Posts filed under “Accessories”
Bandana Ice
A great idea to put an ice cube inside your bandana. I will try this when it gets hot enough. Source: Esse Magazine
Quilt
Ms Indigo has gone quilting crazy. She made this queensized quilt from mostly Japanese indigo fabrics. I think it’s pretty awesome. The batting that we used for the quilt is bamboo. Benefits of bamboo: it’s organic, sustainable, and keeps you as warm as cotton in winter, but cooler than cotton in summer (I’m not sure [...]
Bandanna/Handkerchief Shell Print
The local shop had some cloth with a Japanese wave pattern. I thought I’d try making some bandanna/handkerchiefs out of it. For my first attempt I tried to hand stitch a rolled hem. It was fun, but it was more work than I expected. I hemmed the second one on the machine.
Raw Shell Cordovan Coin Pouch
Today I made a shell cordovan coin pouch. I’ve had these cordovan shells for a while, and I always liked the texture of the unfinished side, so I thought I’d try making the coin pouch inside out. The reverse side of the shell has a slightly nubuck feel. The cordovan really is nice to work [...]
iPad Bag
This weekend I made a new bag. A narrower – portrait shape. The strap/handles are attached to the back body of the bag. Holds an iPad and your other daily items like phone, wallet, scarf, glasses, sunglasses etc.
Elephant vs Rat Bandannas (Kapital)
I’ve been researching bandannas. It started with Cotton Duck’s post of his favourite bandanna, which is a gorgeous 45rpm piece. http://cottonduck.net/146574/Favorite-bandana Then Jon’s (Bandanna Almanac) blog posts about the Bandanna books by Kazuhiro Hirata, the Designer at Kapital. http://bandannalmanac.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-is-book-that-designer-from-kapital.html These books looked great, so I ordered the them from Amazon Japan. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4904237013/ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4904237099/ The books detail extensive [...]
Postal v2 Progress
I’m 3/4 through making a new postal bag. Overall I think I nailed the first design well. The minor changes in this one are: – Silver hardware (not sterling silver), D-rings are stainless steel, buckle and clips are nickel plated base metal (I need to find a source for stainless versions of these). – I’m [...]
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Light Tote
The Bulletproof Tote is too heavy for my wife, so I got some lighter-weight raw leather and made this one. The leather is half the thickness of what I had previously been using. I also incorporated the pre-fabricated handles and pocket that I got from Tokyu Hands in Osaka. The strap attachments looked weak, so [...]
Making Leather Tote
A couple of iPhone pics I took while I was making the tote bag. Here’s the body of the bag cutout and the first handle rivetted on. Here’s both handles on, and getting ready to start sewing on that baseplate. The photos make it look small, but that cutting board is big. A 15 inch [...]