Project description
I need a custom padded leather neck strap made for a mirrorless camera body and I'm posting this as a paid commission rather than looking at ready-made options. The main requirement is comfort during long walking sessions, so the neck section should carry foam or felt padding roughly 4–5 mm thick sandwiched between two layers of full-grain leather, topstitched along both edges so the padding doesn't shift or bunch up over months of wear.
For hardware I want quick-release clips — the kind that snap the strap on and off the camera lugs in a second — rather than sewn-in loops, because I switch between two bodies and don't want to rethread anything each time. Please quote separately whether you'll source the clips yourself or want me to send a pair I already own; either way the leather tabs holding them need reinforced stitching or rivets, since that's the point of highest stress on the whole strap.
Length should be adjustable through a sliding buckle or a row of punched holes with a keeper loop, comfortable both worn cross-body and around the neck. I'd like the strap in a dark chocolate or chestnut tone, vegetable-tanned if possible, and I'm open to a small hand-tooled monogram or initials stamped near one end — please mention in your proposal whether tooling or blind-stamping is something you offer and how it affects the price.
Overall width around 3.5–4 cm at the neck, narrowing slightly toward the clip tabs is a look I like but I'm open to your suggestions based on what wears best. Please share photos of similar straps you've completed, your estimated timeline, and whether you finish edges with burnishing and edge paint or simply beveled and waxed. Budget and delivery window are listed above; happy to discuss adjustments after seeing a materials sample.
For hardware I want quick-release clips — the kind that snap the strap on and off the camera lugs in a second — rather than sewn-in loops, because I switch between two bodies and don't want to rethread anything each time. Please quote separately whether you'll source the clips yourself or want me to send a pair I already own; either way the leather tabs holding them need reinforced stitching or rivets, since that's the point of highest stress on the whole strap.
Length should be adjustable through a sliding buckle or a row of punched holes with a keeper loop, comfortable both worn cross-body and around the neck. I'd like the strap in a dark chocolate or chestnut tone, vegetable-tanned if possible, and I'm open to a small hand-tooled monogram or initials stamped near one end — please mention in your proposal whether tooling or blind-stamping is something you offer and how it affects the price.
Overall width around 3.5–4 cm at the neck, narrowing slightly toward the clip tabs is a look I like but I'm open to your suggestions based on what wears best. Please share photos of similar straps you've completed, your estimated timeline, and whether you finish edges with burnishing and edge paint or simply beveled and waxed. Budget and delivery window are listed above; happy to discuss adjustments after seeing a materials sample.
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