ABOUT

Somewhere between hospital visits, college essays, and nights that didn’t seem to end, I realized the traditional path wasn’t built for someone like me. I was a young, single mother to a chronically sick daughter, doing everything I could to hold it together. I tried school. I tried “safe” jobs. But life had other plans—and none of them were easy.

I didn’t come into leatherwork because it looked fun. I came into it because I needed something real. Something I could build with my own two hands when everything else kept breaking. I was looking for stability, but what I found was purpose.

There’s something sacred about leather—the way it shapes under pressure, the way it remembers. I fell in love with the quiet power of it. The craftsmanship. The patience it demands. The honesty it requires. In many ways, it became a mirror. Leather, like people, gets better with time and wear. It softens. It toughens. It tells the truth.

I named my brand SoulBound Leather as a nod to a time in my life when I escaped into fantasy. In World of Warcraft, a soulbound item becomes permanently bound to you once you equip it. It can’t be traded, sold, or passed along. It’s yours. That’s what I want my work to feel like—pieces that become part of your story. Yours, and no one else’s.
The phoenix in my logo? That’s me. My friends call me that. No matter what life throws, I rise. Again and again. Fire-tested. Winged. Still here.

SoulBound Leather is for those who live by instinct and intention. For the ones who value what lasts. For those who crave the smell of real leather and the feel of something —not factory-made. You won’t find fast fashion here. You’ll find slow, gritty beauty. Clean lines. Strong stitching. Dark elegance. Western Gothic with a pulse.

I’m building more than a leather brand—I’m building a community. I dream of teaching classes, building fashion accessories with bite, offering wholesale collections, and someday running a full production team that shares this vision. But no matter how it grows, it will always come back to this: making something that matters.

If you’re still reading this, you probably already know-this wasn't made for everyone. But maybe it was made for you. Welcome.

— Sarah  

Founder, SoulBound Leather