2025 18th Century Artisan Show at Carlisle, PA
I began making 18th and early 19th Century Shot Pouches in 2008. All of my pouches are hand stitched with waxed linen thread. I mainly work with vegetable tanned leather, though occasionally bark tanned deer hide and vegetable tanned goat hide are used. My patterns are created from surviving original bags, photos of original bags and I have blended elements from different originals into my own patterns. Each pouch is dyed, burnished and oiled by hand.
I live in Newport, PA which is located along the Juniata River, north of Harrisburg, in Perry County.
Please see my For Sale page for Shot Pouches currently available.
Eric Fleisher
223 N. 5th Street
Newport, PA 17074
ericfleisher@hotmail.com
The 18th Century Artisan Show
February 6th and 7th, 2026
Carlisle Expo Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania