Thaiyal
Slide the buckle along the strap, or use the arrow keys, to age the leather.
Everything we make hangs on one of four tags. Pick one to bring its bags to the front of the bench.
Twelve pieces from the current run. Each is cut and stitched by one maker, so the grain on yours will be its own.
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SatchelsNo. 01
Flap satchel · two buckles · shoulder strap
Our oldest pattern, and the bag drawn at the top of this page: a full flap, two strap-and-buckle closures and a shoulder strap that adjusts through seven holes.
SatchelsNo. 02
Small satchel · top handle
A compact satchel for a tablet, a notebook and a pen roll, in a stone-grey pebble grain with buckles cast in brass.
SatchelsNo. 03
Twin handles · wide zip top
A structured doctor's bag with a wide brass zip, two rolled handles and a strap that unclips. It stands up on its own on a desk.
TotesNo. 04
Hand-woven strips · chain strap
Twenty-four strips of tan leather woven by hand into a soft, roomy tote, carried on a brass curb chain.
TotesNo. 05
Open tote · long handles
One piece of honey leather folded and stitched up the sides. It arrives pale and turns dark gold in the first year of carrying.
TotesNo. 06
Soft hobo · zip top
Black glove-soft leather that folds into itself when you set it down. One zip, one inside pocket, nothing else.
TravelNo. 07
Duffel · rolled handles · long strap
Big enough for three days away. The base is cut from the thickest part of the hide, so it stands on a station floor without slumping.
TravelNo. 08
Barrel · two buckle straps
A round-ended bag for the gym or an overnight trip, in black pebble grain with two buckle straps over the zip.
TravelNo. 09
Backpack · drawstring & flap
A small backpack that closes with a leather drawstring under a flap, on straps that adjust through brass sliders.
Small goodsNo. 10
Crossbody · flap
A small crossbody for a phone, keys and cards. The flap is joined with one row of saddle stitch you can follow with a finger.
Small goodsNo. 11
Fold wallet · four slots
A folded wallet for a passport and a boarding pass, edge-painted and stitched all round in waxed linen.
Small goodsNo. 12
Bifold · six cards
Six card pockets and a note sleeve, cut from the same hides as the bags so it darkens alongside them.
Nothing on the bench in this collection right now.
A satchel takes about two days at the bench. Scroll, and follow the thread through it.
Vegetable-tanned sides come from a family tannery in Jajmau. We pick each one by hand, looking for the grain we want on the flap.
Patterns are traced and cut with a round knife, then the edges are thinned so the folds lie flat.
A pricking iron marks the holes; two needles on one waxed linen thread cross through each hole, so one broken stitch never runs.
Edges are sanded, painted in three coats and burnished with a bone folder until they shine.
Buckles, D-rings and rivets are set by hand with a press and a mallet, and every strap is tried before it is wrapped.
The workshop is open to visitors on Saturdays. Write to us for a repair, a bag made to your size, or a question about a hide.
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