Labour and Wait

Canvas Totes and Leather Accessories

These hard-wearing tote bags have been proving popular in our Redchurch Street store so we’re very pleased to introduce them to our Online Catalogue.

Originally made from leftover fabric from the Swiss Army, these bags are still hand-crafted in Germany from a military grade canvas. Adjustable leather straps, reinforced corners and zip pocket mean this is one ‘tough tote’.

Large Totes are available for £80 in Green/Tan or Black/Grey.

As mentioned earlier on the blog, we now stock a range of locally made leather goods, these are all now available to buy online .

The Key Holder, £55.

iPhone Case, £55.

Wallet, £85.

Card Holder, £50.

Espardenyes

In anticipation of some sunny weather, we have just received our new stock of espardenyes, fresh from Barcelona.

For more information on these classic summer favourites, you can read our previous post from last year, or just pop in to Redchurch Street.

Father’s Day

Some father’s day gift suggestions for the Labour and Wait customer.

Our new Multi Spot Handkerchief, £5.00

The triple-laminate leather handled American Hammer. £48.00

The Brady Wash Bag will last a lifetime. Available in Khaki or Black. £40.00

The Horn Comb, made from North African cattle horn. Each is unique. £10.00

The Professional Corkscrew from France. £22.00

A Bridle Leather Belt, Handmade in England £60.00

The Black Enamel Milk Pan, £20.00

The Elementary Screwdriver Set, Handmade in the UK. £40.00 
Also available individually.

Leather

May we introduce our new line of handmade leather accessories. 

From left to right; wallet, phone case, key holder and card holder.

The wallet has space for up to six cards and a couple of folded notes inside, with an extra pocket on the rear.

Made of vegetable tanned leather and hand-stitched using beeswax linen thread, these items will age beautifully. 

The phone case was designed to fit an iPhone, but will work for all modern smartphones. 

Keys can be kept safely secure inside this holder; the strap can be pulled out or clipped securely when not in use.

The d-ring allows you to hang the holder up, to ensure your keys are always where you expect them to be.

The small card holder will easily carry four cards, and is ideal for travelcards or oystercards.

All of these products are hand made in London.

Available now at our Redchurch Street Store and on our website.

Jubilee

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee we will be having a day off!

Labour and Wait will be closed on Tuesday 5th June, so our opening hours for this weekend are as follows:

Sat 11.00 - 6.00

Sun 11.00 - 6.00

Mon CLOSED

Tues CLOSED

Weds 11.00 - 6.00

And may we wish a happy long weekend to Royalists and Republicans alike.

Redchurch Street

We found some postcards pushed through our letterbox the other day, with this picture on it.

The artist is Marc Gooderham, who ‘captures the decaying still-lifes of a forgotten London.’ Well I hope we’re not that forgotten, but its interesting to see the old Georgian building next to our shop, which for many years was a squat, and which was demolished to make way for another new block of flats. No doubt offering exclusive urban living with a touch of Shoreditch edge.

The artist’s website is marcgooderham.co.uk.

Wood Man

What a curious little wood man we have. He turned up outside Redchurch Street the other day.

Is he a Wood Man? Or maybe a Green Man? 

Perhaps his name tag holds some clues?

Wood Sense? Curioser and curioser.