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Handmade leather bags, purses & accessories. Designed and made at Manchester Craft and Design Centre.

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Large Two Tone Satchel

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Studs + Travel = Mini Stud Travel Pouch ( for the

Studs + Travel = Mini Stud Travel Pouch ( for the essential studs you need on your travels)☺️

Studs by @helen_tiffany_glass
Stud Pouch by me.

#travel #jewellery #leather #pouch #handmade #maker #stud #pouch #mini #khaki #green #glass #earrings @manchestercraft #manchester

I’ve been staying a bit later to quietly finish

I’ve been staying a bit later to quietly finish some commissions in the past couple of weeks. I like the evenings to finish things off and feel like I’m ending the day off on a high! Also I do feel like it takes me most of the morning/early afternoon to warm up get into a non-distracted sewing routine these day! 🙄 Good job I have an understanding family ☺️.
(❤️ @richparry )

#maker #manchester #manchestercraft #leather #keyholder #cut #sew #repeat #slowmakes

All set up and ready to party tomorrow - who’s c

All set up and ready to party tomorrow - who’s coming?

Join us from 11am for music, drinks , cake , craft & a browse. We’re all ready to welcome you to celebrate 40 years of Manchester Craft & Design.

#studios #craft #design #40 #40thbirthday #cake #thepalmsbakery #manchester #northernquarter #may #2022

#friyay #dedication I’m dedicating my post toda

#friyay #dedication
I’m dedicating my post today to my favourite road in Manchester to cycle to work on - Liverpool Street !
Where cycling to work is a pleasure and busy roads are no longer scary.
Where cars give you right of way and back up when they see you coming.
Where pedestrians and cyclists move together and share the path with the added bonus of aesthetic planting to top it all off. Oh if only more roads were like you Liverpool Street ! 🚴 💕 🌱

Come on #manchestercitycouncil this is amazing, only downfall is IT COMES TO AN END !😩.

Got my thinking cap firmly ON today. Tweaking a de

Got my thinking cap firmly ON today. Tweaking a design of a commission which is eventually going to end up an oversized leather version of the Two Tone Circle bag which I usually make in wax cotton. It’s coming together but something doesn’t feel quite right at the moment so I’ve made a mini version and taken myself out of the studio, away from my machine to rethink 🤔- under the sunny glass roof of @manchestercraft . #enjoytheprocess

Bit different from yesterday when I was trying to teach myself the difference between subordinating and coordinating conjunctions in English #11yearsold #sats 😤

Hope all you’re all having a sunny Thursday!

A little order I did last week ☺️. I always li

A little order I did last week ☺️. I always like to see what people choose and put together. It makes me look at my work differently, depending on the commission and often spurs me on to make new things .

Hope you all had a lovely bank holiday weekend and managed to have some time off and fresh air!

#manchestercraft @manchestercraft #maker #manchester #handmade #leather #bag #folded #clutch

#saturday #slowmakes I’m enjoying Saturday wor

#saturday #slowmakes

I’m enjoying Saturday workdays at the moment. With the nice spring weather, myself and Florence have been cycling into town. The day is a little unplanned (apart from getting homework done). Today it involved finishing some work to post out, finalising pattern shapes & a little play with clay (thanks to @suemc.ceramics 🤗 & also @keep.your.eyes.peeled for todays #clayspiration ) . The doors are open and people drift through the building and it’s always an added bonus to see an interesting workshop on in the background.

#saturday #manchestercraft #maker #making #florence #lifeofan11yearold #manchester #northernquarter #pattern #shape #texture #onmydesk

Morning 👋. Don’t know what I’m trying to do

Morning 👋. Don’t know what I’m trying to do here, just thought I would make an appearance. Can you see me? 🙃
This is my quiet / sorting out my day / morning routine when I get off my bike at work, get my coffee out (with 1 square of fruit & nut bar 🍫 😉), write my list, finish off some hand sewing, go through my emails and start the day!

What’s your morning routine?

#onmydesktoday #maker #manchester #meetthemcdcmaker40 #mcdc40years #leather #bags #accessories #handmade #handstitch @manchestercraft #manchestercraft

Morning desk views in the studio today. Lots of me

Morning desk views in the studio today. Lots of mess you can’t see. Working on topping up the walls with new bags and also on a commission which is a bit of a whopper!☺️🤭.

#tuesday #studio #mcdc40years #meetthemcdcmaker40 #manchestercraft #manchester #maker #leather #bags #accessories

Back to work Monday today after a belated Easter f

Back to work Monday today after a belated Easter family gathering yesterday which was a lovely break!
A bit of sewing/admin day on the cards today. Can’t believe we have another bank holiday weekend coming up 🙌🏻- think May/June is going to fly by!

📸 one of my travel bags in a little spring colour #flamingopink

#mcdc40years #meetthemaker40
#leather #ticking #cotton #lining #travelbag #bags #accessories #Manchester #manchestercraft

Smiley Flat Lay Friday ☺️ Happy sunny Friday.

Smiley Flat Lay Friday ☺️

Happy sunny Friday. Still in Easter holiday mode and enjoying time ‘in the moment’ at home and on my bike, doing yoga or making my work (plus a welcome distraction from an 11yr old 😋)- so apologies for the on/off nature of posting on here. Sometimes a break is all you need to get you back on track 😉.

#meetthemcdcmaker40 #mcdc40years #flatlay #friday #spring #april #manchestercraft #family #work #balance #manchester

Thank you to everyone who came to join in with the

Thank you to everyone who came to join in with the 40th Anniversary bunting making workshop @manchestercraft on Thursday! Your creations are amazing. I will take more photos when your buntings are displayed under our glass roof soon!
#mcdc40years
#birthday #bunting #manchestercraft #creations #workshop

I’m leading a family friendly workshop @manchest

I’m leading a family friendly workshop @manchestercraft this Thursday. So if you’re out and about and would like to join in making some celebratory buntings for our Craft Centre’s birthday then come along and get creative ! (All levels of creativity welcome 🤗).

