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
sadly not me - the webbing/strap material is going there. it will get a spa treatment of different baths and should come back to me in a week or two nicely tanned in the same beige as the body of the...
i seem to have a clear preference for surfy songs .. i wonder if living and working on the northern beaches has had any influence on that ;-)my mid week musical inspiration reminds me of 'days driving down to the coast and burning my feet on the hot pavement in summer' (as Melissa Tan from @whothehellnet nicely put it in an review of the band).open the window, let the wind play with your hair and the sunshine warm your face. and don't forget to have a great cup of coffee in your hand. enjoy! @georgiafair
i applied the first wrinkle fix and took my bag for a little trip to the ocean side in manly. no waves but still - what a view!!! the fix seems to work ok, but the pressure test with laptop inside is...
i spend today making lil' ones - or more precisely one lil' one. one little songlines bag. well, more precisely a songlines pouch (or what would you call it?).i'm really happy with the final result...
i got heaps of ideas on how to solve my wrinkle problem - thank you so much everyone! i even got a powerpoint slide with a whole heap of recommendations :-) to try a fix as quickly as possible my first...
in my competitive watch i came across the company WiTHiNTENT. it uses fabric from the tonnes of broken and damaged tents that are left behind at the end of music festivals, to create shower-proof clothing and accessories for the festival market. each item is designed and made in the UK.great idea. as there are plenty of festivals around australia it might be an idea to see if tents are also being left behind here. the material could be a bit too thin for messenger bags, but the stories that the materials come with...
my bag prototype has a wrinkle problem: once you start wearing it the strap moves to one side, the metal ring starts to turn and the strap 'wrinkles'. i really, really don't like it when bags do that!! any ideas out there how to solve this problem? creative engineers, fashion victims, geniuses? ideally the solution should not increase the overall cost of the bag of course .. my current ideas: - the strap that i am hoping to use for the final model is coming on monday. i hope it turns out a bit thicker and as such...
today i am taking out prototype no. 2 for the first time. i decided to take it along to my friend leicio's new cafe (cafe la-bas, 19 pittwater rd, manly australia) first impressions: - my laptop incl...
here it is - prototype 2 in all it's beauty! i hope you like it :-)still a fair few things to improve, but it is clearly going in the right direction. what do you think? ...
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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