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
not even a year ago i was a telco product manager - a year down the line and now i'm a designer, pattern maker, buyer, construction specialist, boss, etc etc all rolled into one. jack of all trades...
.. shared with friends. and how much more beautiful is the picnic with the picnic hampers from the sydney picnic co. :-) http://sydneypicnic.com.au/would have been great to have had one of these hampers...
the sun is out, the surf is up and the forecast for monday is 26° - summer is coming!! what a week: found an expert bag maker and a new challenge, facing some of the same issues and got quite a few...
loads of things to think about today!i saw mr. invention man yesterday and came back on a high and low ...- he has heaps of knowledge, and can improve the production process of my bags from a time and...
in a few minutes i will be heading off to see the mysterious mr. invention man. remember, the guy in brookvale who is a sail maker, manufactures bags and seems to find a solution to all problems. after all the praise from the guys at m. recht my expectations are high! good bye wrinkles?!? less sticky velcro?!? alternative for my webbing?!?he was away overseas for a few weeks and only came back yesterday. keep your fingers crossed that he is:a) in the office todayb) has the time to chat with mec) has ideas and solutions...
yippee! the delivery guy just knocked on my door: my webbing is back from it's spa trip to melbourne!!! as far as i can see it looks great .. but it did come back with an email .."I will get this tape sent to you but have had difficulties dyeing it, due to it’s weight and stiffness. Cannot be too sure that it is level dyeing so will return as a “No Charge” but couldn’t offer you on-going service with this product, sorry."feels like i am back to square one, except that i have 50m of dyed hemp webbing. that makes 30...
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have...
walking through manly a few days ago i stopped to listen to a street musician: mike from passenger. awesome music that really touched me. all excited i called my friend who is producing the flavourcast podcasts and told him about it. well, he already new, people had already been raving about him ... isn't it amazing that one 'ordinary' street musician can grab the attention of so many different people in different locations at the same point in time. "How utterly remarkable that a lone musician can travel the...
looking for better components such as the metal ring (remember - my wrinkle problem :-O) i headed over to the other side of town. the guys at m. recht were super friendly and gave me heaps of advice...
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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