#manchester #uk #workshop #maker #birthday #material #shape #pattern #texture #manchestercraft #mcdc40years

Catchup! Already doing a little catch-up on our @

Catchup!
Already doing a little catch-up on our @manchestercraft #meetthemaker
So I’ve combined a few…
•sketchbook(s)
•maker & materials
•favourite tool

I don’t use a diary (sometimes I put things in my phone diary a little these days) so my sketchbook is a overspill of my mind 🤯😁. Contents range from customer orders, ideas, to do lists, dates to remember, methods for making things (which I often go back to!), swatch samples I’ve made up for people and much more.
I have a much larger collection of tools but these ones I use pretty much everyday. I guess my main/favourite tool is my trusty machine which I bought second hand when I left University nearly 20 years ago - I can’t do without it and I’m sure it will go on for many years yet as these old machine do 🤍 🪡

#mondaymotivation #maker #manchester #mcdc40years #meetthemcdcmaker40 #manchestercraft #leather #bags #accessories #april #spring #onmydesk #tools #sketchbooks

Day 8: recent make /current work…. #meetthemcdcm

Day 8: recent make /current work….
#meetthemcdcmaker40

A week of making small things.
A slow but enjoyable process of lining mini pockets and concentrating on straight lines without making mistakes. ☺️

#cardholders
#minipurses

#slowmakes #libertyfabrics #stitch #handmade #leather #cotton #maker #manchester #cut #sew

Day7: start of the week #meetthemakermcdcmaker40

Day7: start of the week

#meetthemakermcdcmaker40

Monday usually starts with a bike ride to work (although this was actually taken last week when it was sunny!🥴). I’ve been really enjoying my rides into work, I find it sets you up for the day and also clears your head on the way home. I’ve been cycling in whatever the weather through winter so the sunny spring days are a real bonus. ☺️
Plus no parking fees or trying to find a parking space! #winwin

#biketowork #manchestercraft #northernquarter #mcdc40years #maker #bags #accessories #canal #manchester

Day 5 : First make #meetthemcdcmaker40 2003 I f

Day 5 : First make

#meetthemcdcmaker40

2003 I finished my degree in embroidery at MMU and I had already started to experiment with 3d shapes. I was obsessed with an embroidery machine called the Cornely Chainstitch machine where I enjoyed creating patterned textiles. We also had a trip to New York where I stumbled upon some amazing fabric shops and bought lots of silk and cottons including this striped one which I loved to use. I used to source my leather in charity shops and cut up clothing to incorporate into designs. This bag was approximately 15cm high (including the straps)so probably the smallest I’ve ever made too! My small collection of bags took me to a few exhibitions post degree and one in particular where I met my original studio sharer @manchestercraft , jeweller @jojolavelle . I’m very grateful she was looking for a studio share at the time as I’ve met some great people along the way ☺️.

#firstmakes #manchester #mmu #makersatmanchestercraft #mcdc40years #silk #leather #embroidery #detail #stitching #bags #accessories #uk #meetthemaker #newyork #fabrics

Day 4: MCDC Anniversary 🎉 There’s been many

Day 4: MCDC Anniversary 🎉

There’s been many makers come and go over the 40 years and some who have been here for many years . A good mix of people , talent and ideas. Hardworking , committed and passionate about what they love doing!
Plus all you lovely people who come to visit us and have visited throughout that time. We hope you come to celebrate with us soon!
@manchestercraft #meetthemcdcmaker40
#craft #makers #manchester #northernquarter #oakstreet #studio9 #mcdc40years #community #people

Hello 👋! I’ve finally made it onboard our 40t

Hello 👋! I’ve finally made it onboard our 40th Anniversary trip @manchestercraft ! The centre is celebrating its 40th year in craft this May. You can join our ‘Meet the Maker’ journey over 40 days at #meetthemcdcmaker40 or #mcdc40years and see if you recognise some of us!

As I’m a couple of days behind I thought I would do a little montage.
Including:
1: Me! A very brief sneak peak of me at work! I don’t have very many photos of myself doing what I do. I tend to take my studio and products more so here’s a few clips taken from our @manchestercraft website!
2: studio/retail space
3: Workspace/workshop

The last 2 are a bit of a ‘2 for the price of 1’ 😁. As many of you who visit us at Manchester Craft some of our studios are quite small and Studio9 is one of them. ☺️
Theres a thin line between my workspace and studio/retail but it’s hopefully a welcoming space for you to pop in anytime and see me at work and also see what I’ve made too!
I’ve been in this studio since 2004 so have seen many changes around here. It’s lovely to have makers I call friends too and good to enjoy coming to work!
I have a great studio buddy @nellsmithprints and two excellent neighbours @ellamcintosh.pewter & @helen_tiffany_glass in studio 10-11 👋.

I’ll try to keep up with the next month’s posts from now on!

#thursday #march #meetthemaker #manchestercraft #studiolife #leather #maker #manchester #craft #handmade

Desk views on a Monday…#onmydesktoday It’s o

Desk views on a Monday…#onmydesktoday

It’s one of those in between days where there seems lots to finish off but nothing is getting finished!
Almost there but not quite there yet. Waiting for supplies and then all arriving at once 😳. Time to get organised and get this done, a typical Monday but not a negative one . 😉☺️

#lifeofamaker #maker #manchester #slowmakes #stitching #cutting #making #northernquarter #manchestercraft #studio9 #leather #bags #purses #monday
#mondaymotivation

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