on my journey to find pre-loved fabrics with an australian story, to create bags with a story that will then continue with the buyer
after i almost forgot to pay on time, i got the official document in the mail today: the trademark 'songlines' for anything that has to do with bags is mine. yeah!!! another small step taken. but not yet time to celebrate ..
great, I got the sewing machine now .. and then noticed that I only own benches and no chairs .. does anybody have a spare normal chair without armrests in sydney? i would jump in my kombi and pick it up. the closer the better though ;)
any ideas how to make a man bag cool? mr. r has been bugging me for a while now that he definitely needs a small bag to carry his iPhone, 2 sets of keys and his wallet around. the pockets on his pants are just not good enough. now it's my turn .. my task is to make him a bag. and when i think of a man bag, i just don't have a positive image in my mind. but not doing anything does not seem to be an option either .. inspiration PLEASE :)
monday!!!! thank you for all your votes in may decision making process. i started the week with a down payment on an industrial sewing machine - the older juki. they are going to set it up and i can go and pick it up at the end of the week. party!!!so now comes the next step .. i actually have to start sewing the bag prototypes myself. whew, a new challenge, but i am sure it will be a great experience. i better enjoy the week of 'rest' and start sorting out my missing components such as zippers, sliders AAAAAND the...
which one should i get? please vote :-)
today i will try a few sewing machines with my materials to see which one is best to sew my bags. next step! and then i can go and buy one :-) summer is fading slowly and the sky is gray. time for a little inspirational music while driving around in the kombi on my test trip.
while i am still busy procrastinating NOT to get some pieces of fabric organized to finally test the sewing machines i looked at, i stumbled across this on swiss-miss.com: garments constructed from re-appropriated Swiss military fabrics. launched by the swiss company victorinox all items are a hand-numbered limited edition of 100. the only thing i couldn't figure out was the price .. same experience as i have - a lot of manual work to disassemble used items and turn them into something new. but - the result...
a new cafe in sydney that is aiming to be completely green. i love the concept of the floor that is made from old conveyor belts from a discarded mining company. if those belts could tell stories i...
.. true or not true? whatever your point of view is - 'make me iconic' from melbourne turns our city's icons into quirky cushions, tea towels and the like. what a great idea. now i just need to get my bags out of unique australian stories ready!!! http://www.makemeiconic.com/Products/Cushions/iconicchoicecushion/RGZC5NI5KG7AA.aspx (for the sydney version ;-))
crafted from re-used australian materials, songlines' products inspire you to explore their past and create their future ... bags with a story. the start of the journey.
the name 'songlines' was inspired by the dreaming tracks of indigenous australians, which are invisible paths across the land (or, sometimes the sky) which mark the route followed by a localized 'creator-spirit' during the dreaming. The paths of the songlines are recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance, and painting ... I want my bags to pass on similar stories :-)
ariane fricke - aspiring bag maker - manly, australia
info@bagswithastory.com
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