Textile Bags

Bee Kind Shoulder Bags

For some time now I have been concerned for our diminishing bee population and the significance it will have on our planet. This motivated me to create a range of bags with bee motifs to raise awareness of their plight. The town of Stroud, close to where I live, became a 'Bee Guardian Town' in 2009. The aim is to educate the community about the importance of bee diversity, including bumble bees, solitary bees and other pollinators.
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Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Mustard.

Shoulder Bee 1

Top fastening.
Wooden rings.
Fixed strap.

H24cm
W30cm 		Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Corded Blue.

Shoulder Bee 2

Top fastening.
Wooden rings.
Fixed strap.

H24cm
W30cm
Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Floral Blue.

Shoulder Bee 3

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H23cm
W30cm 		Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Floral Brown.

Shoulder Bee 4

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H23cm
W30cm
Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Floral Rust.

Shoulder Bee 5

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H23cm
W30cm 		Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Floral Green.

Shoulder Bee 6

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H23cm
W30cm
Hooked Textile Bee Shoulder Bag Floral Pink.

Shoulder Bee 7

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H23cm
W30cm
Hooked Textile Bee Evening Bag Pink.

Evening Bee 1

Top opening.
Velcro fastening.

H18cm
W16cm		 Hooked Textile Bee Evening Bag Maroon.

Evening Bee 2

Top opening.
Velcro fastening.

H18cm
W16cm
Hooked Textile Bee Evening Bag Black.

Evening Bee 3

Top opening.
Velcro fastening.

H18cm
W16cm		 Hooked Textile Bee Evening Bag Brown.

Evening Bee 4

Top opening.
Velcro fastening.

H18cm
W16cm

Ammonite Shoulder Bags

My ammonite and wave shoulder bag designs were inspired by my love of East Devon and particularly the Jurassic coastline of Lyme Bay. Some of the most beautiful fossils that I have ever seen have been discovered along this stretch of seashore. Click on an image to enlarge.

Hooked Textile Ammonite Shoulder Bag Orange.

Shoulder
Ammonite 1

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H32cm
W26cm		 Hooked Textile Ammonite Shoulder Bag Maroon.

Shoulder
Ammonite 2

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H32cm
W26cm
Hooked Textile Ammonite Shoulder Bag Purple.

Shoulder
Ammonite 3

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H32cm
W26cm		 Hooked Textile Ammonite Shoulder Bag Blue.

Shoulder
Ammonite 4

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H32cm
W26cm
Hooked Textile Wave Shoulder Bag Blue.

Shoulder
Wave

Front fastening.
Wooden rings.
Adjustable strap.

H30cm
W25cm

Handbags & Recycled Bags

In this section I have included some of my handbags, together with bags made from recycled materials. I experimented with a variety of different media including train tickets, Scooby doo, plastic beads, old catalogues, bottle tops, acetate -the list goes on. Click on an image to enlarge.

Hand Bag With Squares Pattern Design.

Squares

Top fastening.
Wooden rings.
Fixed strap.

H25cm
W32cm		 Hand Bag With Brickwork Pattern Design.

Brickwork

Top fastening.
Wooden rings.
Fixed strap.

H25cm
W32cm
Hand Bag With Hunterwasser Pattern Design.

Hunterwasser

Top fastening.
Fixed strap.

H25cm
W30cm
Bruges Bag Made From Old Eurostar Train Tickets.

Bruges

Made from Eurostar and train tickets with drawings done in Bruges.		 Open Studios Bag Made Of Plastic, Catalogues, Acetate & Scooby Doo Plastic.

Open Studios

Bag made from old catalogues, acetate, Scooby doo plastic & beads.
Shop Bought Bag Given New Lease Of Life With Corking, Flowers & Buttons.

Shop Revived

Shop bought bag given new lease of life with corking flowers & buttons.		 Recycle Bag Made From Mixture Of Recycled Materials.

Recycled

Made for a recycle exhibition from felted sweater, tee shirt, recycled wool, belts, bottle tops etc.