About

ABOUT

Monique Santos Handmade began with one woman, one crochet hook, and a quiet decision to make something by hand.

Monique is Brazilian by heritage, based in North Arlington, New Jersey. She picked up crocheting one day — and kept going. What started as practice became a discipline. What was a discipline became a collection. Today, each Monique Santos bag is made one at a time, by one maker, for women who notice the difference.

THE MAKER

Every Monique Santos bag passes through Monique's hands — and only Monique's hands. She does not outsource, does not batch-produce, does not rush. If a stitch is not right, it comes out. If a tone does not sit correctly against the hardware, she starts again. Each bag is the product of hours most makers no longer take.

THE CRAFT

Most pieces in our collection are made to order. When you purchase a made-to-order bag, your bag begins its life — which is why those pieces take 7–14 business days to ship. A smaller number are ready and waiting, and ship within 2 business days. The product page will always tell you which.

Either way, no two are ever identical. Small variations in stitch, weight, and color are part of what makes each bag distinctly hers — and distinctly yours.

We use the highest-quality yarns and hardware we can source, and we refuse to cut corners on the details you cannot see: the lining, the reinforcement, the finishing. A bag should last.

Thank you for being here.

— Monique Santos