Cut to the pattern
Every part is cut to its own pattern: from a large hide with a knife and a steel ruler, or with a steel die in the press for repeated parts. The pattern keeps every piece of a model the same size.
- Knife
- Steel ruler
- Press die
From the workshop to your doorHow it's made,
How it's made,
how it's packed
Our leather pieces are made by hand in the workshop: cut, stitched, edge-finished and, if you like, stamped with your name. Then every order is packed with the same care and sent on its way. Here is that path, step by step.
Parts are stitched together
The cut parts are joined on a heavy-duty sewing machine; on some pieces the stitching is done by hand with needle and thread.
- Machine stitching
- Hand stitching
The edges are finished
Where the leather folds and joins, it is skived thin on a machine. The cut edge is trimmed with a knife and smoothed on a sanding wheel, so it sits flat and never feels sharp.
- Skiving
- Edge trimming
- Sanding
Your name, letter by letter
The name you type is set in brass letters one by one and pressed into the leather. Stamping is free, in capital letters, 6 mm (about 1/4 in) tall. Which characters can be stamped is in our personalization guide.
- Brass letters
- 6 mm
- Free
One more look before packing
Hardware such as buckles and rivets goes on. Every piece passes through our hands once more before it is packed, with a last look at the stitching, the edges and the stamping.
- Hardware
- Final check
Every order, like a gift
Depending on its size, the piece goes into a kraft envelope or box. A wallet in a kraft box is wrapped in tissue paper first; with a wooden box order, the piece sits in a dust bag. The package is tied with jute twine and closed with a wax seal.
- Tissue paper
- Kraft package
- Wax seal
Handed to the carrier, on its way to you
The package goes into a Semender & Co mailer, gets its label and is handed to the carrier. You get an email at every stage until it reaches you.
- Tracked
- Email at every stage
Anatomy of the package
The package at your door
Small leather pieces like wallets and card holders arrive in this kraft package; larger pieces come in a kraft box.
- 1Kraft packagePrinted with Semender Leather Goods; an envelope or a box, depending on the size of the piece.
- 2Jute twineEach package is tied by hand.
- 3Wax sealA red wax seal closes the package.
- 4QR codeOn top of the package; scan it before you open.
- 5Tissue paperInside, the wallet is wrapped in tissue paper.
Optional
In a wooden box, with your name on the lid
You can add a wooden box to your order; your piece comes out of it in a dust bag. Your name is stamped on a small leather plate fixed to the lid with two brass rivets, free for up to 18 characters.
- Lid
- Sliding
- Tie
- Jute twine, seal
- Size
- Small, large
From your order to your door
Made after you order, then on its way
Your piece is prepared once you order, and you get an email at every stage until it arrives.
- OrderYour order comes inYour name stamping and note are added to the order.
- WorkshopYour piece is preparedYour name is stamped, if you asked for it.
- PackingPackedTissue paper, kraft package, wax seal.
- ShippingOn its wayHanded to the carrier, with an email at every stage.