The maker

Craft meets necessity.

The Kilted Leatherworker began with a need, a workbench and a first sporran.

When family medical expenses demanded more than a day job could provide, Eric Tankersley turned to a craft he had already begun to love. That work became a small Texas leather goods business built on skill, integrity and material that gets better with use.

Each piece is cut, tooled and finished one at a time. There are no production runs or shortcuts, just a patient process and a useful object waiting to be carried.

Scottish roots. Texas grit.

The name is a nod to Scottish heritage and the pride of wearing your identity openly. The work carries that same spirit: rooted in tradition, made for real life.

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What stays constant

01

Honest material

Leather selected for character, strength and the kind of patina that only comes with time.

02

Useful design

Every detail earns its place, from a secure closure to a stitch that holds when life gets rough.

03

Work worth keeping

Made for the long haul, and backed by a limited lifetime warranty against material and workmanship defects.