Hand stamped, hand sewn, in Baldwin City
Adam McQuarrie has made leather goods under the Drygulch name since 2008, one piece at a time, out of a small workshop in Baldwin City, Kansas. Commissions and repairs both welcome.
Baldwin City, Kansas. Central time.
The work
Most pieces are hand stamped and hand sewn, made one at a time. Some of them carry a skull worked into the leather.
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Wallets
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Belts
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Bags and totes
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Journals
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Strops
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Dog collars
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Belt fobs
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Barrettes and hair sticks
Commissions and repairs
One off pieces are made to order, and repair work on leather you already own is part of what the shop does. Both start the same way, with a message.
It helps to say what you want made or mended, roughly what size it needs to be, and when you need it by. A photograph of the piece is worth more than a paragraph describing it.
Where to find it
There is no shopfront. The work is on the shelf at The Town Galleria in Baldwin City, and on the table at markets around the area.
The Town Galleria
715 8th St, Baldwin City, KS 66006
Recent markets
- 2024 Sip & Shop, KU Memorial Unions, Lawrence
- 2023 Inclusive Holiday Market, Lawrence
About
It started with a belt. In 2006 Adam McQuarrie wore one out, went looking for a replacement, and found the good ones expensive and the affordable ones badly made. He had learned a little leatherwork as a boy, enough to earn the Boy Scout merit badge for it, so he bought the tools and made the belt himself.
In 2008 he recovered a motorcycle seat in a western pattern, and Drygulch Leatherworks has existed in one form or another ever since. The tools accumulated. So did the skills.
Everything still comes out of a small workshop in Baldwin City, stamped with the same mark and stitched by hand.
Get in touch
- Phone
- (623) 670-3915