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Article: CRAFT TAKES A LOVE FOR LEATHER.(Springfield Extra)(Doris LaRose puts self-taught skills and a personal touch into her custom work)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- July 24, 2008
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Byline: Amanda Burhop For The Register-Guard
Down a long, gravel street sits an unassuming shop where Doris LaRose pulls, adjusts, manipulates and hand-sews leather jackets, vests, saddlebags and seats for her one-woman operation, Custom Leathers.
In the small, crowded room where pieces of leather and other materials are stacked to the ceiling, LaRose is at once an artisan as well as a businesswoman who oversees all aspects of her venture, from the first measurements to the final receipt.
And while she is comfortable working with other materials, LaRose says, "This is my niche."
Before moving to Springfield in 1980, LaRose lived in ...