Cara Jean Wahlers uses vintage fabric to make her Tremolo Hand Built guitar straps. She also hand paints designs on some leather straps. (Photo provided by Cara Jean Wahlers) History: ...

Francisco Figueroa has crafted custom leather guitar straps for rockers such as John Mayer and Jon Bon Jovi and for country-music stars such as Chris Stapleton and Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. But if ...

A few blocks south from downtown Franklin’s boutiques and quaint restaurants, an old sewing machine shudders like a small engine. A piece of thread weaves in and out of a smooth hide of pecan-color ...

BUCHANAN — Tucked into the corner of a nondescript warehouse here in southwestern Michigan, there’s an empire hidden in plain sight. Souldier, a design manufacturer that specializes in handmade items ...

The guitar straps Terry Misner creates for musicians worldwide are the canvas for his artwork. In his specialty, though, the tapestry is really soft leather he uses to combine comfort and custom ...

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