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
every season has it's jaw dropping moments .. like this colorful tree in a small street in the sydney auburn of balmain. framed by pretty traditional buildings it just made me stop and look. wow! have...
printing the individual stories onto each bag seems to be one of the main challenges i am facing. my initial print disappeared when washed for the first time :-( i just ordered a sample of the product called bubble jet set, which is supposed to help set when you print on it, to see if it does the trick .. and now i read that the stuff is really toxic. great, nice reused or organic materials but printed with toxic stuff - not where i want to go! funnily enough by reading about the bad components in bubble jet set...
next week ms. m is planning a surprise weekend with a friend - a limited amount of $ as budget and off to the airport to see where it takes them. and a songlines bag will go along on their journey...
as the leaves are changing from green to red, it might be a good time to change from beach music to more 'urban' music. for australian urban music,melbourne is an obvious choice. go georgia fields - and a cool black and white video on top!
songlines bags are made of materials that have a strong australian heritage; they are from australia and carry australian stories. the first range of prototypes is made of something very unique australian...
bag manufacturers like goyard have been doing it for centuries, louis vuitton for a few years: personalising your luggage and bags. now prada has added this feature to their bags. you can select your...
winter is coming to australia, so the best time to go on a trip. still a few things to get organised before - one of them being indelible ink - but then something exciting will happen. and YOU can be part of this. stay tuned .. it will happen soon! i found the image of this lovely surprise package by chance - more pictures by my fiddlestix here.
although the concept seems to have been in the market for a good year now, i just came across the puma 'clever little bag' today (maybe i haven't bought puma shoes in a while?!?). working on concepts to make the packaging of puma shoe boxes more sustainable the outcome was - NO box. instead they are now using a bag. and if you don't want the bag, you can throw it into the bin without having a bad conscience - it is fully biodegradable. good stuff! do i need a new pair of shoes? ;-)
an australian band that i came across this week. a bit of melancholic folk for the end of the week. enjoy!
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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