$1,400 JOB! - Bottega Veneta Plastic Tote (Makeover) 

You know what triggers me? It’s these people who get triggered because you charge a rate commiserate with your experience and craftsmanship. You are a master craftsman and it has taken years of blood sweat and tears to get to a place where you have the ability and knowledge to do such beautiful work. This bag is another masterpiece and I am sure the owner is thrilled with how her bag turned out. This bag is gorgeous and worth every penny she paid to get it done.

Sharpen blade time always makes me smile. Always go green.

Don't normally have too much interest in bag work, but this was just brilliant. I think the owner now has a much higher quality product

Very cool to add your own name on the inside of the bag! Watchmakers are known to do this when they service watches, ie mark the inside of the caseback.

Steve as usual you do not disappoint. The completed bag blew me away. The red suede made it pop and took it to the next level. I am not a Bottega lover at all, but i would definitely buy that peice. Im still shaking my head at this one. Wow, I am lost for words!! Well done.

I love how you sharpen your blade. You work RESTORING items so why would you just throw away something that can sharpened. You're awesome.

I love seeing what you come up with when the customer gives you the ability to create.

I am glad that you left your name inside of the bag. When it gets restored, again, many years from now, they respect the changes you made more readily. Ok, maybe it is just me. If one changes or deviates from the original, it is always good to know why.

I didn’t think it was plausible to sew on PVC. I learned something new today.

Very nice, Steve! I might have liked red patent leather instead of red suede at the top.

You're a genius Steve.

You made the quality of the bag a lovely upgrade. It is much prettier than the original.

I really for the life of me cannot understand why anyone would have something to say about you sharpening a obviously perfectly good blade. What exactly are they saying you should be using? The work you do requires a sharp blade and thats exactly what you and making. Its not like you are making a bad job due to your blade. I watch you as a person that has no clue about the work you do and enjoy watching a professional at work. I would never question your techniques or the products you use as i am in no position to do so. Keep doing you great work Steve and please keep up reusing the same blades as your saving the planet is a very small way. Bag looks better now that when it came out the factory.

I can guarantee one thing, there’s not to many people around who could do this kind of restoration. Also it’s customer’s preference but I would have requested all black.

I don't see how these high cost label brands get away with using cheesy materials. That bag should've been made from patent leather. But, nice work saving it and giving it new life.

Hello. Beautiful job on the tote. I have been making things, sewing clothes, quilting, etc. alI me life. I recently found a niche of people on you tube who are making handbags, backpacks, wallets, pouches, things like that. The reason I’m telling you about these people is that you get a real good idea of what it takes to make the above. Everyone uses different materials: in the US, mostly quality vinyl, cloth, cork, waterproof fabrics. Some of the materials used are just tacky, but they are making these for specific customers. Other pieces are really amazing, just beautiful workmanship, beautiful fabric and hardware. They charge by the individual piece, and the highest prices I have seen from tutorials are around $250.00 to $300.00. They are worth those prices. There are custom bag makers in Asia who are making handmade pieces, custom orders, and they seem to be around $3-$500. They are not making fakes, they add their own name to their work. I’m trying to get a few quilts done so I can give a small handbag a try. I’m sure you have probably run across these (sewists), what they call themselves. It’s reassuring to know there are groups of people who see themselves as talented as any worker at a design shop. Love your channel. You also have some very nice machines.

I always think, another, stupid bag but you always make it awsome to watch. And i love to see how you do your magic .....and magic cost money. Another job wel done brother❤

I love this bag with the red accents. It looks so much better than before. As always, fantastic work Steve.

Love your redesigns! Nice work

Great work! Looks amazing

Beautiful!! Thanks Steve.

Thanks for an enjoyable half and hour!

Another fantastic result!

This bag is phenomenal. I love how it turned out. If they made them as you do, maybe they would be actually really worth the money. Fantastic job!

Another great bag video! Well done. Love the design features you added.

Amazing Steve love it a great video as always

I wasn’t too sure in the beginning but you definitely brought this bag back to life and improved it. ❤Great work Steve

I SO enjoy your videos, Steve! I have watched you for a number of years now and have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them! Thank you!!

I'm a new subscriber, your craftsmanship is outstanding.....

Elegante’ and ready for 5th Avenue. Imagine the outfit to go with “gorgeous.”

some plastics use softeners to make it soft and pliable and that degrades over time together with other chemicals this can make degradation go faster than expected. some of these things may not be known at time of production. even oil from skin can degrade plastics look at the soft rubbery plastic/rubber on tools

As usual, amazing work. The craftsmanship is appreciated.

great video Steve.....thank you for showing the cleaning process

You’re back, perfect timing I was searching for something interesting and you appear, Yippee 🎉

Very beautiful work!

