Indigo Belhoste Wallet
Indigo Belhoste Wallet
The Belhoste Wallet
A unique profile for a simple wallet. It features two card slots (1-2 cards each). Two pockets for a larger stack of cards (5-10) and a hidden pocket for folded cash. Despite it's extra capacity this wallet maintains a slim profile making it perfect for every day use.
About this collection:
The leather for this body of work was dyed in a natural indigo vat. The hide is first dipped into the vat and then, while still wet, laid flat to dry. This preserves all the eddies, drips, and tidemarks created as the indigo dye flowed over the surface of the leather. A series of freehand, parallel curving lines was created using a resist during the dye process to allow the natural color of the leather to show through. Over time and with use these tan colored lines will deepen to a rich caramel brown.
You can read more about why I made this collection here.
Dimensions: 3.5 W x 5 H x 0.5 D
Color: Indigo + natural stripe exterior x chestnut interior x white stitching.
Materials: U.S. sourced vegetable tanned steer hide.
Made the right way.
Hand stitched. Hand dyed. Hand crafted.
Every item I make is produced entirely by hand. When I say by hand I don't mean I use my hands to feed it into a machine. Every last stitch is punched and sewn with an awl and two needles held between my fingers. A saddle stitch done this way will outlast anything done on a sewing machine. I hand dye every inch of leather with dyes I mix in-house. This allows me to eschew the uniformity that is required in factory made goods and make something that stays true to the individual character of the hide. All the leather is domestically sourced from a small town in Pennsylvania. Like the history I am keeping alive in practicing my trade, properly taken care of, this wallet will become a part of your personal history. If there was a better way to have made this wallet I would have done so.
