You don't need any previous knowledge to make your own leather accessories with our DIY boxes! We want everyone, no matter how creative, skilled or experienced, to be able to make their own leather accessories with our DIY boxes.

Why are we so sure about this? Our DIY boxes are designed so that you sew the leather parts together yourself, glue them and finish the edges, but you don't have to cut anything to size or make holes. This guarantees that all parts fit together with millimeter precision. The individual steps are explained in detail in the instructions, and as the individual parts are already prepared, no questions remain unanswered when it comes to assembling the individual parts.

We have listed all the steps from ordering your DIY box to the moment you hold your finished leather accessories in your hands on our "How it works" page.

Of course, the individual steps are different for each leather accessory - how exactly and in what order you need to proceed is explained in detail in our step-by-step instructions, which we will send you when you order. Our basic videos will help you with the instructions. 

Practical: Everything you need to make your leather accessories, including all the tools, is included in your box.

Saddle stitching is the traditional way of sewing leather that is still used today by fine tailors and luxury leather goods manufacturers all over the world. Even in a large traditional French house with the famous orange bags, the expensive models are still sewn by hand.

This is not only for idealistic reasons, but is also reflected in the longevity of your leather accessory: While the threads are only looped over each other in the lockstitch of the sewing machine, the threads are intertwined with each other in the saddler's seam, which is why the seam does not open completely even if a thread comes loose.

To guarantee the longevity of your leather accessories and to enable all DIY enthusiasts to make their leather accessories, we have designed all our DIY boxes using the saddle stitching principle. Although this takes much longer than sewing with a sewing machine, it is more durable and in the end you can say with full conviction that this accessory is 100% handmade. Once you've sewn a few stitches of saddle stitching, you'll also realize how relaxing it is to use your hands for once and not let the sewing machine do the work. A true #slowsewing project!

The accessories CANNOT be sewn with a sewing machine. As the holes are already in the leather, it is impossible to hit the holes exactly with every stitch using a sewing machine. This is only possible with good old handwork. On the other hand, hand sewing makes your leather accessory unique and particularly durable.

Our detailed step-by-step instructions and explanatory videos will guide you through the entire production process.

Thanks to the prepared individual parts, the steps in the instructions are easy to follow and understand, so you can have fun getting creative and don't have to keep asking yourself "Did I get that right?".

As our leather parts arrive already cut out and with holes in them, you cannot "sew yourself up", for example, as the parts fit together exactly and there is only one way to sew them together.

And what happens if you do make a mistake?

Many of the individual steps, such as sewing the individual parts together, can also be undone by "sewing backwards" or unstitching the parts again. Even our special leather glue does not stick from the first second, but only after you have applied some pressure to the surfaces. So if you have slipped or glued parts together incorrectly, you can often "rescue" this again before it is final.

Of course, there are also moments when nothing can be saved and mistakes simply happen. That's not a problem either and we'll be happy to help you get your new favorite accessory in the end!

If you are at a loss, or if a particular part can no longer be used, please send us an email to [email protected] and we will find a solution together, for example by sending you a new part for a small logistics fee.

You will find our step-by-step instructions and explanatory videos on the basics on the order confirmation page and in your order confirmation as a download link.

The time you need to make your own leather accessories depends greatly on the individual DIY boxes and your wishes. Larger items such as bags require more time than smaller leather accessories such as planners or belts, as the seam lines are longer and therefore the time you need for sewing increases. As everything is sewn by hand, the sewing itself is the biggest time factor - but also the most fun!

Another aspect that influences the production time of your leather accessories is how many layers of edge color you apply to the leather edges. You can achieve a beautiful and long-lasting result after just two coats of paint. However, if you want to achieve a perfectly uniform edge without any unevenness, you can also apply four or five coats of edge paint. Both the application and the drying times in between will extend the production time of your leather accessories.

The base coat and the edge color ensure a long-lasting finish for your leather accessories. After the leather parts have been sewn together, the edge color serves as an additional fixation to hold the edges together.

But the most important thing: the edge color seals the leather edges so that your leather is not only water-repellent from above on the surface, but also so that no moisture can penetrate the leather through the edges. Even if the moisture can't harm the leather itself, nobody wants a damp handbag, do they?

Furthermore, the edge color rounds off your leather accessory perfectly, giving it the finishing touch, so to speak. Many fine bag makers say that the precision and evenness of the edges show exactly how much time has been invested in the production of the leather accessory.