Bikers
It wasn’t until I gathered a few of the bikers leathers pics together I realised just how many I’ve transformed over the years
A large part of my upcycling business is making cool bags for bikers and their …
It wasn’t until I gathered a few of the bikers leathers pics together I realised just how many I’ve transformed over the years
A large part of my upcycling business is making cool bags for bikers and their …
Today I am working on repurposing atan mens jacket to hobo. These commissions are ultimately my most favourite especially if the jacket is outdated it is super satisfying giving it a brand new life. …
Feeling so honoured to get this bundle through the post, a full uniform and the chance of preserving a memory of Commonwealth Games 2014.
The owner had done the honourable thing of volunteering for the 2014 …
We had spoken about the bag way back before we had even found the suitable jacket for the bag. The brief was a pewter leather, I had trawled the online sales site, ebay …
I have a fair few hundred bags under my belt now but always wanted to have a go at repurposing an old Harley Davidson jacket into a cool weekend bag. I’d looked out for one …
So the jacket was sourced ready to make a large tan tote. Bat-winged leather jackets are always was favourite to fashion into bags, loads of extra leather in those …
This is just a small selection of before and afters made from jackets over the past 12 months.
The majority of my bags are made from my clients own jacket, those are of the most interesting as …
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 …
Having always made large hand luggage size holdalls i though I won;d try something different. Inspired by the Cath Kidston oil cloth holdall I set about making a holdall more elegant and suitable for a lady to use for an …
When I first started out this is the style of bag I first made and someone actually loved it enough to buy it from me. I was chuffed and very flattered. It was because of that first sale that spurred …
Hi , Been a while since I added a post, been inundated with orders, no complaints, never been happier, made a start on this dark beige across body tote some days back but finally finished it this today. I am …
This 1960’s leather coat I used for this particular red slouchy hobo bag was completely unique with its gold buckles across the front. The leather had amazing softness but together rugged and thick.I am thinking possibly from the early …
This was an experiment for my recent show at Shugborough Stafford. I wanted a cross body tote bagwith a few extras. I chose this amazing soft tan jacket …