Join Us

If you love the smell and feel of leather products and want to try your hand at making something special, this is your chance. Or, if you have been working in leather for years, this is your opportunity to gather with others who share your interest.

Guild members generously support each other with:

• Friendship
• Sharing Leather Patterns
• Classes on Leather Painting, Whip Making, Saddle Making, Leather Tooling and much more
• New Leather Project Ideas
• Leather Crossover Skills & Techniques
• Leather Craft Advice
• Sources of Leather Craft Supplies
• Mentorship

If you have a project idea and are not sure exactly how to approach it, it is likely someone has made a similar project and can help you figure it out. During meetings, we often find that techniques used by one person for a specific project can be applied to other projects. The sharing of these "crossover" skills often enhances and improves fellow member's projects. We also find that our meeting show-and-tell segment sparks a great deal of creative ideas among members. So, please join us, we look forward to meeting you.

Meetings

The Gateway Leather Guild holds monthly meetings. Meetings are held at University of Illinois extension office at 901 Illinois Ave  Waterloo, IL 62298

Our meeting format is very friendly and informal. Meeting content varies each month and includes demonstrations, hands-on projects, show-and-tell, friendly competitions, socializing, eating, and discussing guild business. Bring anything you are working on to complete and for any help or suggestions that are needed.  The more experienced guild members are always happy to help out and make suggestions.  Guests are always welcome! See our calendar of events for subjects and our meeting schedule.

Meeting are not mandatory as several of our guild members live in other states or a long distance away, but we encourage everyone to attend and participate in classes and fellowship when they can.

Dues

25 dollars per year for 2 household members.  To add additional family members it is an additional 5 dollars.  View and Print the Membership Form

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