Our Tintype journals sold out in 25 minutes! Thank you all for your enthusiasm! We are planning another batch for December launch, so sign up for our newsletter here!

We also will keep vintage variations in stock in our leather journals section. 

What other types of journals would you like to see? Let us know in the comments!

I have always been a lover of lost faces. Perhaps it can be attributed to early morning photography lessons with my dad as he tirelessly explained depth of field, aperture, and shutter speed on his old Petri – before running to (or the worst – chasing and honking at) the school bus. Then there were weekend flea market excursions with my mom, where we gathered frames, photographs, and oddities abandoned from other people’s lives to decorate our house.  Or maybe it was the exploration of abandoned houses, a pastime my mom and I enjoyed sparingly, but that came to consume me once I got my driver’s license. Whatever the origins, the desire to rescue portraits of gone people has manifested itself within me. 

Whilst making this new batch of Tintype journals and thinking about these lost souls, this passage from David Eaglemen's Sum, replayed over and over in my mind.

“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.”

What about these faces, whose names have likely already been spoken for the last time – did they stave off that final death the moment they sat for the photographer? And what of that stillness, that stretched moment – the resulting grim countenance, presumably an inaccurate portrayal of gloom and doom that has come to mark the personalities of so many of this era. 

In an effort to rescue these strange survivors, we’ve given them new names, a formal frame, and a cover of their own – your own – on a blank book. This strange assemblage, this mash-up of human history is ever-characteristic of the work we do at Peg and Awl and of course – ’tis the season – Happy Hallowe’en!

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We are ever so excited to share with you our latest treasure in the artist + writer arsenal – The Sendak Mini! The Mini is a more compact companion for the minimalist adventurer who wants a lighter haul. It has all the charm of our classic Sendak: Waxed canvas, vegetable-tanned leather, lots of pockets, and a zip pouch. We’ve made the pen pockets a little wider to accompany water brushes and fountain pens based on your feedback. Roll it up and throw it in your bag and set out on an adventure...

We imagine Goldilocks would deem this one ‘just right’!

Truffle

Spice

All Black

Slate

Our new and updated Rogue Backpacks and Marlowe Carryalls have been well-loved this summer. They’ve traveled from road trip to road trip, breaking in and evolving. Now we are coming to the end of our summer wanderings and are re-situating our bags, taking out bathing suits, sun block and errant rocks. We’ve turned the bags upside-down for a final tap, loosened the remaining bits of summer and refilled them with journals, pouches, pens and computers – just in time for Autumn.

The Rogue Backpack	The Marlowe Carryall

The launch of these two updated classics marks another milestone in the evolution of Peg and Awl. With the transition from using reclaimed WWII era gun straps for our leather handles to using locally-sourced vegetable-tanned leather, we are reaffirming the fellowship between ourselves and the materials with which we make. By creating beautiful and useful objects out of sustainable and responsibly sourced materials, we strive to change the way that we as individuals make, use, repair and reuse everyday objects. As our new bags leave our Philadelphia workshop and arrive at your doorsteps, what adventures will they see in your hands and how will they transform to become truly yours?

We still have some Antique Leather Bags remaining in the shop – if you’ve been wanting one now is the time, as these final specimens are finding fast homes all over the world!

p.s. We always share our adventures via Instagram + Insta Stories @pegandawl @pegandawlbuilt and @thebrotherskent and soon will be more thorough in the telling on our blog!

We’re psyched to see 2018 Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell loving his Sendak!

Check out Matt’s work here!

Budget Travel featured our Hunter Satchel in their article What’s Your “Day Bag Personality”?

Carry It Crossbody
For years, I’ve been searching for a day bag to fit a book, a water bottle, over-ear headphones, and sunglasses, plus the wallet, organizational pouch, and lip balm that I always carry. It needs to be something big enough to hold it all without having to Tetris it in, but not so big that it weighs me down, and this no-frills satchel from Peg and Awl ticks all the boxes. Designed to carry the essentials and inspired by purpose-driven vintage bags like colonial-era satchels and the military map cases of World War II, the Hunter is made from sturdy, waterproof waxed canvas, with a brass rivets and studs for a modest flash of bling and a wide leather shoulder strap that stays put and doesn’t dig in. The interior pocket is just the right size for a wallet, keys, and a battery pack, and the main compartment is roomy enough for everything else. It's a utilitarian number with a few subtly clever details, from the smart placement that keeps the strap from twisting to a flap you can close with one hand (and a bit of dexterity).

