Sole Survivor has been STL MADE since 1968. The first shop opened in St. Louis in the 70's. Through the years, there were a few hit and miss locations interrupted by some hippie-style cross country travelling, finally settling permanently in St. Louis in 1985. The store and studio have made several moves from it's beginnings on South Euclid, to the Loop, back to the CWE on North Euclid, to the current location since 2015, at 7358 Manchester Rd in Maplewood., MO.
Our skills have grown over the years.
We are:
Designers
Pattern Makers
Troubleshooters
Leather & Supplies Sourcing Experts
Sewing Machine Repair-ers
Tools Experts (and collectors)
Knife Sharpeners
Photographers
Writers
Bookkeepers
Planners
Leaders
Web Developers (online since 1995!)
and so much more...
Our official 40 year anniversary is only 2 years away! we can't wait to celebrate with the community.
This is what it takes. This is what you become when you spend your life's working "doing it yourself" and learning along the way.
