EXHIBIT 23.2


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


We  consent  to  the use in amendment no. 3 to the registration statement of The
Leather  Factory,  Inc.  on  Form  S-3  filed  with  the Securities and Exchange
Commission  (Registration  No. 333-07147) of our report dated February 17, 2004,
of  our  audit  of the consolidated financial statements of The Leather Factory,
Inc.  as  of  December  31,  2003,  and for the year then ended, which report is
included  in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Leather Factory, Inc. for the
year  ended  December  31,  2003.  We  also consent to the reference to our firm
under  the  caption  "Experts."


WEAVER AND TIDWELL, L.L.P.

Fort Worth, Texas
November 16, 2004