Keeping it Practical
High quality bespoke Leathercrafts, all handmade in Preston, Lancashire.
What we do...
Hand crafted leather products made from Premium Country Cow Full Grain Waxy Pull Up Leather – this is untreated, uncorrected, 100% animal hide. It is a heavyweight leather, tanned within Europe on heavy Ox hides to ‘Reach’ standards. Widely known as a ‘Crazy Horse’ type of leather. The animals are reared in temperate zones, and we are assured that the welfare of the animals is always kept within the legislation governing good farming and environmental practices.
Full-Grain leather will wear in nicely over time, developing a patina. It is very soft to the touch but still tough. It’s important to note that this leather will not have a uniform look and will have marks and scratches because the surface has been subjected to a lifetime out on the range.
We have two ‘weights’ available to us; 1.2mm-1.4mm and 2.0mm-2.2mm. It might not sound like much of a difference but in the Leather world, it is! The thicker leather is great for MOST of our Leathercrafts, but if you’d like a Leathercraft that has more than 2 layers of Leather, we have to use the thinner leather otherwise the craft is way too thick! We have 12 colours available in the 1mm leather and 16 colours available in the 2mm leather.
Our standard Belts and Collars are made from Lyvden Waxy Rustic leather, it is 2.8-3mm thick and full of character. It has a matt, natural surface with a pull-up, which means that the leather becomes a lighter colour when bent or scratched, giving it a casual, weathered style.
We also have a premium option for our Belts, in either Sedgwicks Bridle Leather in four natural colours with a thickness of 3.5-4mm or Country Cow Waxy Pull Up in three beautiful bright colours with a thickness of 2.6-2.8mm.
Customisation
Combined with top quality fixings and fastenings, we can create a multitude of Practical Leathercrafts that truly are unique and personal to you. Fancy a bright Purple notebook cover with Lime Green stitching? You got it!
Personalisation
We have a couple of options available for personalising your Leather goods;
1. Stamping – We have TWO sets of Stamps; a Traditional Sans Font (alphabet only) and a Modern Font (alpha-numeric). These are great for adding that special little touch, whether it be Initials, a Name, or a small quote/date. All items where personalisation is available will give you options.
Please note: Stamping is a relatively permanent process, but the indents can fade a little over time, especially in regularly used products.
Please note: all lettering is hand stamped which is incredibly hard to get “perfect”. If you are looking for perfection, please consider the Engraving option below.
2. Laser Engraving – this is brand new to DD Practical. We recently invested in a portable Laser Engraver and it’s brilliant! We can now engrave pretty much ANYTHING up to a maximum of 10cm x 10cm. Unlike Stamping, Laser engraving is a far more permanent option.
There will be an additional cost for Laser Engraving on your products:
– a name or initials (text only) + £3.00
– an image up to 5x5cm + £5.00
– an image up to 7.5×7.5cm + £7.50
– an image up to 10x10cm + £10.00
Please note: once a Leathercraft has been engraved, there will be a slightly burnt smell to begin with. This is entirely normal as we have effectively burnt skin. We think it adds more character to the product. The smell will subside with time.
We cannot accept returns on personalised goods unless they are faulty. If you have any issues, please get in touch and we’ll do everything we can to assist you.
90% of our leather orders are custom so there will be lots of designs that have been made that never make it to the shop!
If you have any questions, please feel free to check out FAQsand if that doesn’t provide an answer, pop us a message or give us a call.
If you aren’t sure if our Leathercrafts are right for you, or you just aren’t sure what colour you want, you can try our Colour Swatch Samples or Practical Leather Sampler!
What we say...
Practical Blog
90% of our work is bespoke and custom made so never makes it to our shop for you to see. Check out our Blog on the News page to see what we have been up to and see some examples of past client driven projects.
Bespoke
Looking for something special? We can work with you to design and create custom leather items to your exact requirements. Leather items can even be personalised with stamping or laser engraving.
About us
We have quite the story to tell! Read a little about ourselves, how DD Practical was born and what we make and how we make it.
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What other people say...
Practical Phone Sleeve
The pink and purple case in the picture is a design Dani and I came up with. Dani really understood what I was after and put a lot of thought into getting it just right.
It is really practical, colourful and smells wonderful. I will be getting plenty of years of wear out of this and will probably outlast my current phone.
Thank you 💜💗
Personalised Leather Bookmark 😍
Loved this. Dani was able to make this and personalise it for me at really short notice. Friendly and polite. Beautiful items. Will definitely be buying from DD Practical again!
Awesome, fantastic, great, super, tremendous, amazeballs
Great service, great product, quick turnaround, I can’t think of anything to even have the slightest grumble about. Would absolutely recommend if you want to buy something and not have to worry about it.
Tool Pocket & Keyrings
Always a phenomenal service from DD Practical! Custom orders are made quickly, carefully and to an incredibly high standard, and I am completely in love the products they did for me – they’re so beautiful! Definitely recommend and will be using them again in the future without a shadow of a doubt!
Personalised Bookmark
Hi DD (Dani) thank you for all your help, advice and speedy service last week. The bookmark is fantastic and your hand written note was fabulous 
Thanks, Simon xx
Leather Handbag Repair
Sorted a problem at a fraction of the cost previously quoted, fast service and great job!
Custom Laptop Case & Cable Case
Laptop is snug but as you say it will loosen up a little with use. Cable pouch is absolutely perfect! Well so is the laptop case actually! And I love them!! Thank you so much!
GREAT!
A great product received that was enhanced by a quality service and personalised, ethical and sustainable approach by DD Practical! Impressed!
