About the Bags

Sooo……. I used to make wool bags; handbags, crossbody bags, box bags, and totes in various shapes and sizes. But then this process I use to do for an older product starting tugging at me. What if I made bags doing that? And I thought, "If not now, when?" Soon I was off and running. And as is often the case, one thing led to another. Something wouldn’t quite work and I’d have to backtrack and try something else. There were many more details to figure out than I expected and I ended up someplace very different from where I started. But I couldn’t be more delighted. 

I hand-dye every piece of fabric that goes into my bags. The dyes I use are non-toxic and lead to bright rich colors.

The material I use is a lovely cotton sateen. It has a slight sheen to it, similar to silk but less obvious, and has a nice weave and weight to it.

The woven texture adds a lot of time to the process but it also adds a layer of patterning and visual interest that I just love.

I wanted a bag that maintained its appearance over time so I included a rigid frame. The cherry wood is beautiful and blends well with a variety of fabric colors. 

Other elements in each bag include multi-layered fabric handles made from the same material as the bag, strong magnets to keep the bag securely closed, and solid brass feet to hold the bag up off of surfaces.

The process for making each bag is long and involved but it so worth it in the end!!

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I work in a large sunny studio in western Massachusetts with my perennial garden right outside my windows. My husband and I live in a house he designed and built, and we're accompanied everywhere we go by Juno, a Jack Russell Terrier/pitbull mix. She's energetic, smart, powerful and, yeah, a handful.  ;)

Katherine MacColl