Read the full article on Budget Travel.

Since the early days of civilization, pouches have been a necessary part of everyday living. Used for holding money or other personal items, they preceded pockets on clothing and hung from belts with draw string fasteners. Our shapes and closures have changed to fit our times, but the utility remains constant. With the launch of 3 new pouches we now offer 8 different styles, each named for a variety of uses but all ready to hold your prized possessions!

No. 1: The Spender	No. 2: The Saver
No. 3: The Scribbler	No. 4: The Drafter
No. 5: Scholar	No. 6: The Keeper
No. 7: The Maker	Bloom Pouches

Be sure to also check out our Of a Kind section where our remaining pouches with antique leather are on sale!

Check out Apartment Therapy’s article about food blogger Modest Marce’s beautiful house featuring our Mess Hall Knife Rack!

Photograph by Craig Kellmann

Read the full article on Apartment Therapy.

When I was young my dad would take me to the local art store. I loved walking up and down the massive aisles overloaded with colourful tools and materials to make things with. I felt like Pippi Longstocking in the candy shop!

My challenge has never been acquiring supplies, but organizing them. Our boys, Søren and Silas, and I create Great Chaos across all surfaces with our collection of olde and new materials. We have desk caddies loaded with tools, scissors, pens, and pencils, and now, fitting in right alongside them, is our new Beatrix Artist Caddy. Named after Beatrix Potter – beloved in our house for her illustrations, storytelling, and her love of nature – our new caddy has been a great addition to our studio, adding another level of order to tame the chaos!

And for organization on the go, we’ve made some new pouches and updated classics. From our wallet-sized pouch to our tablet-sized pouch, our seven options will serve most of your traveling and tidying needs.

Be sure to check out our Of a Kind section where our remaining pouches with antique leather are on sale!

The Beatrix Artist Caddy in Maple	Beatrix Artist Caddy in Oak
Beatrix Artist Caddy in Walnut	Blackened Beatrix Artist Caddy

No. 1: The Spender Pouch
No. 2: The Saver Pouch	No. 3: The Scribbler Pouch
No. 4: The Drafter Pouch	No. 5: The Scholar Pouch
No. 6: The Keeper Pouch	No. 7: The Maker Pouch

I first started making tiny books 11 years ago to give my favourite itty bitty leather scraps a proper home. Tiny beckons. The mini books lured people in at craft shows and fueled conversation. Soon after I added chains and the useable book necklace came to life!

We continue to make new book necklaces with our favourite vintage leather scraps, adding new collections into the mix as the small batches of the olde are used up! We are also psyched to present some new classics using our brown and black veg tanned scraps – Harper and Jackson Book Necklaces and Mini Artist Sketchbook!

Over the years people have shared the mini projects they have created with their book necklaces or mini sketchbooks with us, ranging from exquisite tiny drawings to collecting signatures and doodles at concerts, to gathering kids’ fingerprints – one woman even wrote her will on the pages of her Library necklace!

With the launch of our Harper and Jackson Book Necklaces and Mini Sketchbooks, Walter and I decided to embark on our own mini project that we’ve entitled The Tiny Portrait Project! Join us or follow along @pegandawlbuilt and @thebrotherskent, and of course @pegandawl on Instagram.

We cannot wait to see what you come up with! Share your work with #pegandawlmini and #pegandawlbinds and we’ll pick a few to share every week!

Harper and Jackson Book Necklaces

New book necklaces made with our popular vegetable-tanned leather.

The Harper Book Necklace with Tie	The Jackson Book Necklace

Of a Kinds Book Necklaces

Refreshed Of a Kind book necklaces made with reclaimed leather.

Book Necklace: Shale	Book Necklace: Squill

Mini Artist Sketchbook

Reintroducing a niche favourite from Peg and Awl’s early years.

Mini Artist Sketchbook	Mini Artist Sketchbook