leather advice needed

[Pandora Berman]

Hi folks. I need some advice about leather repair. It's like this: a few
decades ago, I bought a woven chest from the Basket Man shop. It's about
the size of a cooler, and has leather handles (straps ~1" wide) at each
end. Since I bought it, I have regularly used these handles to haul it
about to & from events.

But this past weekend, while prepping for Panteria, after I had filled the
chest with the usual stuff I put in it, I went to pick it up, and one of
the handles broke: it tore apart crosswise, fairly cleanly, about 1/3 of
the way along its length -- i.e. a few inches away from the chest body. At
that point I didn't have time to think about fixing it, so I simply hauled
the chest about by picking it up from the bottom.

But now that the event is over & the chest is unpacked, I have time to
think. Does anyone have advice on how to repair this? In case it might be
relevant, I did notice, while unpacking, that the break appears to have
occurred at a place where something unknown dripped onto the leather.

Suggestions on how I might fix this, or recommendations of someone else who
can (I'm willing to pay a reasonable amount) would be welcome.

Thanks.

Eowyn

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[Tasha Medvedeva]

Can you post a picture? Without knowing how it’s attached and how it tore, it’s hard to say how it can be repaired. 

Tasha

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[Leonete d'Angely]

While local folks will likely be able to give advice, it’s worth noting that the basketman gives a lifetime warranty on his items and if you bring it to pennsic or reach out to him, he will likely fix it for free.

Leonete

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> On May 26, 2026, at 1:50 AM, Pandora Berman <ce...@bawden.org> wrote:
>
> Hi folks. I need some advice about leather repair. It's like this: a few

[Robert Huff]

On 5/26/2026 1:48 AM, Pandora Berman wrote:

> Suggestions on how I might fix this, or recommendations of someone else who
> can (I'm willing to pay a reasonable amount) would be welcome.

Check someplace that does furniture repair. (Try Upholstery on
Broadway in East Arlington.)
If that doesn't pan out ... there's a luggage and shoe repair place on
Broadway in Somerville a couple of blocks from the Sullivan Square (T)
station.
No promises for either; but if they can't do it they might know someone
who can ....


Respectfully,


Diego Mundoz

[Ygraine of Kellswood]

Definitely check with Basket Man about a warranty repair, if you are going to Pennsic.
If you're not: Is there enough (an inch or more) strap securely attached to the basket before/after the break? That would be an easy fix -- come visit! PM me a photo...
Ygraine

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From: carol...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org [mailto:carol...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org] On Behalf Of Robert Huff
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 11:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [Carolingia] leather advice needed

On 5/26/2026 1:48 AM, Pandora Berman wrote:

> Suggestions on how I might fix this, or recommendations of someone else who

> can (I'm willing to pay a reasonable amount) would be welcome. (snip)

[Pandora Berman]

> From: Pandora Berman <ce...@bawden.org>
> To: carol...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org
> Subject: leather advice needed
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 05:48:40 +0000 (UTC)

>
> Hi folks. I need some advice about leather repair. It's like this: a
> few decades ago, I bought a woven chest from the Basket Man shop. It's
> about the size of a cooler, and has leather handles (straps ~1" wide) at
> each end. Since I bought it, I have regularly used these handles to haul
> it about to & from events.
>
> But this past weekend, while prepping for Panteria, after I had filled
> the chest with the usual stuff I put in it, I went to pick it up, and one
> of the handles broke: it tore apart crosswise, fairly cleanly, about 1/3
> of the way along its length -- i.e. a few inches away from the chest

> body....

Hi folks. I am grateful for the several useful suggestions you've made.
In particular, I have owned this chest so long that I had completely
forgotten the Basketman's lifetime guarantee. So I will look into that
first -- and if that doesn't pan out, I will check into the other ideas
people put forward. Thank you all very much.