Sting Saddlery celebrates one-year anniversary in Lewistown
Sting Saddlery celebrates one-year anniversary
and last updated 2021-04-14 22:54:12-04
LEWISTOWN â Sting Saddlery in Lewistown is celebrating its one-year anniversary of creating unique custom saddles and leather goods. Sterling Campbell, known as Sting to locals, does that with 14 years of experience and a passion for his trade in leather work.
A saddle starts on an order sheet with custom measurements and designs. Then Sting goes to work for up to 80 hours hand-crafting before the saddle goes on the back of a horse.
âI love building saddles. That is my favorite, itâs always different because rarely does someone pick the same pattern. My favorite saddle to build is floral-tooled. I like the floral because everything is free-hand. That means every time I do floral, itâs done on the leather. Thereâs no pattern drawn for it, so itâs always different. Itâs like a work of art, you never