Fiery Red - Small tote
This is a mini tote. I made for my mother. Very useful I thought for a short walk in the neighbourhood, or to the market to purchase small items. Handy and uncomplicated. Just the way I like to make my creations.
Simple, easy to handle, functional but strongly built. Not built to look good (that it will anyway), but more built to last and last and last and.... well, you get the point.
Have used a medium temper fiery red leather for the main body of the bag. The side walls are made of soft temper leather with a smooth complexion. This pinkish colour was used to give a mild contrast to the red of the main body.
But the handles are built of stiff natural shade leather which will age beautifully as it absorbs the elements of nature. The colour will change from the present beige to a nice caramel and then a darker brown (think whisky?).
Made fully by hand. Hand cut. Hand pasted. Hand stitched. With every stitch receiving fullest attention and each stitch put meticulously in place. This is the most joyous part of the whole process. The one I enjoy the most. The concentration and meditativeness that hand stitching offers is truly truly uplifting for the soul.
This is a really useful bag. Elegant. It holds forth a personality, all its own.
And the best part ! ! ! ! ! No body else is going to have such a bag. It is the only one in existence. And will remain so!
This is a mini tote. I made for my mother. Very useful I thought for a short walk in the neighbourhood, or to the market to purchase small items. Handy and uncomplicated. Just the way I like to make my creations.
Simple, easy to handle, functional but strongly built. Not built to look good (that it will anyway), but more built to last and last and last and.... well, you get the point.
Have used a medium temper fiery red leather for the main body of the bag. The side walls are made of soft temper leather with a smooth complexion. This pinkish colour was used to give a mild contrast to the red of the main body.
But the handles are built of stiff natural shade leather which will age beautifully as it absorbs the elements of nature. The colour will change from the present beige to a nice caramel and then a darker brown (think whisky?).
Made fully by hand. Hand cut. Hand pasted. Hand stitched. With every stitch receiving fullest attention and each stitch put meticulously in place. This is the most joyous part of the whole process. The one I enjoy the most. The concentration and meditativeness that hand stitching offers is truly truly uplifting for the soul.
This is a really useful bag. Elegant. It holds forth a personality, all its own.
And the best part ! ! ! ! ! No body else is going to have such a bag. It is the only one in existence. And will remain so!
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