Authentic leather retains the upper epidermal layer of skin which is cherished due to its ability to allow the leather to mature. Unlike many other materials, top-grainand full grain leather matures and develops more character with everyday use. Our articles benefit from this elegance, character, and durability of full-grain leather. This leather is not inexpensive due to its global demand and rarity since only few tanneries process such leather. 

Authentic leather can be made from most animal skins. But as the epidermal layer needs to develop strength and resilience over the animal’s lifetime, it is typically made from animals that live for several years- such as cows, bison, and buffalo. DaVarg uses cowhides since few other leather can match its elegance and character.

Vegetable tanning (veg-tan) is a natural process that converts raw animal skin into a durable resilient material that can last centuries. It uses tannins derived from tree barks or wood that react with the protein fibers in the hides. Vegetable tanning can take several weeks from start to finish. The exact tannins and the specific tanning processes are proprietary to the tannery since the tanning process imparts specific character to leather.

Leather, especially of the vegetable-tanned top-grain variety, is remarkably durable. This is due to the thick fibrous corium layer that provides much of the strength that distinguishes real leather from artificial leather products. Full-grain leather can last decades, if not centuries with proper care. 

At DaVarg, we use deeply penetrating dyes that go deep within the grain layers of the leather. This provides an external coating on the leather and ensures a deep shade that enhances the pull-up effect as well as the maturation of DaVarg leather.

DaVarg shades are made to be very durable and to withstand everyday use. With use, the shades further develop the character with the absorption of moisture and oils.

Full-grain leather is normally exposed on the corium side. While the loose weave structure of corium gives it its suppleness, these corium fibers can come loose with use. To remedy that, we coat the leather on the corium side to hold the fibers together. This coating is thin and supple, and allows the leather to flex.

The character of full-grain leather comes from several factors. Some notable factors are found in leather’s soft and luxurious grain structure as well as the natural patterns, such as wrinkle marks it bears from nature, enhance with use. For example, consistently bending the leather in certain areas will develop a unique pattern and a multi-tone patina at that bend. Leather also absorbs moisture and oils causing it darken and develop its unique personality. 

Saddle-stitching is a method of hand stitching involving two needles used to criss-cross one thread to join leather. It is so named due to its prevalence in joining thick layers of leather in horse saddles much before the invention of the sewing machine. Unlike machine-made “lock stitches”, handmade saddle stitches are very durable and do not unravel.

We design the articles with hand stitching in mind and most of the stitches in the articles cannot be made with machines. Our durable saddle-stitching is done with a bonded polyester thread. Hand stitching allows the use of such thicker thread and they do not unravel.  You can see the elegance for yourself in each of our handcrafted articles. Every stitch is set a specific offset, perfectly aligned to edges.

Our saddle-stitching uses a consistent stitch pattern with a thicker thread. Every stitch length is made one at a time, with the threads pulled on both sides to set the stitch with equal tension. This allows the stitches to have the right incline and height. Due to our special hand-stitching process, our stitches are perfectly aligned and lasts forever.

We found that the contrasting stitches add a certain character to the articles. For that, we chose a color that works well with all the shades of DaVarg leather. The consistency of handmade stitching perfectly highlights the character of the leather. We specifically chose the ‘red-line’ contrasting stitches to set DaVarg articles apart from the rest.

There is no machine stitching in DaVarg articles.

Handcrafting articles takes time, but the character and elegance it creates are worth the time and hard work. However, the time depends on the article. For example, a BOND wallet takes 45 minutes to stitch and finish, with the edge coating taking 20 minutes. But we found the time well spent since we know of no other leather article created with such care and precision.

Authentic leather may have a higher initial price but they offer a much higher value.All our articles are hand made with full-grain leather. They are made in limited quantities and meant to be appreciated like finely-crafted heirloom items that last the generations a lifetime. They are further backed by our lifetime guarantee.Like all heirloom items, we make them so you need to buy them only once. We design and craft these articles to outlast you.

Full-grain leather is to be cared for just like any other leather. Just like our own skin it needs to be kept clean from dust and dirt, which can be done with a slightly damp cloth. However, since leather is like skin, it requires some moisture and oils to prevent it from fully drying out. EEVE’s leather care products such as conditioning oil and rejuvenating oil replenish the grain and corium layers with the oils that the leather needs to stay healthy.

Proper care enables the full-grain to absorb essential moistures and stay flexible. This allows the leather to develop the pull-up effect and the multi-tone patina. A properly cared full-grain leather article is going to last for generations.

EEVEs' LeatherCare products are developed by Castello DaVarg & Co for full-grain vegetable tanned leather and its dual layer structure. EEVES' LeatherCare such as Balm, Oil and Wax, help condition, nourish and protect the grain surface of DaVarg Leather. Since it is formulated with all natural ingredients, it is safe to use on almost all leather with natural grain. EEVES' Leathercare should not be used on  Napa or suede leathers.

Yes. DaVarg articles are proudly designed and handcrafted in Texas, USA. The leather is sourced from US tanneries and much of the brass hardware is sourced from the USA as well. However, we are aware that hardware today is being supplied globally into the USA and that the pieces we procure may be manufactured from outside the USA.

Yes, we ship from McKinney, Texas. If you have any issues with our articles and/or need to talk to someone directly over the phone, you will be talking to someone in McKinney, Texas.

Most articles that are shown in the DaVarg website are kept in stock and will ship out within 48 hours. However, things can still run out of stock quickly. We will inform you if any of the products you ordered are still in the crafting process. If products are not in stock, we will ship them as soon as they are ready through standard carriers to get them to you as soon as possible.

Yes. We have already shipped to more than 33 countries and continue to ship internationally. Sometimes the cost of shipping can be high, but we try to offer the lowest cost throughout United States Postal Service (USPS) account. We also offer Expedited and Priority shipping with tracking through our USPS account.

We do offer free USPS First Class shipping within the continental United States on some items. Most orders qualify for this free shipping.

We don’t want you to keep a DaVarg article with you that you don’t absolutely love. So we offer a 45-day return policy. Just let us know in the 45 day period and we will send you an RMA number. 

We ask that you contact us so that we can give you the return shipping address and a reference number so that we can track and expedite the refund once we receive the items.

We refund the amount within 72 hours after receiving the item. In many cases we refund on the same day we receive the item.

Yes, if the return is due to a manufacturing defect or an error that happened from our side. For other returns, we will deduct the shipping fee from the refund amount.

Yes. If you need any DaVarg article to be repaired, just contact us. We want you to be satisfied with every DaVarg article, and we will do our best to keep these articles ready to serve you.