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The process

How your order is made

At the manufacturing unit in Chennai, one of India's main centres for leather goods. Every product follows the same path, and bags and travel kits add a few stages of their own.

Bags, slings, travel kits and wallets

From hide to finished piece

Twelve stages for a bag. Wallets and card holders skip the lining, handles and hardware. Every process is set down before production begins, so piece 500 matches piece 1.

  1. 01

    Leather selected

    Every hide is inspected for thickness and surface, then marked for cutting.

  2. 02

    Panels cut

    Cut to your pattern on a press, so every piece matches.

  3. 03

    Edges skived

    Thinned where the leather folds or joins.

  4. 04

    Lined

    Lining fitted for bags, kits and pouches.

  5. 05

    Bonded and assembled

    Panels, pockets and gussets built up in order.

  6. 06

    Stitched

    To your thread colour and stitch spec.

  7. 07

    Handles and straps

    Cut, edged and attached for bags and slings.

  8. 08

    Edges painted

    For a clean edge that lasts.

  9. 09

    Hardware and zips

    Set by hand and checked for smooth running.

  10. 10

    Branded

    Your logo applied by the method you chose.

  11. 11

    Inspected

    A 14-point check of construction, finish, function and size.

  12. 12

    Cleaned and packed

    Packed to your spec and labelled for dispatch.

Which stages your product needs

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 and kits
Leather checkHides inspected 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 inspection and packing14 points, then packed to specYesYes

Part of the processNot needed

Inside the unit

The stages, in photos

Taken on the production floor during a run of wallets and card holders.

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.
Final inspection

14 points, on every finished piece

After the size and quality checks during production, every finished piece goes through a 14-point checklist. Only pieces that pass every point are packed.

  • Construction

    Panels, seams and alignment.

  • Finish

    Surface, edges and stitching.

  • Function

    Zips, clasps, pockets and closures.

  • Measurements

    Against the approved sample.

A dial gauge measuring the thickness of a thinned leather piece.
Thickness checkMeasured, not guessed

Checks along the way

  • Hide

    Inspected for thickness and surface, and marked before cutting.

  • Thickness

    Measured with a gauge after skiving.

  • Parts

    Pockets, panels and straps inspected before sewing.

  • Finished piece

    The 14-point inspection, before packing.

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