goods and other items

Custom work, Refurbishing, Historical Accoutrements

Jenny Stewart is a second generation leatherworker who strives to combine sturdiness and practicality with beauty and ingenuity in a range of leather goods and gifts.

Lengthened Sleeves		Replaced Collar
	Each side of her work - repairs and creations - combines these, though the emphasis varies. Her repairs and alterations to leather goods are, of necessity, practical and sturdy in nature, yet with an eye to maintaining the good looks of the piece.

Jenny also makes flowers and leaves for jewellery out of leather. These use the same principals and techniques as have been used for centuries in leather carving and embossing. Pins, earrings, corsages, garlands and decorative flowers are dyed with traditional, alcohol-based dyes, which allow the natural surface of the leather to show, giving a more life-like quality to the pieces than can be achieved with the more common acrylic dyes and paints. Fall leaves are individually dyed with a myriad of colours to best mimic those coloured by Nature.

Jayar and Jenny		Sporran
	Jenny also does custom work, making whatever you might wish for, and refurbishing of favourite old things. She is quite at home with out-of-the-ordinary items, and has a leaning towards historical recreation. She also dabbles in historical costume, and can at times be seen in costumes ranging from the 800’s to the 1800’s.

Shoe Repair	Lydia’s Shoes Before	Lydia’s Shoes After
Services which might be of particular interest to Scottish Country Dancers range from a simple re-dyeing of dance shoes, to making a sporran or helping a kilt to fit better. (We all know how wool will shrink if stored in a dark closet for a long time!)

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Custom work is not limited to leatherwork; out-of-the-ordinary sewing requests are welcome.

Regular Products - pictures and other specifics are available via e-mail:

● Belts – many colours and widths, for men and for women

● Purses and bags in more colours than you expect

● Leather Jewellery – realistic fall leaves; sunflowers, holly & berries, and more, including maritime tartans and all manner of maple leaf items.

● Things to Put Things In – pouches, money clips, little bags, wallets and the like

● Dog collars and leashes, often with splendid braid-work

● Consignment leatherwear

Viking Leather Sewing & Repair is located in Bear River, and makes fairly frequent trips to the Halifax area.

Contact Jenny Stewart: jennystewart at eastlink.ca or (902) 467-1467