Draft. Everything in [brackets] is a guess I made so you can see the shape — replace it with the true thing. Dashed boxes are where your photos go; each one says which photo it wants.
Tom Leatherworks
Manchester, UK

Leather bags, cut and stitched by hand in Manchester.

[One maker, one bench. Full-grain hides, saddle-stitched with waxed linen, edges burnished by hand. Made to order — usually [3–4 weeks] from first message to the bag in your hands.]

PhotoYour best single bag, shot on a plain surface in daylight. Portrait. This is the one photo that has to be good.
PhotoHands at work — stitching, edge-burnishing, cutting
PhotoThe bench / workshop, wide
PhotoA bag in use, outdoors, on a person

The work

Three things I make, and one I'll make for you.

[Each bag is built to order, so no two are identical. Sizes and hardware can move; the construction doesn't.]

PhotoTote, front, plain background

[The tote]

[Full-grain veg-tan, unlined, one internal pocket. Softens and darkens with use.]

[from £000]
PhotoSatchel / messenger, three-quarter view

[The satchel]

[Fits a 15" laptop. Solid brass buckles, adjustable shoulder strap.]

[from £000]
PhotoSmall goods — wallet, pouch, belt

[Small goods]

[Wallets, card holders, belts. Good first thing to own before a bag.]

[from £00]

How it's made

Four weeks, one pair of hands.

[Talk]

[You tell me what you carry and how. I sketch, we agree a size.]

[Hide]

[I pick the hide and cut around its flaws. You see it before I cut.]

[Stitch]

[Saddle-stitched by hand — two needles, one thread. It cannot unravel.]

[Finish]

[Edges sanded, burnished and waxed. Photographed, then posted to you.]

Commissions

Tell me what you carry. I'll tell you what it costs.

[No deposit to ask. I answer every message myself, usually the same day. If what you want isn't something I should make, I'll say so and point you at someone who should.]