Thanks everyone for the kind words,
Is that all hand stiching? And roughly how many hours work in each one?
yes ,they are all hand stitched with waxed linen thread.
making the pattern,layout, cutting, dyeing the leather,and gluing in the lining takes more time than the actual sewing.
I have about 10-15 hours in the portmanteu and around 35 hours in the valise.
There is over 40 hours in the leather covered,tacked dome chest.
I'm an 18th century guy born into the 20th century and have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing"
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