CHRISTINA bag, recently finished.

[Simeon54]

Thanks everyone for your encouragement!

[Simeon54]

On 11/17/2017 at 2:48 AM, MichaelT said:

Wonderful bag, very clean and neat.. I really like how you did the shoulder strap- how it runs through a slider rather than a buckle- very clever. I cant recall seeing that before and I'm going to store that technique away so I can borrow it someday.

If I could offer one constructive critique- the attachment tabs for the handle on the flap- what if they were pointed like the strap and strap tabs, rather than squared off? I think it might tie the three together and flow a bit more. It looks wonderful the way it is, but I just think- what if? Again, great bag, I'm sure your mother is very pleased with it.

Thanks for the critique. To be honest, I spent quite some time trying to figure out what to do about those little tabs. Normally, I would do them the same as the other similar details, so in this case they should have been teardrop shaped to match the side tabs. However, to do that, I would have had to move them away from the edge, which would have forced me to make the handle much shorter, to get it to fit and keep the silhouette of the bag looking good. In the end, the tabs had to go right to the edge, hence them being straight. I had thought about a single piece that folded over the lip of the bag flap and ran underneath and up the other side for the other tab, but that would have over complicated the design. I'm all about minimal details. So, yes, perhaps not the best design feature, but the best solution I had at that moment.

Thanks!

[MichaelT]

16 hours ago, Simeon54 said:

Thanks for the critique. To be honest, I spent quite some time trying to figure out what to do about those little tabs. Normally, I would do them the same as the other similar details, so in this case they should have been teardrop shaped to match the side tabs. However, to do that, I would have had to move them away from the edge, which would have forced me to make the handle much shorter, to get it to fit and keep the silhouette of the bag looking good. In the end, the tabs had to go right to the edge, hence them being straight. I had thought about a single piece that folded over the lip of the bag flap and ran underneath and up the other side for the other tab, but that would have over complicated the design. I'm all about minimal details. So, yes, perhaps not the best design feature, but the best solution I had at that moment.

Thanks!

I understand! Kudos to you for designing on the fly to overcome an unforeseen obstacle. To me that's sometimes the satisfying part- "Now lets see- how can I pull a rabbit out of my hat and make this work"

[Chayse]

Very nicely done!

[Fire88]

Great looking bag

[Simeon54]

Thanks to the last two posts, I haven't been here for a week or so and didn't realise you had posted. :-)

[Bogwot]

Nice neat bag,great design

[Simeon54]

On 12/20/2017 at 8:01 AM, Bogwot said:

Nice neat bag,great design

Thanks Bogwot, apologies in the very late response to your kind critique. :-)

[Sheilajeanne]

Lovely bag, and your stitching is superb. 

As a woman, though, I'd prefer a fancier (bigger) clasp. That little button closure just doesn't do it for me!

Otherwise, very nice! And I like the pointed ends on the straps.

 

Personally, I like the one on this bag: https://www.tandyleather.ca/en/product/revival-handbag-kit

Edited January 26, 2018 by Sheilajeanne

[YinTx]

Is this also from the Tarnsjo Gaveri tannery?

YinTx