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27 June 2011

One stitch at a time.....AURA QUE leather production

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So the AURA QUE A/W 2011 production is quietly moving forward....with all the components ready and delivered, all the producers are working really hard in the factory to get the leather bags ready by end of July! We are doing the production in batches, and it is getting there!

From top left, going clockwise: Man Bahadur folding straps, Bhim attaching the banana yarn wool panels, Surya folding tabs, and Shyam cutting d-ring tabs straight.

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Left: Kumar checking a detail on our Shopper bag with Shanti

Right: Ram making the hobo bag using the foot powered sewing machine (despite the loadshedding schedule and power cuts!).

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Left: The heavy cotton cut for the new Pocket Bag, ready for stitching.

RIght: Front pocket of the Small Handbag ready to be stitched to the body panel of the bag.

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Left: Kumar working on the handle pattern for the Shopper Bag.

Right: Shanti stitching parts of the Pocket Bag together.

 

We are getting there on schedule!!

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