Gorgeous looking bag. Red and black go perfectly together.

Kudos to the customer for upgrading their bag, mega kudos to you for always continuing being awesome 👌

Thank you for another great video! I especially enjoy your handbag repair projects. And I love watching your beautiful post sewing machine work- seing it go through everything without any trouble is pure bliss.

Nice something good to watch while walking the dag. Nice job thanks for taking us along 👍.

Your work is amazing Steve!! Enjoy your time off. God Bless

Amazing job Steve

Bottega Veneta is now a one of a kind. 🖤🩷Enjoy your work!

Another job well done! You are awesome at what you do! I thoroughly enjoyed your videos! 💯🙂

Beautiful as always great job steve

Steve, another great update; the red suede definitely gives it a distinct look! Initially, it seemed crazy to want this kind of extensive work on a 'plastic' bag. But after reading about Bottega's $10,000 Cabat plastic (bubble wrap) bag I realized that some people roll like that!

Love the touch of red very nice .

First time commentor, long time channel watcher. A slight criticism on this video. I completely understand the "why" it cost X amount of money to modify and repair the bag in the video. My issue with is stating the $ amount for everyone to know. You have mentioned in previous vids people have their reasons for a repair. Maybe the customer would love to share the YT video of the repair however, avoid family friends, etc knowing what they paid. I personally would not want that shared. Otherwise, I have watched all your videos on your channel and always enjoy each one. Please know that my comment about does not reflect anything negative upon you. Absolutely enjoy seeing all that you do!

It is so satisfying to watch a craftsman at work. Great Work.

Even though I started watching this channel for the shoe repairs, I'm now enjoying the bag repairs more.

Good to see you back. Miss your videos. Thank you for sharing your work technic. Thank you aper

Another example of Excellence and craftsmanship! God bless you and yours! Praying for you!

Wonderful and fun to watch. Kind and patient, too. Thank you. Am a subscriber.

Steve outstanding work as usual Kind Regards from Liverpool England

Love the bag!

that's one serious leather punch ya got there. PS I'm so envious of your sewing skills.

Never heard of this brand. I flipped through google. Is this bag seriously $15K? Whatever this person paid for it Steve made it to last! Love these videos!

Steve, Steve, Steve, you continue to impress and surprise me time and again when you do the purse repairs. Love your workmanship. You have a vision for sure concerning. These purses. Keep up the good work, Next !!!

The patent leather at the base was the correct decision. Another bag given a new lease on life and not ending up in a landfill. Good Job. 😀👏

Great bag....I love Bottega purses! Great idea to add the suede-the textures really work.

Nice job! P.S. Love it when you sharpen the blades....lol...thought I was the only one who did that.

I hope you have enjoyed your time away. Another beautiful job, especially sharpening the blade.😂

Good work Steve.

Yes!!! Put your name on it…. Great idea❤

Beautiful work 👍😀 Love the little crocket hammer, he has a great humor 😂 Big hugs from Denmark 🥰

"There's No There, THERE" Gertrude Stein on Oakland, California. Beautiful, now one of a kind Bag! I'm guessing it was hand sewn on the inside there. It was neat of the two people that they put their name there. That's why I'm guessing it's hand sewn They had some real pride in their work. It was beautiful stitching

I love watching your videos of your superb craftsmanship ♥️ I live in Australia & we have show horses - all of our horses are shown in made to measure show bridles; the starting price for a made to measure bridle (in Sedgwick leather) is $800. People have no idea what goes into making anything, let alone a handbag, shoes or luggage.

I love how you disclose the project costs. Awesome project, and worth every penny to its owner.

Beautiful work and Great that the Bag has been given a new life and not going to clog up Landfill waste.

Very nice work!

You're just a hop, skip and a jump from me in Hedgesville, WV! I'm shocked at what people spend for purses. Great job!

I love the content. I would have asked for black suede rather than red, but to each their own. You did a great job with it.

Love that Hammer 🔨 it is awesome! Come to think of it I did miss Hammer Time! Though I did love the bag. Turned out beautiful.

Great job Steve!!!! Bag is more beautiful than the original version!!!

Wow steve! At 1st, i thought the red was too much but the way you brought it together made it really nice!! Well done! I hope you do a video on that varsity jacket behind you at the end. I love the bags and jacket videos cause i need the most work in those areas.

you are the most interesting and funny person in the business

The bag turned out amazing Steve! The custom hammer cracked me up.😅

SO much better After! I'm always appalled at the poor quality of some high buck items. :)

Another awesome vid, Steve. And i love baby hammer time. 🔨 😅

Nice job, looks good.

