Hides in Hand
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario
Handcrafted leatherware from moose, deer and buffalo hides sourced from local Canadian hunters; moccasins, gloves, mitts, bags, hats and scarves made on its own premises in Rockwood, with a retail boutique in Erin, ON.
Rockwood, ON CA · www.hidesinhand.com
Hides in Hand is an Ontario leatherware maker that grew out of the Marzo Glove industrial glove factory in 1996 and is led by designer Teresa Paul; the company's own pages say it is not Indigenous-owned but pays royalties to Indigenous artists who taught it moccasin-making. It sources hides from licensed Canadian hunters, tans them locally, and manufactures on its own premises in Rockwood, ON, selling only direct.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor's own history page describes it as a family leather business, formerly Marzo Glove, restructured under designer Teresa Paul in 1996, with no parent company or outside investor named. It explicitly states the business is not Indigenous-owned, though it collaborates with and pays royalties to Indigenous artists. The federal corporate registry returns zero results for 'Hides in Hand', so it is most likely registered provincially in Ontario; the Ontario Business Registry could not be queried directly.
- Our Story | Hides in Hand · the vendor's own site “In the early 2000's Hides in Hand was approached by a moccasin company from Northern Ontario”
- Search for a Federal Corporation - Corporations Canada · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”
Manufacturing
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The vendor states products are handcrafted on its own premises in Rockwood, ON, under the tagline 'Made in Canada, Made From Canada,' with no mention of any outsourced or overseas production.
- Our Story | Hides in Hand · the vendor's own site “made in Canada, made from Canada for over 25 years”
People
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Single-site business with a head office and workshop in Rockwood, ON and a retail boutique in Erin, ON; no other locations or offices are mentioned anywhere on the site.
- Contact | Hides in Hand · the vendor's own site “14321 5th Line Nassagaweya RR#2, Rockwood, Ontario N0B 2K0”
Inputs
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The vendor's leather-sourcing page states hides are collected exclusively from licensed Canadian hunting associations as a byproduct of local hunting, and tanned locally under Canadian provincial environmental rules, explicitly rejecting imported leather.
- Leathers | Hides in Hand · the vendor's own site “We exclusively use Moose, Deer and Buffalo hides collected from local hunters.”
Where to buy
- Direct · hidesinhand.com 100.0
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- madeinca.ca 2026-09-13