OUR CRAFT


 

CUSTOM

One of a kind rucksacks inspired by you and hand built by us. Each rucksack is shaped around who you are and how you live, and is designed to last a lifetime. Start a conversation with us here: Custom Rucksack Service


SLOW MADE SHOP

Discover our range of slow-made, small-batch Francli goods. From limited editions to pre-order pieces, everything in our Slow Made Shop is individual, and guided by the quality materials that we source and salvage. Our team of talented makers always work with zero waste in mind.

WORK WITH US


 

COLLABORATION

Have an idea you want to bring to life? We love working with like-minded makers, bright-eyed brands and creative studios to invent all-new products. In the past we’ve worked on exclusive collections such as tool rolls for blacksmith forge Alex Pole, potters aprons for The Leach Pottery and belly-board bags for Otter Surfboards.

STOCK FRANCLI

We’re small-batch and we like it that way, but occasionally you’ll be able to find our goods in a store that shares our values around how things should be created and cared for. If this sounds like it might be you, then please get in touch:

hello@francli.co.uk

DESIGN & SAMPLING

From design consultation to hiring our studio talent for your own projects, our design and sampling service provides a range of skills and expertise to help breathe life into your brand’s designs. 

Services we provide:

Design consultation 
Pattern cutting and prototyping
Small-scale production
Ghost-designing and making

Contact hello@francli.co.uk for more information about consultancy, sampling and small-batch production.

MATERIALS

Hardy canvases, vegetable tanned leathers and durable climbing rope. The materials we use are the very cornerstone of Francli, providing our products with the quality to last a lifetime.  

Everything we source, from specially salvaged ship sails, to Oaxacan woven rugs, comes with a tale to tell. Which is why nothing is wasted. We also champion transparent supply chains, and if our sourcing can help preserve traditional craft skills, we’re right behind it.


 

RE-PURPOSED MATERIALS

GIVING NEW LIFE TO NEGLECTED RESOURCES

  • Army and navy surplus canvas

  • Sailcloth

  • Manufacturing off-cuts of leather from the UK car upholstery industry

  • Manufacturing off-cuts of Hypalon from the UK boating industry

  • Climbing rope from UK outdoor sports industry


 

PURPOSEFUL MATERIALS

PIONEERING MILLS, TANNERYS AND FORGERS

  • DUNDEE - Waxed canvas and cottons from Halley Stevensons

  • DEVON - Oak Bark Tanned leather from J&FJ Baker & Co

  • CHESHIRE - Brassware

  • DERBYSHIRE - Heavy cotton webbing

  • WALES - Marine grade stainless steel hardware


 

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

COMPONENTS TO LAST A LIFETIME

  • YKK zips

  • Fidlock buckles

  • Military specification nylon webbing

  • Military specification stainless steel hardware

  • Marine grade stainless steel hardware

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Making something by hand brings both moments of difficulty and moments of clarity. I get absorbed, and time stops. It’s a pursuit of perfection, but the true beauty comes in the unpolished reality of the process

— Ali Goodman, Founder