Oyenike Report post Posted December 30, 2019 Good day all. I'm new to leather works and I specialize mainly in women handbags. Please which type of leather is best for good quality hand bags and where can I purchase them? Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norton Custom Leather Report post Posted December 30, 2019 Springfield Leather Company can guide you to everything you need. I deal with them & have for 6 years. Always helpful & they are expanding the business to meet customer needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oyenike Report post Posted December 30, 2019 Thank you so much. I'll check them out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) I can't advise you on which leather for handbags as I don't make them, and have not really considered it until now; but I would have thought that some kind of good quality 2mm thick leather would be the sort of thing to go for. Get onto Tandy's website and scroll down to the bottom on the home page - there is a guide to the thickness and types of leather for various end products I have recently bought some leather for wallets from this supplier. They have a wide range of printed and coloured leather for bags, garments, and other fashion items - hide, sheepskin, calf, goatskin and others The prices are reasonable and the delivery was about a week from Italy to UK. They ship worldwide --- www.buyleatheronline.com. They sell Vachetta calfskin which I believe is used in expensive handbags and wallets Search YouTube for - 'Leather Build Along #6: Turned Leather Messenger and Tote Bags' by Ian Atkinson They are similar to handbags, and he goes into detail on the construction Also Search YT for 'Making Leather Handbags at Home' There are several videos If you Search for 'Making Handbags at Home' you will get fabric bags, which might be of interest for construction and ideas I think that what you & I call a handbag, Americans would call a purse, so remember that when you're Searching Edited December 31, 2019 by zuludog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riem Report post Posted January 1, 2020 It depends entirely on the type and style handbag you would like to make... I'd wager to say that with a little bit of creativity one can make a handbag from just about any type of leather, but the approach to its construction will be very different between the various leathers that are available. In my opinion, it is far more of an intersect between skills level of the leather worker, type / style of the desired bag, available machinery (or not) and yes, quality of raw materials, than it being a matter of leather choice only. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
