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Notes from the workbench.
Materials, process and the things that inspire us.
How a custom piece starts
It starts with a message A custom piece starts with a message, not a pattern. Tell us what you want to carry, the leather color you have in mind, and whether initials or a particul
Read the articleThe stitch you can see
Why the stitch is done by hand A machine can sew a straight line faster than we can. We still stitch the pieces you carry by hand, because a hand stitch can be opened and remade if
Read the articleWhy we use full-grain leather
The surface we keep Full-grain leather keeps the surface the hide already had. We do not sand it smooth to hide the life of the skin. You can see the grain, and you will feel it mo
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