Glove maker: leather cutting (1)

About the sound

The sound of cutting leather with scissors. The sound was recorded in T. Kowalski Gloves Atelier at 10 Chmielna Street in Warsaw (Poland).
Leather used for gloves is made in particular from kidskin, sheepskin, roe deer skin, deerskin, the skin of fallow deer, moose, reindeer, peccary, capybara. Gloves leather requires special tanning ensuring its plasticity and durability, which make it possible for a glove to adapt to the hand size. Gloves leather must not be damaged in any way.
In T. Kowalski Gloves Atelier in Warsaw, all gloves are handmade in the workshop in accordance with traditional craftsmanship methods. Customers may choose from a wide range of available sizes, but they can also order gloves made to measure. In the Kowalski family the tradition of gloves manufacturing dates back to the year 1900, when the first workshop was established in Warsaw at Solec Street. At the time, each classy woman possessed at least several pairs of leather gloves, as it was considered good style to wear them outdoors and in company. At present, even if handmade gloves give way to mass made accessories, the quality of their performance is significantly higher and they are much more durable.

Sound recordist: Monika Widzicka
Photographer: Iwo Wachowicz
Video recordist: Iwo Wachowicz