--- title: Turning and Burning the Tripp II Handbag description: This week in the Lotuff Leather design studio, our artisans are turning and burning a round of leather Tripp II handbags. image: https://blog.lotuff-leather.pro/hubfs/DSC_0968_2048x2048.jpg --- [** ](https://blog.lotuff-leather.pro/turning-and-burning-the-tripp-ii-handbag#) [![black_Lotuff_logo.jpg](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/4994/t/13/assets/logo.svg?10524817447150324571 "black_Lotuff_logo.jpg")](http://lotuff-leather.pro) ## Making the Best:   Turning and Burning the Tripp II Handbag By **Liz Silvia** on Mar 27, 2017   •   Topic: [Making the Best](https://blog.lotuff-leather.pro/topic/making-the-best) --- - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Turning and Burning the Lotuff Leather Tripp Handbag in electric blue](https://blog.lotuff-leather.pro/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC_0968_2048x2048.jpg?width=1143&name=DSC_0968_2048x2048.jpg "Turning and Burning the Lotuff Leather Tripp Handbag in electric blue") The pieces of this round of Tripp II handbags have all been stitched, and today, they’re being turned and burned. With around 50 hand-tied knots comprising the parts of one bag, there’s a lot of work to do here, but this is one step we’d never dream of skipping. Turning and burning adds strength and longevity to every bag- and besides, it just looks better when thread ends don’t come loose over time.    ![Turning and Burning the Lotuff Leather Tripp Handbag in electric blue](https://blog.lotuff-leather.pro/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC_0966_1360x-1.jpg?width=1143&name=DSC_0966_1360x-1.jpg "Turning and Burning the Lotuff Leather Tripp Handbag in electric blue") Every one of these ends is tied in a tight square knot before being heated with a flame. We use nylon thread, which melts rather than burning like cotton does, so that the end can subsequently be pushed back into its hole and seal as it cools. A bone folder is used to push the leather back over the hole, and what results is a knot that’s completely secured. It takes a lot of work to master this step given that it’s so precise, but at the end of the day, it’s all worth it.    ![Turning and Burning the Tripp II Handbag in electric blue](https://blog.lotuff-leather.pro/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC_0972_1360x.jpg?width=1143&name=DSC_0972_1360x.jpg "Turning and Burning the Tripp II Handbag in electric blue") There are three kinds of turn-and-burns: invisible, visible, and edge wraps. The first refers to knots on a part of the bag that will be attached to another and never be seen by the naked eye- usually an interior lining or laminated layer. It then follows that a visible one will end up on a bag’s exterior, meaning that the turn-and-burn execution must be absolutely perfect. An edge wrap is the strongest of all because it involves five reinforcing threads instead of just one, making the parts of a bag most subject to stress (corners and edges) ultra-resilient. 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