Good things come to those who wait.
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 …
Tag Archives 70’s Jacket
Before And Afters
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 …
My first vlog about AlyBond
Welcome to my first vlog. I would describe my business AlyBond as ‘Up-cycling’ , I use materials from clothing, furniture industry and lorry inner tubes. My supplies come from various online marketplaces, vintage fairs, charity …
The ‘C’ Word again
12″ Leather Christmas stockings
Large leather blouson
Hanging Christmas tree decs
I just love to get strange (sorry Linda) requests, perhaps I should say unusual requests. I’m always up for a challenge and this was …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Happy Christmas to you all, what a busy few months its been. I have almost forgotten how to blog its been so long. (actually I don’t think I have actually ever known how to blogI just kind of ramble)
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Large Handbag Tidy Purse, Pencil Case, Coin Purse
Leather Pencil Case
Mini Coin Purse
Coin Purse And Matching Pencil Case
I have been getting quite concerned about the amount of leather I am collecting (Crazy Horder), not the leather jackets …
I am asked time after time for this one strap hobo, its simple a tardis and can be worn both on one shoulder or as a snug fitting cross body for when you really want to keep your possession safe …
I am asked a lot to make a bag suitably sized for laptops, this particular one is large enough for a 15″ laptop. I’ve made dozens of this style of bag but every single one different. I started out by …
I love the leather of this amazing long coat. 
My project was to a make a distressed Messenger leather bag and yes I know it looks like I am making just this style of bag but this one differs from …
This one started out as a particularly grubby Harrods jacket with amazing stitch detailing to the front but over years of wear had gathered some grime. I set about taking apart all the seams and cleaning all the leather up, …
It is always great to catch up with a friend from way back that I’d not heard from for many years , (well not quite the truth as we did text Happy Birthday to each other every December). We had …