Dunluce Report post Posted January 30, 2020 A bag for my daughter. All hand stitched including the straps. Unfortunately it wasn’t to her taste and she turned it down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dunluce said: she turned it down WOW! She … turned it DOWN? Such a great looking piece of luggage. I especially like the lining fabric, that's a very nice twist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wizard of tragacanth Report post Posted January 30, 2020 Oh, that is quite a sad story. Beautiful work! All that hand stitching and so well done... I'm sure there is a buyer out there some where. nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmom103 Report post Posted January 30, 2020 Very nice what a shame she turned it down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riem Report post Posted January 30, 2020 Great looking tote, that! And kids just say the darnest things, and it must be because you've given her a choice of an even nicer one! ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted January 30, 2020 That is a FANTASTIC bag! The stitching is flawless, edges well done, awesome liner - everything to love about it, nothing not to like! It will make it's way into the hands of an appreciative owner eventually! Folks are pretty selective about their purse styles... oh well. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted January 30, 2020 Beautiful bag. What reason did she give? My youngest turned down a tote I made for her but it was for a good reason I guess, she is a tiny thing and she said it was just too heavy for her. I made it out of 5-7 oz. buffalo, thinking it would be a "last forever" bag, but it just didn't do it for her. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson912 Report post Posted January 30, 2020 Very well done. Linings are always a nemesis of mine. That came out great! I'm sorry she didn't accept it but I'm sure it won't be hard to sell or give to someone else! That's a lot of work there. Good job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted January 30, 2020 She'll regret it when it's gone. Good job. Those edges alone must've taken a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert51 Report post Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) It would take her to long to find her mobile phone in there, Young ladies today only want what they can hold in one hand, eg. purse, 'cause they are holding the mobile to there ear with the other hand.. Bert. PS. Very nice bag, I bet some one out there would love to carry it. Edited January 30, 2020 by Bert51 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dunluce Report post Posted January 31, 2020 She said it was too ‘mature’ for her. I gave it away to someone who loves it and was over the moon to be given it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted January 31, 2020 Well, it is nice to make someone's day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted February 1, 2020 Too late to sell her to the gypsies? J/K! What a beautiful bag! Did you do the dye work on the green or did it come dyed? I like the stippled look and someone had a question about how it is done in a different thread, so if you did it, please share how! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dunluce Report post Posted February 1, 2020 8 hours ago, battlemunky said: Too late to sell her to the gypsies? J/K! What a beautiful bag! Did you do the dye work on the green or did it come dyed? I like the stippled look and someone had a question about how it is done in a different thread, so if you did it, please share how! No the leather comes like that. It is Badalassi Pueblo. You can buy it at Rocky Mountain leather or AA Crack here in the UK. Not cheap but lovely to work with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BentleyLeather Report post Posted February 1, 2020 Wonderful job! I made my wife a tote for Christmas and it was simple but hand stitching everything was VERY time consuming. So again great execution. May I ask how you did the interior. I assume you sewed a bag then glued it and stitched it up with the inner ring? Did you trim the lining back a few mm from where the leather connected at the top to allow for burnishing? Thanks, Bryan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dunluce Report post Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, BentleyLeather said: Wonderful job! I made my wife a tote for Christmas and it was simple but hand stitching everything was VERY time consuming. So again great execution. May I ask how you did the interior. I assume you sewed a bag then glued it and stitched it up with the inner ring? Did you trim the lining back a few mm from where the leather connected at the top to allow for burnishing? Thanks, Bryan Yes that’s pretty much how I did it except I only glued it to the ring. It doesn’t need to be stitched as you have solid 3 cm of adhesive the whole way around. As you say iit was very time consuming and labour intensive which makes it all the more galling that when I talked to the person I gave it to a couple of days later she had lost it. Talk about pi@@ed off! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted February 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dunluce said: Yes that’s pretty much how I did it except I only glued it to the ring. It doesn’t need to be stitched as you have solid 3 cm of adhesive the whole way around. As you say iit was very time consuming and labour intensive which makes it all the more galling that when I talked to the person I gave it to a couple of days later she had lost it. Talk about pi@@ed off! OMG! That's like losing a child, TWICE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted February 1, 2020 The person you gave it to LOST IT? How do you just "lose" a bag? I can't... even...just... Well, we can only hope that another person found it and realizes what it is, rather than a 20 dollar generic bag from generic store. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
