Memphis, TN · No. 0247 · Est. 2018
Brindle is a leather workshop in Memphis. Four people, four hand-stitching ponies, one lap of vegetable-tanned bridle. We make wallets, belts, and small goods that age into something better than they shipped.
Catalogue · 2026
Each piece carries a number. We've been numbering goods since 2018; we are currently in the 0247 series. Numbers are not editioned — they're our internal pattern record.
Saddle Tan / Bridle
Single piece of Hermann Oak bridle, four card slots, two bill compartments, hand-stitched in 11 stitches per inch.
Bridle / Solid Brass
Single-layer skived bridle with hand-set brass roller buckle. Sized to the half-inch.
Bridle / Hand-stitched
Two card slots, no thread on the outside seam. Slim, ages quickly, fits any pocket.
Bridle / Brass
A six-inch strap, hand-burnished edges, brass split ring. The thing you actually use every day.
Three lives, one wallet
Every leather good we make tells a story you can't fake. The patina report we send each year is the most popular piece of mail we send.
Year 1
On day one a No.4 wallet is rigid. Edges are sharp. The colour is honey-tan from the Hermann Oak tannage. It will not look like this for long.
Year 4
Around year four the bridle softens, the corners round, and the front face darkens to a deep amber from your hand and your pocket. The stitches stay tight.
Year 9
By year nine the leather is mahogany, the brass is dulled, the embossed mark is half-erased. Rafael's wallet is at this stage. He says it's the only thing in his pocket that's gotten better with time.
Most leather sold in the US is chrome-tanned in 24 hours. Ours is vegetable-tanned in 47 days. The difference is what your grandkid will see.
Letters from owners
"I bought my No.4 wallet on the day my daughter was born. She turns nine in May. The wallet looks better than the day I got it. Brindle restitched the corner once, no charge."
Rafael Romero
Memphis, TN
Goods shipped
Reorder rate
Lifetime restitches
Rating (5)
The everyday set covers the wallet, belt, and key strap. The patina program is what we send the bag back with, every year, for free.
— Ships in 7 days
— Free shipping over $120
— Lifetime restitching
— 30-day returns
— No.4 Bridle Wallet
— No.7 Workwear Belt
— No.11 Key Strap
— Save $34 vs singles
— Numbered set card
— Lifetime restitching
— One annual condition + restitch
— Beeswax recondition
— Photo report of patina
— Free return shipping
— Open to any leather, any maker
Apr 22, 2026
We have 41 No.4 wallets in cordovan from a small Italian shell. When they're gone, the next cordovan run is in 2027.
Mar 30, 2026
A four-year-old No.4 in saddle tan, photographed this week. The owner sent it for a recondition and let us document it before sending it home.
Mar 11, 2026
Maja joins the Memphis workshop as our fourth saddle-stitcher, coming from a saddlery in Stavanger. Her initials will appear in the lining starting in April.
Feb 18, 2026
Open Saturdays 11–3 at the Memphis workshop. Bring a piece of leather you want a second opinion on. We make coffee.
The No.4 wallet · 0247 series
Hand-stitched in Memphis, lifetime restitching, $148 shipped. We made eleven this morning.
Order the No.4 — $148