The Ely — Olive Woven Leather Belt Bag

This olive is dyed into a warm base hide, so it leans brown-green rather than military green, and it darkens slightly with handling.

This is the Ely belt bag with a hand woven front panel: the same crescent shape, zip top and hidden back pocket, with full-grain strips woven across the face.

It is 9″ (23 cm) wide, 5″ (13 cm) tall and 2.25″ (6 cm) deep. The strap fits waists from 26″ to 48″ (66 to 122 cm) and lets out to wear as a sling. Phone, cards, keys and a passport.

Inside there is one slip pocket inside and a hidden zip pocket on the back panel. It comes with an adjustable 1″ (2.5 cm) smooth leather strap with brass buckle, fits waists 26″ to 48″ (66 to 122 cm), or wears as a sling or crossbody.

Choose the woven Ely for holidays and festivals when a belt bag should look like an accessory, not equipment. For smooth leather, see the plain Ely belt bag. Or browse all our leather belt bags.

The weave

Each strip is cut from full-grain leather, skived thin at the edges and woven by hand in a basket weave. A full leather panel sits behind the weave and carries the weight, so the strips are never what holds the bag together.

How it is made

A weaver lays and tightens every strip by hand, then the panel is stitched to its leather backing and built into the bag in our own workshop. Edges are burnished and the fittings are solid brass.

Care

Wipe with a dry cloth, brush the weave now and then, and use a little neutral conditioner on the strips and strap when they start to look dry.