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How your order is made

At the manufacturing unit in Chennai, one of India's main centres for leather goods. Small leather goods and bags share the core stages, and bags add a few of their own.

From hide to finished piece

A wallet, stage by stage. Bags follow the same path, with lining, handles and hardware added.

A hide laid out on a table, with a hand holding a marking pen beside it.1Leather
Each hide is looked over and marked before cutting.
A cutting press coming down on a tan hide, with wallet pieces cut out of it.2Cut
Pieces are cut to your pattern on a press.
Fingers feeding a tan leather piece into a skiving machine to thin its edge.3Skive
Edges are thinned so folds sit flat and the piece stays slim.
Tan leather pieces laid out on the bed of a heat press.4Press
Pieces go through a heat press so they stay flat.
Glue being applied along the edge of a dark leather piece.5Glue
Layers are bonded before stitching, so they hold their shape.
Stacks of pocket panels beside a measured template and a knife.6Assemble
Pockets and panels are built against a measured template.
A sewing machine stitching along the edge of a navy leather piece.7Stitch
Stitched to your spec, with thread matched to your design.
Hands positioning a navy leather piece under a stamping press.8Brand
Your logo goes on, by the method you choose.
Hands checking a navy leather card holder with a steel ruler.9Check
Size, stitching and finish are checked before packing.

Small leather goods and bags, stage by stage

Wallets, card holders and passport wallets go through the core stages. Bags, sling bags and travel kits also need lining, handles and hardware.

StageSmall goodsBags
Leather checkHides looked over and markedYesYes
CuttingPieces cut on a pressYesYes
SkivingEdges thinned for clean foldsYesYes
LiningInner fabric or leather fittedNoYes
AssemblyPockets and panels builtYesYes
StitchingTo your thread and specYesYes
Handles and strapsCut, edged and attachedNoYes
HardwareZips, rings and clasps fittedNoYes
Edge finishingPainted or turned edgesYesYes
BrandingYour logo appliedYesYes
Final check and packingSize, stitching, finish, then packedYesYes

Part of the processNot needed

A dial gauge measuring the thickness of a thinned leather piece.

Checks along the way

  • Hide

    Looked over and marked before cutting.

  • Thickness

    Measured with a gauge after skiving.

  • Parts

    Pockets, panels and straps inspected before sewing.

  • Finished piece

    Size, stitching and finish, before packing.

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