article_snippet.sent: Andy Bates said: 'It took months to construct The one-of-a-kind bag. '
article_snippet.sent: Firstly I had to carve a wooden former and then soak hand-dyed, bark-tanned calfskin in water so that it became malleable and could be moulded around the oaken testicles, a technique which is centuries old. '
article_snippet.sent: Upholstery nails had been driven in so that the details of the "pimples" could be brought out. '
article_snippet.sent: The two halves of The one-of-a-kind bag were shaped then hand-stitched together using waxed, linen thread. '