Dirty Gnome Leather – Handmade Archery Tabs, Bracers & String Keepers

Explore unique handmade leather products for archery enthusiasts including Archery Tabs, Archery Bracers and Archery string keepers.

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Featured Products from the Workshop

Original Archery Bracer (Hand-Dyed, Multi-Colour)

From £50.00

Dragon Eye Leather Archery Bracer

From £65.00

Pocket Quiver

From £35.00

Dragon Hand Puppet

From £125.00

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The Gnome Goes World Class

World Champion

Ian Edwards, 2023 European 3D Champion (Longbow Men) & World 3D Champion (Longbow Men), talking about his custom Dirty Gnome Dragon Tab while preparing for Lancaster 2026

"It's a custom made tab, especially made for me, it's absolutely beautiful comes off the string like a treat"

Archery Tabs to Order

Made by an Archer, for Archers

Our Craftsmanship

Handmade archery gear from Kent — tabs, bracers, and string keepers, each cut, stitched, and dyed by hand. Every piece carries the marks of the craftsman: dragon scales, layered dyes, and the odd muddy fingerprint.

Made by an archer, for archers.

Read about Dirty Gnome Leather

Artistry in leather: A journey of creation

Archery Bracer – Yew

Original Archery Bracer

Carved Archery Bracer

Dragon Eye Bracer

Archery Pocket Quiver

Dragon Hand Puppet

The Pull – a customer commission quiver with scale-pattern leather detail

The Pull, a customer commission based on a popular Quiver

Silver Birch Bracer

Purple Storm Bracer

Dragon Scale Bracer in green – hand-tooled scale pattern leather archery bracer

Dragon Scale Bracer – Green

Dragon Scale Bracer in orange – yellow and red hand-tooled scale pattern leather archery bracer

Dragon Scale Bracer – Orange

Wolf Bracer

Owl Bracer

Purple and teal split finger cordovan archery tab with dragon scale back, three views

Purple & Teal Split Finger Tab

Dragon scale archery tab in teal with tan paracord, photographed on dark fur

Dragon Scale Tab – Teal

Dragon scale archery tab in vivid green with yellow stitching and teal paracord

Dragon Scale Tab – Green

Dragon scale archery tab in green with bold red paracord and red stitching

Dragon Scale Tab – Green & Red

Blue dragon scale archery tabs with sculpted blue leather dragon head topper and red cord

Dragon Tab – Blue Dragon

Matching black leather archery tab and bracer set with silver buckle fastenings

Tab & Bracer Set – Black

Deep red dragon scale archery tab photographed among red camellia flowers

Dragon Scale Tab – Red Camellia

Teal dragon scale archery tab with cordovan leather and black paracord on grey fur

Dragon Scale Tab – Teal & Cordovan

Orange and red dragon scale archery tab photographed in pink camellia flowers with red cord

Dragon Scale Tab – Orange Camellia

Orange dragon scale archery tab with jade dragon charm on red paracord

Dragon Scale Tab – Orange & Dragon Charm

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From the Dirty Gnome's Workshop

Tabs

The 5-Shot Archery Tab Test (Stop Overthinking It)

This started because of a very common fear. An archer considers switching from an archery glove to an archery tab, shoots a few arrows, and within about 30 seconds decides something is wrong.

Tabs

Archery Tab vs Archery Glove: Stop Blaming the Gear

Let's get this out of the way early. The argument about archery tab vs archery glove usually isn't about equipment.

Tabs

The First Tabs in Rocado Cordovan

The first pieces have now reached the bench. With the closing of the previous English supply chain, the Gnome began the slow process of testing alternative cordovan.

Tabs

From English Cordovan to Italian Cordovan: A Maker's Note

The first cordovan was never truly English in the way stories might suggest.

Before the Beard – The Origins

Bodnik Bowhunter UK Challenge

An article written before "The Dirty Gnome" was anything more than a cheeky nickname muttered by my shooting mates after a lucky shot.

From the Gnome's Workshop

Fine-Tuning Your Finger Tab

When you pick up a Dirty Gnome Dragon Tab, it's ready to shoot. Every piece is cut, tooled, and built for comfort and performance straight out of the packet.

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From the Gnome's Workshop

What Is Cordovan Leather – And Why Does It Matter for Archery Tab

Let's clear something up straight away: Cordovan is not just fancy marketing fluff. Cordovan is a leather like no other.

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From the Gnome's Workshop

"Premium Leather?" The Dirty Gnome's Guide to Archery Tab Leather

In a world full of archery tabs described as "premium leather," it's easy to feel like every bit of cowhide is suddenly a rare treasure.

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Dirty Gnome Leather on Podcast – Handmade Archery Gear

Podcast episode coming soon — stay tuned!

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Where can you find the Dirty Gnome?

In darkest Kent the shadows roam Lives a foul-mouthed chap called the Dirty Gnome Makes archer's gear with skill and flair But his middle finger's always in the air

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