Historic Supplies

Neil and Lesley have produced historic and modern leather and period costume for over 20 years now, supplying re-enactor, Live role players, Museums, theatre and film throughout Britain, Europe and America. We specialise in hand made leatherwork and costume from roman through to modern day.

You can visit us at our workshop on the Shugborough Historic Estate in the heart of Staffordshire or catch us at various Historic Fairs. You might even give us a call.

Historic Leather Shop
I make Archery and gun equipment.
Hand made leather books, journals, bags,
Leather faced clocks, Hand turned dipping pen sets.
Leather wrist bands, key rings, hair grips.
We specialise in leatherwork for Re-enactor and LARP

Click on the image on the left
to see some of our products.

Medieval Padded Jacks

I make affordable padded jacks, gambasons, akatons in many colours and fabrics from cotton to linen to leather. Be it full contact padding to suit the weapon you use or padded additions to bulk up the padding you all ready have. Call us for a quote

Leather Courses for 2009

We have put together a series of hand stiched leather courses for 2009/10
at our leather studio on the Shugborough Estate Staffordshire.
We offer small and personal courses
for the complete novice, intermediate and advanced crafter.

Course headings:

Beginners course

Making leather goods, Bags, Pouches, Belts etc.

Medieval Boiled Leather

Leather decoration

Making Medieval and Modern style Leather Journals

Outdoor Sports Equipment including Archery, Wild West and Sporting Guns

Bespoke courses also available.

We will also have weekly evening courses for ongoing self development

Please click on the image on the left
to take you to our courses page.
or phone 01785 243637
e.mail historicsupplies@yahoo.co.uk
and ask about our leather courses.

Schools, Museums and Film

Let us bring history into your Schools or museums with the aid of talks, demonstrations and the use of reproduction artifacts and costume,
let us show you a slice of history.

Click on the image on the left
to access the Schools, Museum
and Film pages

Visit us at:
The Leather Shop
The Bothies Craft Village
Shugborough Estate
Stafford

The Craft Village is an independant FREE ENTRY experience.

All Hand Made Leather Goods made on site, demonstrations each day.

e-mail us at:

historicsupplies@yahoo.co.uk

Shugborough lies just a few miles from the county town of Stafford
and is well signed from Junction 13 of the M6.
The main entrance is located at Milford Common on the A513 Stafford to Lichfield Road.
Want to know more - Visit www.shugborough.org.uk