Project description
The leather should be firm but not board-stiff, so that after a month of wear it settles along the body instead of standing away from it. I understand in advance that vegetable-tanned leather darkens and develops a patina — that is normal behaviour for the material, and the bag will not keep looking the way it did on the first day. I am fine with that, I just want it said out loud before we start. Stitching is hand saddle stitch, edges burnished and finished, hardware in solid brass: snap hooks, a ring for the strap, a buckle. The document compartment goes inside the bag and closes with a zip — nothing open for papers on the outside. And to be clear: a bag is not a safe, and I carry valuable papers in it at my own risk.
What I expect from you:
— a sketch with dimensions and a leather sample approved before any cutting;
— hand saddle stitch throughout, burnished and polished edges;
— an inner zipped compartment for the passport plus a separate inner zip pocket for small items;
— a soft lining in the phone pocket so the screen is not scratched;
— an adjustable shoulder strap and a removable short hand grip;
— brass snap hooks and ring; magnetic flap or buckle closure — let us decide from the sketch;
— rounded bottom, embossed initials on the flap or on the inside;
— dark brown or black;
— your timeline, your price and photos of similar work in the reply.