Спасибо за видео! Вы мастер - золотые руки!

What amazing craftsmanship!! Holy moly!! I'm a pro taylor n have learned a lot from u!! Most of us are in complete AWE of ur work n u crack me up when u ride the nay sayers!! 😂 Don't worry they ain't got nothing on u Bedo!!! And we all know that 4 sure!! ❤ Hi & MANY BLESSINGS to u and urs!! from Southern California 1 hr west of Yuma Arizona

At very beginning of video and I can tell this will be challenging!! Will leave follow up comment at end. 👍🏻

It's been over 6 months since I watched some videos. Have done back-to-back-to-back days/nights (10-02-23 thru 10-04-23).

Great job ❤❤❤

Great job Steve ,best from the uk

151k subs sure have grown, i wouldnt be able to be as calm as you not with that coffee you drink LOL

Love and respect.

Good night ,iconic bag BY BOTTEGA VONETA,HAVE a NICE day and regard from Spain.🎩⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love ❤ the red suede 🧜🏻‍♀️⛵️

So pretty❤❤❤

This customer has great taste, and you did a fantastic job! Great project 👍

People need to chill out on complaining about the price of your repairs. I have a few questions at the bottom of this comment. I am a seamstress (36yo). I have been repairing a lot of garments for years, my biggest requests are for jackets. I don't repair leather, I refer them to a qualified leather repair shop. I quote for many repairs and get barked at for my 'over priced and abhorrent pricing'. Reality is: you have an item you want fixed... I have the skills to fix that item because you are either unskilled or don't have the time too or both... This happened in 2008. One guy asked me to fix a business jacket. The fabric was a cheaply made silk blend and as such, requires more time and patience to repair, not to mention higher quality threads, can't just use Walmart polyester thread😂... The entire lining needed to be removed and reduced 2 sizes (because he actually washed the jacket in water instead of dry-cleaning). He also wanted the arm holes adjusted which required the sleeves to be removed... and full measurements to adjust the jacket like he wanted. I quoted him $500 for about 20 hours of work and material cost of about $50. He tried to talk me down in price and I refused. He said he would pay $200. I asked him what he did as a profession: lawyer. I asked him if he would represent me in a case (made one up) and then asked him how much... He said $1500 flat fee. I then said: "What makes you think that I would pay $1500 for your services? What skills do you possess that make what you do work $1500 and not say $1000? Do you not think that my skills as a seamstress are not worthy of paying a fair price? You asked for my services and are refusing to pay my price, then I am declining service." I then handed him back his jacket and told him to go buy a new one. My mentor from college was waiting to pay me for her jacket repair. I didn't actually have a bill for her. She had $100 out and I handed her her jacket and told her to keep the money because her time spent helping me as my mentor was worth the time I spent fixing her jacket. It was a simple fix anyway, unlike the lawyer's jacket. Anyway, I don't think your prices are ridiculous. Neither do your customers... Otherwise, I don't think we would be seeing these types of videos. Your time is valuable and people don't understand how much time actually goes into fixing things. Especially when the time is edited down to 30-60 minutes for RU-vid. I would be interested in seeing you so a video and actually tallying the hours spent on a project. That may help people understand what something like this project actually takes. I also feel like people don't understand how much leather costs... Not to mention all the other materials that go into a project like this: glue, thread, coffee😂, cleaners, leather conditioner(s), coffee😅, razor blades, stiffeners... Shop overhead. Do you include shipping in your costs or is that separate?

I LOVE the red!! I think I woulda went red patent leather, but it's fabulous and worth what she paid for the restoration!

Ok. Very nice job and restoration. I am NOT triggered because such merchandise is out of my league. You did a fabulous job. $1400 fabulous, IDK based on the amount of work and price I have seen you do other projects. However, I am totally clueless, I admit that. You do you, brother. Love your work.

Looks great! I didn't realize vinyl bags can survive that long - guess leather and stiffener will reinforce it even further.

another good one Steve hahaha hammer time

Nice work^^

Amazing work -the new version of the bag you created is spectacular. A lot of “high fashion” brands love using PVC - viewing it as “edgy,” and your approach combining it with a classic material like suede (in red) is brilliant; and also means the bag will have a longer life.

Like your new hammer!

Стив, ты как всегда красавчик! Хорошая идея с переделкой сумки! Будь здоров, друг 👍🤗🤝