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
what an amazing long weekend in melbourne. time just seamed to disappear, running around exploring the city and it's surroundings and the state of design exhibition. and the songlines bag prototype...
sweet like sugar by uncle jed, australian funk and soul. enjoy, while we are slowly drifting into the weekend.
i spent last night finalizing a new prototype bag. sadly the bag making bible didn't make it in time, so i had to spend a lot of additional time redoing seams .. but alas, i made it in time for my flight to melbourne. a weekend of inspiration including a visit to the state of design fair. let's see how the smaller version of the bag works. very exciting!
.. the service design thinking book, as it arrived before the bag making bible ;-) my cousin wrote this awesome book on service design thinking, and my own personal copy arrived this morning. apart from the content being great, i just love the look and feel of the book. a thick mat black book, three different colored bookmarks and most off all - the text layout. the way the text almost tumbles of the page on the right, not keeping in line with 'standard' book text layout techniques just makes my heart skip. and...
.. the bag making bible that is ;-) i am stuck doing the padding on a prototype and a lot of people gave raving reviews about this book. it gives you tips and tricks on how to make bags. hopefully there is a trick on how to sew padding too. so here i am waiting for the deliver of 'THE BIBLE'. let's hope it arrives soon! the bag making bible by lisa lam
teeth and tongue - unfamiliar skirts
another lesson learned! after trying to work on a new prototype, my lovely industrial sewing machine was just not performing as planned: left out stitches, decided not to stitch at all etc etc. my frustration together with the start of a nasty flu were not a great motivator, so i decided to go to bed instead and call mr. sewing machine the next day. what i found out was that sometimes small things can make all the difference - like putting in the needle the right way! industrial sewing machine needles do not have...
how cool is this bag: handmade in italia from finest vegetable tanned leather with 100% wool detailing .. and a design that allows you to transform the same bag into a laptop bag, an overnighter or a portfolio bag. saves space in the cupboard - not in the wallet though ;-) check out more of the hardgraft products .. it's worth it!
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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