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Saturday, October 09, 2010

Make me a leather bag

I've been trying to find somebody to make me a simple leather bag to hold my iPad and Apple Wireless keyboard (together they are about 20x30x4 centimeters). It's surprisingly hard. Does anybody know anybody who does that?

Update:
Right now I'm considering this. I think it will just fit the keyboard also, which is only 4cm longer than the iPad. I already have a Crumpler carrier bag, a bigger one, and I really like it. Strong and very useful.
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8 comments:

  1. Alex9 Oct 2010, 19:49:00

    Get thee to a folk festival, they have leather craftsmen there who make custom order.

    In your area I would expect there to be leather worker at The Pendle Witches, it's that sort of place. Maybe in the Royal Exchange Manchester. Somewhere touristy rather than affluent.

    Have you considered a saddle maker? They may know how to do that, or you may find an adventurous upholsterer.

    Just did a quick web search and found one in Chester, from leatherworker.net. See, tourist town.

    I wonder if Afflecks Palace is still in Manchester. It was a bazaar, with alternate clothing merchants and record shops. Again, the web seems to think it is. No leather that I could see, but some rubber ;-) oo-er missus.

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  2. Alex9 Oct 2010, 19:49:00

    I miss Manchester, looks like some of it is still as it was.

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  3. Eolake Stobblehouse9 Oct 2010, 20:10:00

    Thanks. I'll try those.

    I found *one* UK saddle maker/leather smith, and he told that he has an 8-month que of work, and that he does not know of anybody else in the country.

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  4. Miserere12 Oct 2010, 21:27:00

    This is almost what you want:

    http://www.skytoptrading.com/caforapip.html

    Maybe contact them and ask if they're planning one with space for a keyboard.

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  5. Eolake Stobblehouse12 Oct 2010, 21:34:00

    Thanks. Does look nice.

    I did find a non-leather one with space for the keyboard.
    http://thurly.net/05uy

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  6. Eolake Stobblehouse12 Oct 2010, 21:40:00

    (Durn, I thought this was the one which had a take-off strap.)

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  7. Eolake Stobblehouse12 Oct 2010, 21:42:00

    Oh, it does, for a bit extra. You'd think they'd mention this a bit more visibly. Makes quite a difference for its use.

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  8. Eolake Stobblehouse12 Oct 2010, 21:54:00

    Or this one
    http://thurly.net/05v0
    More expensive, but OK, so would a custom made one have been.

    These guys make so many sleeves and bags! Hard to choose.

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