When Terry Misner fell in love with photography in 1978, he couldn't find a strap worthy of his new 35-mm camera, so he made his own. Today, Terry and his wife, Dena, make handcraft camera and guitar ...

A few blocks south from downtown Franklin’s boutiques and quaint restaurants, an old sewing machine shudders like a small engine. A piece of thread weaves in and out of a smooth hide of pecan-color ...

Cara Jean Wahlers uses vintage fabric to make her Tremolo Hand Built guitar straps. She also hand paints designs on some leather straps. (Photo provided by Cara Jean Wahlers) History: ...