Man made vs. Machine Made 手作與機器製造

It may surprise you to know that all our leather goods are stitched completely by hand without the aid of any machines. I stitch by hand, one for aesthetics, and two for durability that only hand stitching can achieve. Not that there is anything wrong with a sewing machine, but there are significant differences that are valuable to understand. Technically speaking, a product stitched by hand is stronger and more durable than one stitched using a machine. Thicker and stronger waxed threading is used when stitching by hand and can produce a much more durable and beautiful looking stitch than a machine can achieve. Also hand stitched, or saddle stitching becomes a part of the aesthetics of the finished product. Stitching by hand is very time consuming and does add to the cost of the leather goods, but also brings great satisfaction to the artisan and the end-user.

我們所有的皮件都是純手工縫製，完全沒有利用任何機器的幫助。我一針一線縫合，一是為了美觀，二是提供耐用性，而這只有透過手工縫線才能實現，這不是說用一台縫紉機有什麼不妥，而是在價值的理解上有著顯著的差異。從技術上來說，由手工縫製的產品比機器縫製的更為堅固耐用，粗而耐用的手縫蠟線遠勝過機器，美觀的線跡也非一台機器可以呈現的。手縫已變成作品美觀的特色，手工縫製是非常耗時的，相對地它也反應在皮件的成本上，但它同時也帶給工匠及消費者最大的滿足感。