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Select
One hide in ten is good enough. It is read by hand and by light, looking for scars, veins and the direction the leather wants to move.
The making of a bag · in seven gestures
Atelier Nº 7
Seventy-two hours. One artisan. Twelve hundred stitches, each one pulled by hand and set with a bone folder before the next begins.
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Cut
Pieces are cut with a round knife, following the grain. A straight cut across it would warp within a year.
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Skive
Every edge that will be folded is thinned to half a millimetre, so the seams lie flat and the bag holds its line.
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Paint
Edges get seven coats of paint, each sanded and burnished. Rushing it shows in the first month of use.
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Stitch
Saddle stitch, two needles through one hole, so that if a thread breaks the seam still holds.
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Assemble
Body, gussets and handle are joined in one sitting, while the leather is slightly damp, so it takes the shape and keeps it.
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Finish
The artisan signs the inside with an atelier number. The bag is theirs until it is yours.
72Hours at the bench
1,200Hand stitches
7Coats on every edge
