Abel & Artemis is a small American label that started in 2016 evolving skills with traditional techniques to create Handcrafted Leather Wallets, Handbags, Totes, and Custom Leatherwork for a formal launch in 2017. Quality is an investment in the future. Rather than producing one particular style in volume, I do small runs at a time to maintain focus and attention to detail. This way, every piece becomes a statement of my standards.

Abel & Artemis is a one-woman leather goods shop providing ethical materials and superior craftsmanship. What this means is that all items are made by one person; all sales and processing, all material ordering and inventory tracking, customer service, everything is done by one person.

This business was created out of a passion for design and it continues and grows because of people such as yourself. You enable me to pursue this craft and to creatively experiment using a material that for so many reasons captivates me.

Many people these days are using the term 'handmade' and the resurgence in interest in handmade items in order to sell things which I do not class as handmade. Everything I make really is done by hand, from scratch using top quality materials.

ASSEMBLY
​Each item is measured, cut, sewn and finished by hand. The final assembly is completed with a very strong hand sewing technique known as saddle stitch. Saddle stitching involves the use of pricking irons, an awl and two needles. After pricking marks are made with an iron, an awl pierces the leather and allows the needles with thread to pass through in order to be pulled tightly together and form an internal knot. With this method, the stitching will not unravel even if the thread is cut.

- Samantha Abel Owner/Creator

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