Leather Repairs and Alterations
I offer a repair and alterations service to leather accessories to prolong the life of items we own.
How It Works
Posted further down are examples of past repairs and alterations illustrating my work.
If you have an item that you would like to be repaired or altered, please get in touch on the details below. I get a variety of work and I will endeavour to help you.
Make an Enquiry
To make an enquiry please send me, Alison an email alison@hadstonleather.co.uk with a photo and description of the work. I’ll let you know what I can do to help and give you details on where to send it to if you want to go ahead.
Working Hours & Situation: I do this as a part time venture and on occasions there maybe a lag time between responses but I will get to all of the emails with a reply. I’m based in London and customers have sent work to me from throughout the UK.
Price Examples - Postage extra
To fit a new strap: £100 +
A new buckle and fit = £40
Belt Shortening (most cases) = £35. Any trickier work will be priced individually.
All other repairs and alterations - I’ll quote on a case by case basis depending on the work needed.
Created new long handles for this Mulberry Bayswater
Shortened this Gucci belt
Created a new handle for this Mulberry Bayswater satchel as a fox had chewed the original.
Before Image - Mulberry Bayswater Satchel where the fox had chewed the handle
Replaced the leather around the buckle on this Burberry belt
Before Image - Broken leather on the Burberry belt
Created new straps for a Saint Laurent tote
Close up - new straps on a Saint Laurent tote
Create a new strap for this Mont Blanc belt as the surface of the original leather had 'peeled'
Created a new longer strap for this vintage Chanel buckle which had been passed down through a family
Replaced the leather around the buckle on this brown belt
Before Image - broken leather around the buckle on the brown belt
Services I Can Offer
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New Strap - For Your Own Buckle
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Belt Shortening
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Bag Straps
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Belt / Strap Lengthening
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New Buckle
I can fix a new buckle to your strap from any I have in stock or one that you have.
Unfortunately I can’t fix any buckles themselves, swivel buckles or buckles for a reversible belt.
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Alterations - Broken Pieces of Leather
Where the leather has split around the buckle on a belt, I can replace that with a new piece of leather to hold the buckle back in place again.