CRAFT TAKES A LOVE FOR LEATHER.(Springfield Extra)(Doris LaRose puts self-taught skills and a personal touch into her custom work)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | July 24, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Amanda Burhop For The Register-Guard

Down a long, gravel street sits an unassuming shop where Doris LaRose pulls, adjusts, manipulates and hand-sews leather jackets, vests, saddlebags and seats for her one-woman operation, Custom Leathers.

In the small, crowded room where pieces of leather and other materials are stacked to the ceiling, LaRose is at once an artisan as well as a businesswoman who oversees all aspects of her venture, from the first measurements to the final receipt.

And while she is comfortable working with other materials, ...

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