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Belts & Collars
Every piece is designed around a story. Tell me yours, and I'll build it into leather.
Open my belt from my group page
Fit & Measurements
Before we design the artwork, we need to make sure the finished piece fits correctly and is built around the hardware you’re using.
Method 1 — I Have an Existing Belt
Use this method if you have a belt that already fits you well.
Lay your belt flat. Measure from the bend/fold where the buckle attaches to the hole you use most often.
Watch: how to measure an existing belt
In inches. This is not your pants size and not your waist measurement
— it is the measurement of the belt you already own.
Method 2 — I Don’t Have an Existing Belt
Use this method if you don’t have an existing belt that fits you correctly.
Measure your actual waist, where you intend to wear the belt. Do not use your pants size.
Watch: how to measure your body waist
In inches, measured on your body. Not your pants size.
Please measure the width of the inside of the buckle loop to ensure the leather will be cut to fit your existing buckle (tapered belt options available — see below).
Important — a frame buckle and a plate buckle are measured differently. The buckle measurement determines where your belt holes are positioned. Please choose the correct type and measure the correct part of your buckle.
Your belt will be built for a plate buckle.
Collar hardware will be included with your collar and includes a frame buckle and D-ring.
Collar hardware will be included with your collar and includes a frame buckle and D-ring.
Preview colors are illustrative. Natural leather, dye and finish can vary from screen representation.
Tell Me Your Story
You don’t need to know how to design leather artwork. Tell me what matters to you, and I’ll use your ideas as the foundation for the artwork.
Start from one of my designs
Drag images here
or choose them from your device
Build Your Vision
to customize your belt.
Finish Your Piece
Optional upgrades that change how the finished belt feels, wears and looks.
Select the images you want hand painted.
Nothing on the belt yet. Choose artwork in Your Story, or upload your own reference images, and everything on your belt will appear here to select.
Paint edges of belt
The cut edges of the leather, painted and burnished all the way round. This is the belt’s edge — not the artwork on it.
Paint edges of collar
The collar’s own cut edges, painted and burnished.
Upload your design/reference images above to select them here.
Review Your Commission
Check everything over. You can jump back to any step to make changes.
Your contact information
Commission agreement
Please read these. You will be asked to agree to them, with your design in front of you, when you press Submit.
Nothing is charged today. I’ll review your request and contact you with questions and a final estimate.
Your progress is kept while this page stays open.
Commission reference:
Before I send this
Your choices
This estimate covers the materials and artwork listed above. If your design needs additional custom artwork or design time, I’ll quote that work separately and explain what it is for, and you agree to it before I do it. Agreeing to a design quote is not approval to cut, tool or paint leather — that is the design proof, later.
What you are agreeing to
Photography & process documentation
Your commission request has been received
Thank you for trusting GB Custom Leather Craft with your idea. I’ll review your request, measurements and reference material and contact you by email or text if I have questions before preparing your updated estimate.
Commission reference
One more step for your group. The shop has your design. Your group is not told you have finished until you hand your piece in — until then your organizer cannot be sent the quote.
What happens next?
- Design review — I go through your measurements, references and story.
- Artist consultation — I reach out with any questions or suggested adjustments.
- Extra design time, if your piece needs it — if your design calls for custom artwork or design time beyond the materials and artwork in your estimate, I quote that work separately and explain it, and you agree to it before I start it.
- Final estimate — I confirm the real price for the piece you’ve described.
- Payment — only once you’ve approved that estimate.
- Prototype — I produce a design proof before touching finished leather.
- Your approval — nothing is tooled until you sign off on the proof.
- Production — I build your piece by hand.
No payment has been taken.
The price shown online is an initial estimate, not a quote. Final pricing depends on the actual design complexity, level of detail, materials and the work time the piece genuinely takes. I’ll confirm it with you before anything is paid.
Back to homeHow do I measure?
Measure a belt you already own and that fits you. Measure from the fold at the buckle to the hole you use most often. That distance is your measurement.
- Do not measure the belt’s total length.
- Do not simply use your pants size — a waist measurement is typically 1" larger.
- Your buckle’s size affects where the holes must sit. A 2" buckle means the holes are placed 2" shorter than your waist measurement.
- Every belt is built with a center hole and additional holes toward the tip, with 7" from the center hole to the tip.
How do I measure my buckle?
Important — buckle size and waist measurement are not the same thing. The buckle measurement tells me where to place the holes. It is not your waist size.
If you choose “I have my own buckle,” you will need to provide the buckle. Its physical dimensions directly affect how the belt is built.
- Frame style buckles have a pin that passes through the belt, so the belt needs a cutout near the buckle end.
- Plate style buckles attach differently and do not need that cutout.
- The distance from the buckle loop to the pin determines where the holes are placed. For example, a 2" buckle means the holes sit 2" shorter than your waist measurement.