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Craftsmanship & Expertise

In my workshop in the Loire, I practice my craft the way I live: with an obsession for doing things right.

Marie’s hands resting on red leather

My drive: high standards

I was diagnosed neurodivergent later in life, and for a long time I struggled with my own high standards and my need to fully master the subjects I’m passionate about... not anymore.

I’ve finally understood that these are valuable qualities for carrying my projects through.

Like a lot of neurospicy people, I’m self-taught. I don’t hold official qualifications in any of the trades I’ve nonetheless been recognized as an expert in.

I train myself, I practice a lot, I read constantly, I test things, I get it wrong, I start again, and I keep improving, fast and non-stop.

Self-employed since 2004, I’m well versed in entrepreneurship and running projects from A to Z, and I know how to surround myself with reliable partners for the things I don’t master myself.

A workshop, machines, a steady hand

Stitching a red leather bag on the machine

Everything is made in my workshop in the Loire, in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert.
I choose each tool based on the job at hand: sewing machines (one professional, one industrial), a serger, a hydraulic press, an iron press, a motorized skiver, a laser cutter... and for Kinusaiga, a scalpel and a fabric-tucking tool.

The laser cutter, which arrived in spring 2026, has opened up new territory: ultra-precise repetitive cuts (appliqués, eyelets, small pieces), tracing and marquetry, logos engraved straight into the leather instead of added metal, personalization on certain pieces, and engraving the boards for my Kinusaiga pictures and kits.

My expertise: an eye for detail

You can see it in the careful selection of my materials, both aesthetic and technical (interfacings, stabilizers, foams, hardware...), and of my partners.

You can see it too in how much I love learning new techniques, discovering new materials, and stepping outside my creative comfort zone...

And above all, you can see it in how much care I put into every cut, every stitch, executed with precision.

Basically, every piece that leaves my workshop goes through that same standard:

Doing things right, even when no one can tell.

Come see what that actually looks like: my one-of-a-kind pieces at Maroquinerie Sentimentale ↗ (new tab), my textile pictures at Kinusaiga Sentimental ↗ (new tab).

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