Buttero handbag new design

[Albannach]

I Everyone

I recently tried out a new design for a handbag, I had previously made a more basic design for my petanque boules which was made out of Indian Buffalo hide , it was cheap and nice and strong, so decided to make a higher grade version utilizing my wet formed end pattern and some Buttero vegetable tanned cow hide from Tuscany which is one of my favorite leathers to work with due to it's fantastic quality.  This was a commission for a customer here in New Zealand who now owns a very unique handbag.  

Don & Denise 

Albannach Crafts 

Havelock

New Zealand

Edited June 15, 2024 by Northmount
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[Mablung]

My first thought was, "Ooh!  I like it!"  Excellent work.  Few more pics of the ends and the strap and handle designs?

[DieselTech]

Nice work. Looks beautiful. Gotta love that Buttero leather!

[Bawarrior]

What am I seeing between the handle, its white

[Bert03241]

yea my thoughts its a beautiful bag but that handle detracts from it 

[BlackDragon]

1 hour ago, Bawarrior said:

What am I seeing between the handle, its white

It looks like a high gloss shine

[dikman]

Looks great to me, yes, the handle is pretty "hefty" but given that it carries petanque balls it needs a bit of strength. It's not meant to be a ladies handbag.

[Albannach]

The white that people refer too is the sun reflecting off the highly burnished Buttero 

On 6/10/2024 at 7:02 AM, BlackDragon said:

It looks like a high gloss shine

correct 

[chuck123wapati]

beautiful work!!! my only thought was that the strap holding the handle on to the bag could have been put on under the flap with just loops showing, it would make less upward tension on the stitching so they wouldn't break or pull loose making it stronger plus a little cleaner on top.

[Basically Bob]

Nice work!  Thanks for sharing

[Aventurine]

Very classy and strong looking both.  Is it my imagination or a trick of the light or do I see some wrinkling on the strap?  I hope that doesn’t foretell separation of the top layer or cracking.  Gosh that’s elegant work. And I like the beef roll handle.  Seems proportional to me.