Japanese master’s handbag making process

The handbag making process from the famous Japanese handicraftsman go_leathers (instagram) Author: Comrade Xiaojian, email: [email protected] The production process is so detailed that it can be used as a tutorial, and you can learn a lot from it. This is a zipper handbag making process, from the accordion fold, to the card position, to the making of the zipper puller, etc., it is very valuable for learning. 1. Organ fold: Rough cutting → Pasting the inner and outer skin → Fine cutting → Sewing → Pressing the decorative line

2. The accordion fold and inner pocket stitching → oil on top

Bottom: This kind of accordion fold is more difficult and complicated to make, and it is seamlessly connected with the bottom of the bag, which requires the production version When modeling, the design should be very precise. You can see the thinning marks on the edge, so that the thickness of the edge after sewing is not too shocking.

3. Card (You can see that many parts do not require very precise cutting. Because the leatherIt is inherently malleable. Even if it is cut very accurately at the beginning, after being pulled by knives, edge presses, etc., when it comes to gluing, the slight stretch can make your edges uneven. Therefore, many of them can be roughly cut and glued, and then the remaining parts are cut off together, so that the edges are very neat and it is easier to apply oil on them. )

4. Paste and sew with the accordion fold

5. Fasten the outer zipper: Do it well Mark the midpoint and corners → Glue → Bond the zipper to the inner skin (zippering is still quite difficult. There is an acrylic zipper artifact available on Taobao, which can indeed reduce the difficulty a lot for novices. However, Artifacts have specific specifications and are only suitable for one size. Therefore, it is better to practice hand zippering~~)

The outer skin and zipper are bonded and the stitches are cut

6. The charm of details, The pull tab is used to make a small part, using techniques such as drumming, saddle stitching, top oiling, and edge pressing.

7. Finished product

There are 21 pictures in total, but they are far from restoring the entire production process, which shows the complexity of the production process. I personally think that zipper handbags are much more difficult to make than many large bags.

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