About

Hello!

My name is Kathy Yantiss and I am the owner of Fur and Leather Creations — a home-based business located in Alma, Nebraska.

Alma is a small town in south central Nebraska, near the beautiful Harlan County Lake.

I work with all kinds of fur: new skins or repurposed fur coats that belonged to someone special in your life. My craft is breathing new life into fur by creating lovely teddy bears and other keepsakes that preserve happy memories.

I began working with fur in the 1980s at a local furrier, Haeker Furs. When the store closed many years later, I started making teddy bears from my home. Today, I stay busy with many types of sewing — along with the fur teddy bears, I do alteration work for a furrier in Texas and handle clothing alterations and mending from home. This can range from hemming slacks and patching jeans to replacing zippers or altering prom dresses and wedding gowns. There's never a dull moment!

Thank you for visiting my site. I love what I do and am happy to create something meaningful for you and your family.