Everything measured.
A handmade full-grain leather bifold wallet in tan Indian buffalo, vegetable tanned and hand-stitched in Sri Lanka. If you want to actually watch a wallet age, this is the one to buy.
Tan veg-tanned leather starts pale — almost raw — with nothing sealed over the grain. That makes it the most reactive hide I cut. Sunlight darkens it. Your hands darken it faster. Within six months the corners and the fold are noticeably deeper than the flat panels, because that is where you touch it most. In two years it is a rich honey brown and no two people end up with the same one.
It marks easily in the first months. That is not a fault; it is the record starting.
What it holds
- 6 card slots
- 2 hidden side pockets
- 1 full-length cash pocket
- 4.3” × 3.5” closed
Keep it out of heavy rain early on. Repaired for as long as you own it, and the labour is on us.
Straight answers.
When will it reach me?
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Within Sri Lanka — dispatched within 72 working hours.
Anywhere else — the rate depends on the country, so it is quoted per order. Message +94 77 969 6203 on WhatsApp with the piece and where it is going, and we will send the exact figure before you pay a rupee.
What if the cards don't fit?
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In the first week the slots are usually tight. That is normal — the leather has to mould to what you carry, and it will.
If it still is not right after that, send it back. We will fix it and send it back to you.
Can you repair it later?
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Yes — for as long as you own it, and we do not charge for the labour. Not for the first year. For as long as it is yours.
You cover only the materials a repair actually needs, and the shipping both ways.
How do I look after it?
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Condition it roughly every six months. That is the whole routine — more than that softens the fibres and the piece loses its shape.
Your first three conditionings we do for you. Send it in and cover the shipping; the work is ours. Or do it at home — see leather care.
Why does hand stitching cost more?
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A machine lock-stitch is one thread looping through itself. Cut it anywhere and the seam runs. A saddle stitch is two needles crossing in every hole — cut one thread and it still holds.
It takes far longer by hand, and that time is the whole of the price difference.
