CUSTOM BAGS! CUSTOM LEATHER-CRAFT! BESPOKE LEATHER GOODS! MeHi Felbert custom makes designer leather bags, leather handbags/purses, totes & other bespoke luxury leathergoods, custom designs bags for men, personalizes leather bags and belts to serve his client's needs. From a custom designer handbag, a custom-made leather purse, messenger bags, canvas bags, saddle bags to making custom leather belts, guitar straps, leather knife rolls and even provides leather-craft and period leather work for Museums, Renaissance and Historical Reenactments. MeHi Felbert's hand-crafted leather goods are truly one-of-a-kind, rare and utterly original of unparalleled quality and creativity that are built to last several generations.
MeHi Felbert is a lone wolf on the plains of high fashion. Working alone out of a small leather atelier in the old village of Weston, all work is constructed by hand using artisanal tools and enturies-old techniques that are at the heart and soul of each leather artical.
Prices vary depending on complexity of design and materials used (leather, ostrich, crocodile): belts ($125 - $3000); handbags ($800 - $50,000); wallets, card holders, change purses ($150 - $3000).
Delivery: 4 to 8 weeks.
In addition to bespoke leather products, MeHi can also personalize, refurbish or repair your high-end bags, purses, belts and other leather accessories. Even if you’ve got a vintage Hermès bag that needs fixing or some expert TLC, MeHi can help give it a new life. Please visit Leather Rescue Clinic for more details.
You can choose, to have your Felbert leather artical made using the saddlers-stitch (hand-sewn) method or have it sewn by a lockstitch machine. The difference is price, the look and durability. It costs 1/3 less to make leather items using the lockstitch sewing machine vs saddle stitching by hand with 2 needles and a saddler's awl. For prolongevity of the item, the saddlers-stitch using waxed linen threads provides a stronger hold, is more flexable than machine stitching and once tamped with a hammer the stitches are one with the skin and its flesh. Machine stitching with synthetic threads tend to cut into the leather, are too stretchy — can become unraveled whe rubbed, and is subject to UV degradation whereas linen threads for hand-sewing will wear out first, making re-stitching an easy repair in the future.