Our new bags
This summer we've been really busy in the studio developing fabulous bags for our autumn and winter collection. Thanks to our new sewing machine (affectionately known as the "psycho machine"), we've been able to incorporate leather into the designs, with leather handles, bases and internal and external detailing throughout the new range. We've also reintroduced embroidery to our bags, by popular demand. Among the motifs you'll find some old favourites, like our St Ives lifebuoy - and some new favourites, like the Happy Hipster and Unicorn! But first we had to assemble our tools, get to grips with the new machine, and decide what shapes and sizes the bags would be... We had quite a lot of fun experimenting and road testing the different ideas along the way! Set up and initial prototypes Bag making tools on the table
The "psycho" machine
New colourful threads
Test pieces
Bag factory
Little bag prototype
More experiments with bag shapes
Tote bag initial sketches
Oilcloth Tote prototype - first road test to the Contemporary Craft Fair at Bovey Tracey
Oilcloth tote bags: Best in Show, Darling Dachshund, Oyster Catcher
Best in Show Oilcloth Tote
St Ives tote in production
St Ives tote in production
St Ives Sketchbook Tote
Unicorn Sketchbook Tote
Vintage Bike Sketchbook Tote[
Clutch bag initial sketches
Grey goose embroidery on the machine
Sketchbook Clutch bags. The bags are available to buy now from our St Ives shop and will be available online in the very near future.