Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) announced today that it has opened a new retail store in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This is the first new store opening in 2010 and brings the number of Tandy Leather retail stores to 76. The new store is located at 210-2750 Faithfull Avenue in Saskatoon and is open for business this week.

Chief Executive Officer, Jon Thompson, commented, “We expect our store openings in 2010 to be limited to one or two stores as we give the economic environments in the US and Canada a little more time to strengthen. Nonetheless, we are looking at locations that have a good chance of being successful even in a weak economy and Saskatchewan is one of those locations. We believe having a local presence will further expand an already growing customer base there. Kazi Shujah will be managing the new store. He trained in our Calgary store and has extensive retail management experience in several industries as well as a strong customer-service background.”

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialty retailer and wholesale distributor of a broad product line including leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. The Company distributes its products through its 29 Leather Factory stores, located in 19 states and 3 Canadian provinces, 76 Tandy Leather retail stores, located in 36 states and 6 Canadian provinces, one combination wholesale/retail store located in the United Kingdom, and Mid-Continent Leather Sales, one store located in Oklahoma. Its common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange with the symbol "TLF".

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) (“the Company”) announced today that Ronald C. Morgan, one of the Company’s founders and former Company director and officer, has adopted a pre-arranged stock sales plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The plan allows for the sale of up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over a one year time period subject to price restrictions, quarterly sales volume limits and other contingencies. The plan commences on December 14, 2009 and expires on December 30, 2010.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) reported today that sales for the month of September were $4.4 million, up 8% from September 2008 sales of $4.0 million. 2009 year-to-date sales total $39.4 million which matches year-to-date sales in 2008.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program, permitting the Company to repurchase up to one million shares of its common stock at prevailing market prices not to exceed $2.85. In addition, the Board has adopted a plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to facilitate the repurchase of the shares pursuant to this authorization.

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Ground has been broken on the new ecologically friendly model factory in Saigon, Vietnam of the Germany/Chinese leather producer ISA Tan Tec. Founder and CEO Thomas Schneider gave the go-ahead for the construction of a tannery that will emit 35 percent less CO2 than conventional production facilities. This figure is derived from the plant’s CO2 footprint, which is based on the carbon dioxide emissions for each square meter of leather produced. "This is the only factory in the industry of this size that is pursuing such an ambitious environmental plan," remarked Thomas Schneider. The new tannery will start operations in June of 2009 with 280 employees producing two million square meters of high-quality leather each year.

On August 1^st, 2008, Intertek Testing Services Limited Shanghai engaged in an exclusive partnership with BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd (BLC) to provide enhanced quality solutions for China’s leather industry.

As a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, Intertek and BLC, a market leading leather service provider working with hundreds of companies in over 40 countries, entered into a service agreement to expand and enrich the quality of leather testing, certification, technical support, and consultation services available in China. This combines Intertek’s strong technical expertise and reputation for providing both local support and global solutions with BLC’s proficient knowledge in leather technology.

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NasdaqGSM: GIII) announced earlier this week that it has acquired certain assets of Wilsons The Leather Experts (Nasdaq: WLSN), a national retailer of leather outerwear and accessories. The assets acquired included 116 outlet store locations, $18.5 million in inventory, distribution center operations and the Wilsons name and other related trademarks and trade names. G-III noted that the total purchase price for the assets acquired was approximately $22.3 million in cash.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) reported yesterday that sales for the month of April were $4.7 million, up 10% from April 2007 sales of $4.3 million. Year to date sales are down 4% to $18.0 million in the current year from $18.9 million last year. Tandy’s new UK store, which opened in mid-February, reported April sales of $42,000.

Ron Morgan, CEO and President, commented, “We are excited about the potential of this store and are pleased with the job John has done in getting it set up and ready to open. He has been in contact with numerous customers and walked several trade shows there in the last several weeks getting leads on new customers. John has more than 40 years of experience in the leathercraft industry and knows how to run a successful operation. I expect he will do a great job getting this store off to a good start.”

On the heels of his recent move downtown to 209 West 38th street, centralizing his showroom and offices in one location, Stephen Burrows has signed a License deal with New York based Largewood R.E Management Corporation to design a Shearling Collection.

The collection named Stephen Burrows for MoLaJe" will be unveiled with Mr. Burrows' Fall collection presentation on Feb. 5th at his new showroom.

Comprised of bomber styles, capes and full length pieces in Natural colors, along with metallic backed suedes, the collection of shearling coats and jackets is inspired by Burrows' earlier work for Henri Bendel.

"The Lux of the hides and the colors are inspiring to my design aesthetic and I love the natural finish it creates. There is something very raw and sensual about it," Burrows said.

Colors are Natural, pebbled metallics, in gold, silver, red, black, brown and tipped animal pattern.

The shearling collection is targeting major department stores and specialty stores in the USA, Canada, and Europe. Price points begin at $1200.

Six years ago Burrows designed a well received capsule shearling collection for Henri Bendel.

Stephen Burrows collections include Stephen Burrows World, Stephen Burrows, S by Burrows on HSE in Germany and a dress collection under the same label for HSN in the USA.

Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL) announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary entered an asset purchase agreement pursuant to which it will acquire Teddy and Arthur Edelman, Limited, purveyors of fine leathers to the residential, hospitality, aviation and contract office furniture markets.

Liquiguard Technologies is pleased to release StainlessSeal, a unique cutting edge technology based coating which provides unprecedented protection for delicate fabrics, suede and leather.   StainlessSeal coats the material and forms an invisible barrier that prevents water, non-corrosive liquids, dirt and stains from penetrating the surface.