Repurposing Tan Mens Jacket to Hobo
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 These commissions are ultimately my most favourite especially if the jacket is outdated it is super satisfying giving it a brand new life. …
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 These commissions are ultimately my most favourite especially if the jacket is outdated it is super satisfying giving it a brand new life. …
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 …
There has only been a couple of occasions I can recall when I have been handed a garment for upcycling and I have looked at it and thought uh oh, I really don’t …
So you ruined your biker leathers, it doesn’t have to mean the dustbin. Here’s what you can do, have them preserved and made them into something useful , an overnight bag, a laptop bag …
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 …
I am blessed that I periodically get sent a donated jacket from people that are not necessarily wanting anything back for it. This particular one was from a Facebook friend. I promised when it was no longer a …
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
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 …
These particular projects are by far my most favourite of all. It is always an honour being sent a lost loved ones possessions, Corduroy Hacking Jacket asked to transform them into something special a hobo and purses. It gives me …
Happy New Year to you although we are 8 days in and this is my first blog for ages and certainly for this year. I wanted to just share with you the open house event I held at my home …
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. …
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 …