About the service
I sew leather passport covers and travel wallets by hand, each item — made for a specific order, not assembled from pre-made parts. The work begins with a short conversation: how you travel, whether you need a pocket for a second passport or a travel companion's document, a slot for a boarding pass, a pen loop, pockets for cards and vaccination records, a coin purse, or conversely — a maximally thin case for one passport that won't weigh down your jacket pocket. Before cutting I make a layout sketch so you can agree on the location of pockets beforehand.
I work with dense vegetable-tanned leather, cutting and sewing — only by hand, with a saddle stitch: two needles, waxed linen thread, each stitch is pulled by hand through a hole. Such a seam holds even if one thread is cut, unlike machine stitching which can come completely undone. I bevel the leather edges, sand them with several grades of sandpaper and polish with wax until smooth — without raw, fuzzy edges characteristic of glued items. I round the corners and reinforce them so the cover won't crease or get damaged in your bag.
Personalization is included in the price: initials or a short monogram are embossed or engraved by hand on the cover, plus you can choose the color of thread for a contrasting stitch. Leather is available in several vegetable-tanned shades — natural, chestnut, dark brown, black, cognac — and over time doesn't crack or peel like artificial or pressed leather, but nobly darkens with use.
Work process: sketch approval and material photo, cutting and edge thinning, hand sewing, edge processing and polishing, application of initials, final check and photo before shipment. Production time is usually 7-10 days depending on workload and order complexity — I provide the exact date upon confirmation. I send with a tracking number, packed flat so the item doesn't get creased in transit.
In my portfolio — covers for a family of four before traveling to several countries, a matching pair of travel wallets as a wedding gift, and a reinforced version with an RFID-protection layer for a client who is constantly on business trips. I send photos at intermediate stages upon request and stand behind the quality of the seam — if the stitching comes apart due to a manufacturing defect, I'll repair or remake it for free.
I work with dense vegetable-tanned leather, cutting and sewing — only by hand, with a saddle stitch: two needles, waxed linen thread, each stitch is pulled by hand through a hole. Such a seam holds even if one thread is cut, unlike machine stitching which can come completely undone. I bevel the leather edges, sand them with several grades of sandpaper and polish with wax until smooth — without raw, fuzzy edges characteristic of glued items. I round the corners and reinforce them so the cover won't crease or get damaged in your bag.
Personalization is included in the price: initials or a short monogram are embossed or engraved by hand on the cover, plus you can choose the color of thread for a contrasting stitch. Leather is available in several vegetable-tanned shades — natural, chestnut, dark brown, black, cognac — and over time doesn't crack or peel like artificial or pressed leather, but nobly darkens with use.
Work process: sketch approval and material photo, cutting and edge thinning, hand sewing, edge processing and polishing, application of initials, final check and photo before shipment. Production time is usually 7-10 days depending on workload and order complexity — I provide the exact date upon confirmation. I send with a tracking number, packed flat so the item doesn't get creased in transit.
In my portfolio — covers for a family of four before traveling to several countries, a matching pair of travel wallets as a wedding gift, and a reinforced version with an RFID-protection layer for a client who is constantly on business trips. I send photos at intermediate stages upon request and stand behind the quality of the seam — if the stitching comes apart due to a manufacturing defect, I'll repair or remake it for free.
