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WK&D STARTED FROM A SINGLE LEATHER HIDE ✦ We spoke with Kylie Tucker to find out all about WK&D and Australian leather.
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ylie Tucker lives in the small town of Heywood, Victoria with her beautiful boy and truck driver husband. One day, she decided to start a little hobby business to help with cash flow, and to allow her to spend as much time as possible with her son. She took a single piece of leather hide, and created something out of it. And that was the start of her beautiful business, WK&D. The beautifully crafted items she created have grown in popularity and has become a proud label that guarantees quality products handmade in Australia.
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It is lovingly crafted using only the best materials sourced from Australian businesses. From her single piece of leather hide, WK&D now produces a variety of products such as leather belts, key chains and even cat and dog collars and leashes. All her designs use hardware in either solid brass or stainless steel for added strength and lifetime use. They have also been tested for durability and comfort. She handcrafts all of her goods and posts them Australia wide.
The boy behind WK&D Young and business minded, Kylie’s son helps design and create WK&D products. They are thinking about new colours and expanding into other products like harnesses. What a way for both this young boy and WK&D grow.
Check out WK&D for beautiful Australian leather dog collars and leashes:
We just love leather... Kylie continually perfects the products she crafts, and to keep the quality at a high standard, she uses only beautiful Australian leather. These come in several colours, mainly earthy tones from blacks and browns to tan and red shades. What Kylie loves about leather is it is a strong material, but soft to the touch. The perfect material for belts, dog collars and leashes. As leather is a natural product, it is ideal for dogs and cats. It is breathable and the best choice for sensitive skin type dogs. The collars are also eco-friendly, without any plastic or nylon materials. The collars can handle a bit of water as long as they are left to dry naturally. With a little bit of tender loving care, leather products can last a lifetime. Basically, leather is like skin - it can also age, and sometimes it needs a bit of conditioner to keep its soft and supple texture.
It’s a dog’s life... Kylie mixes quality Australian leather with solid brass or stainless steel hardware also sourced from Australian businesses. These are held together by screws and rivets. Kylie is proud to be able to source from local businesses for material from her communities. Her products are true blue-born in Australia and totally native!
0456 321 013 admin@wkandd.co.au www.wkandd.com.au 12 Griffin St, Heywood, Victoria, 3304
