...with sewing organizers from Aneela Hoey What makes Aneela Hoey's bag and organizer designs stand out is a combination of good design sense and interesting construction. In many cases her bags open in interesting ways to reveal additional pockets or simply make it easier to access what's stored inside. She also frequently uses somewhat unusual … Continue reading Discovering new bag construction techniques
It's been a really long time since my last post and even longer since the last post on a sewing project. This is what happened: Early last spring I finally started feeling fully energized again and motivated to finally move forward with some of my research. So for several months I focused on work. The … Continue reading The Small Forest Backpack — Part 2: Assembly and demo
I have too much stuff. It's a direct consequence of me hating to throw things away that might still be useful (and in my imagination that applies to many, many things) and secondly I like to have options. In terms of fabric it means that I hold on to a large amount of scrap pieces … Continue reading Little fabric bucket
Like many, I frequently have trouble with neck and shoulder pain. Besides doing something wrong when I sit at work, I'm pretty sure running around with a heavy shoulder bag (I always like to have lots of things with me, especially my laptop) is not helpful. I do have backpacks of course, but I find … Continue reading The small forest backpack — part 1: materials, design and pattern making
This post is about a set of bags I finished over a year ago, but since I thought they turned out rather well (and I have been using them a lot), I thought they still deserve a blog post! The bags were inspired by some beautiful organic cotton fabrics I got at my favorite local … Continue reading A set of animal print bags
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