This is how the Chesterfield leather arrives with me raw and sadly cast aside.
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I was truly impressed with this lovely man that approached me to make a bag for his wife birthday present as a surprise for her, he turned up with his old versace jacket and a lovely shirt to add inside. …
After saving their Dads special suit and shirts and flat caps the sisters wanted something special made to remember him, we came up with these functional messenger bags for each of them, with extra memories inside, a shirt each and …
After hanging on to her husbands clothes she pondered for a while what to do with some of them, thankfully some arrived with me to hatch a plan. I made the biggest bag possible from his rugged leather coat and …
I am slowly adding some select stockists to my reportoire and excited to now have Number83 in Westbourne and Wears London in Greenwich. Stock items en route to those two as I type. Here’s a few of the items available, …
Inspired by the Paul Smith shirts I use to line my upcycled leather bags I set about ways to totally use my scraps from my jackets and coats and I have amassed quite an embarrassing amount stacking up, I have …
The tyre is a non-biodegradable material due to the fact that the rubber that composes tires (polybutadiene, or C4H8), has a chemical structure that is alien to microorganisms that usually degrade materials.
Upcycling it into something special removes it from …
Chesterfield Sofa Hobo
This extra large Chesterfield Sofa hobo has been upcycled from a section of leather from the seats of an old Chesterfield sofa, unfortunately the rest of the sofa didn’t arrive in my possession so I am …
Q.You’ve managed to make a full-time business of making leather bags. But tell us, how did the idea first come about?
A.After making one for myself and getting lots of comments about it from friends and mums on the playground …
chesterfield sofa leather
chesterfield sofa leather
lorry inner tubes rubber and leather lapel
lorry inner tubes rubber and leather lapel
soft distressed leather tactile and cuddly
Been having some fun sorting through every collar and cuff saved from all my …
Butter soft hobo made from vintage 1970’s Harvey Nichols Jacket
Gorgeous Paul Smith cotton shirt used for lining hobo
Big useable upcycled leather hobo from Harvey Nichols Jacket
Original buttons from the sleeve cuffs
17′ High x 18′ Wide
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The second Saturday at my Spitalfields stall I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Jo and her cute daughter Hannah. Jo stood for a while looking at my samples of Upcycled leather bags and looked thoughtful, she began to explain …
I know I’m lucky to be working from home and doing exactly what I love, upcycling leather coats and jackets into bags but I can’t hide away in my sewing hubb forever wallowing in my pleasure. How will anyone know …
You may not have a jacket of your own to use for your future bag but I do and have added photos of some available to you. Feel free to message me if you like one in particular that you …
