Process — six steps
How a piece is made.
From raw hide to batch number, across the tannery in Ambur and the small-goods bench in Vaniyambadi.
Fig. 01 — Hides, stacked Step 01 / 06 — Ambur
Sourcing
[WRITE: where hides come from, and how they are graded on arrival.]
Fig. 02 — Tan leather, close up Step 02 / 06 — Ambur
Tanning
Heritage hides rest in bark liquor pits for forty days — the founder’s method from 1962, revived for the Pit Tanned line in 2019. [WRITE: bark used, number of pits]
Fig. 03 — The cutting bench Step 03 / 06 — Ambur
Cutting
Machine cutting arrived with the Station Road workshop in 1991. [WRITE: how patterns are laid on each hide]
Fig. 04 — Thread and rule Step 04 / 06 — Ambur & Vaniyambadi
Stitching
Finished goods are stitched by hand, as the first belts and wallets were in 1975. [WRITE: stitch type, stitches per inch, thread]
Fig. 05 — A stitched seam Step 05 / 06 — Ambur & Vaniyambadi
Edge finishing
[WRITE: bevelling, burnishing, number of coats on each edge.]
Fig. 06 — Checking colour against the sample Step 06 / 06 — Ambur
Quality check
Since 2023 every heritage piece carries a batch number that traces it to its hide. [WRITE: what is checked before a piece leaves]
