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hand sewn 9x9 messanger bag

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hand made hand sewn more importantly, double saddle stitched in its entirety. it is 9x9x2" big. i used some oiled leather from the scrap bin at the local Tandy leather factory. as a side note, a leather stripper tool is awesome. cuts strips perfect width. anyways the bag is a reddish brown almost a burnt sienna. it scuffs and scrapes nicely i think it gives it character, the down side is my crappy camera kind of whites out the item. it is lined with pigskin, the same stuff on my kindle case. i put in about maybe 10 solid hrs of work into this thing... i started it wed night and finished it sunday with the strap being last. i was going to ask for $200 for it but long story short i have about a dimes worth of dye that leaked past a bottles seal when i wasnt looking and covered the edge, the one with the strap in the way. i have something in mind to fix it, i was just going to dye the edge about 1 inch up on all corners flap included, but im afraid to take the jump. most people havent noticed the dye when u showed them... but i cant ask $200 for it anymore. sigh anyways
Image size
3264x2448px 1.68 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK Z812 IS ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Shutter Speed
1/32 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Apr 22, 2011, 11:38:00 PM
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Hey, take your pictures without flash and it will look a lot better :)
Your stitching looks very nice and clean, you're doing some great stuff!

Buy some tooling leather some time and try dying it yourself. Its fun working with that stuff when you can treat it however you want to.