Tandy Leather Minneapolis - 129 — Attraction in Bloomington

I've been coming here for about 8 years. As a long time customer it pains me to see these comments about leather repair kits and upholstery. Tandy does not do any upholstering, they sell upholstery leather and that is it. There is also no 'Leather Repair Kit'. Leather isn't like those blow up tubes that come with a patch and some glue, it takes skill to replace it.

If you want a quick fix for a scratched couch, or if you want to buy a cheap belt you can put on, go to Walmart.

If you are interested in making leather goods that will last a lifetime, or developing a skill to create some truly amazing products, then drop by a Tandy store. They have all the tools, leather, hardware, and supplies, and can show you how to use them....

I’m an Indigenous woman of Sámi descent — we are nomadic Reindeer herders — and I had been looking for ages for a couple of Reindeer skins for my home and hilariously enough, they were under my nose the entire time at Tandy!

I further stopped in a few months back to get hardware and to talk about what sort of leather would be needed for a project… I think my then partner thought veg tan meant that the leather was vegan, but I followed along well enough. They are amazingly informed about their products and what works best for what, have kits and classes, and all sorts of accessories. Absolutely a destination stop for any leather worker… my only wish was they they sold tin thread so I didn’t have to import it from...

Update: Went back to return the leather hide I bought because it was not the right shade for my project. They took it back no problems and again helped me find the right leather I needed. Cannot say enough good things about this place and the people that run it.

Very helpful staff, you can tell they are passionate about what they do. I brought in my project and asked for help choosing the right leather and the guy was as excited about my project as I was. He helped me find everything I needed for my project and didn't try to sell me anything I...