#46 Week at the factory
THIS IS HOW A BAGGICASE IS MADE AND THIS IS HOW THE ORDER IS RIGHT NOW
Considering that the deadline for delivering rewards acquired through crowdfunding is coming to an end (we estimate the month of November to deliver them all), we have decided to pack our bags and spend the entire week at the Baggicase factory to monitor the production status and check that each and every one of the Baggicase you have purchased is ready to come out of the oven.
It should also be noted that this is crowdfunding , and the dates are always estimated , as it is difficult to start mass production of a product of which only a few sample units have been made.
We arrived here on Tuesday (I'm still in Ubrique ) and found production well underway . They say it was such a large order for a piece of which they had only made a few samples, so it was quite a challenge.
These people are used to facing big challenges ; they work for Cartier , Loewe , or Louis Vuitton , but they've been working with all of these companies for many years. The collections they're commissioned to create tend to be similar from one year to the next, and in most cases, they craft pieces to perfection .
With Baggicase , a seemingly simple case, they've encountered a number of difficulties . The small size (size S) has been a real pain. It's such a small piece, with even smaller parts that it requires significant precision and patience . Plus, at the slightest opportunity, one or another piece can go missing, and they have to redo it all over again. In short, it's quite a challenge , according to them.
THIS IS HOW TO MAKE A BAGGICASE, STEP BY STEP
We've broken down the process of creating a Baggicase and want to share it with you. Here it is:
Each Baggicase unit consists of 14 parts and is comprised of 16 processes. It passes through the hands of six artisans several times and at different times, each with their own specialty . Cutting, design, table (a curious position), trimming, painting, and sewing.
The process is as follows:
- Cutting of fabrics and parts (inner bag, inner reinforcements, leather, etc.).
- Screen printing of logo and color stripes.
- Preparation of the parts, reduction of thicknesses according to the part and need.
- On the table, they put all the pieces together so that they take shape.
- Again, pass the piece to the cutter for retro-cutting.
- Go back to "cutting" to give it the final thicknesses once the piece is fully assembled.
- The table receives this piece and prepares it for the initial seam. It also places the leather underneath the zipper so that it also has a first seam to secure the leather.
- The already die-cut interior pocket is sent to be painted to finish the edges and give it a little paint, so the interior of the leather, which is usually brown, will not be visible.
- Once again, all the pieces are transferred to the table and sewn to complete the first part of the process. (At this point, it's approximately 50% complete .)
- Next, the table glues the bottom of the leather and the zipper to give it the shape that the stitching will later finish. It's a very delicate and labor-intensive process. It requires precision and patience .
- The stitching finishes this section and leaves it ready for the interior reinforcements and the rest of the zipper to be assembled. Once this is done, the table receives the piece back and finishes stitching and assembling the entire interior.
- Finally, the entire Baggicase is reviewed , if something is not ok it is modified and if everything is ok, the packaging and shipping are modified.
CURRENT STATUS:
Some of them are already finished and we're taking them today to start shipping on Monday.
The rest are still in Ubrique; many are already 50% complete, and others are nearing completion. We'll likely have a significant percentage of the total completed next week.
We still believe it will be difficult to deliver 100% of our orders within the month of November, but we will ship many before the end of the month.
What I can assure you is that whatever happens, we'll be here to tell you about it.
