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'The Best Part' is where 'Upcycling' and 'Bag Making' meet. Where material awareness meets the functional techniques of creating carry wear.  The most rewarding part is seeing a finished bag, stan...

We all go to a lot of effort to source the right materials for the right projects. The nature of the beast is after we've used the materials, we're left with rogue, random pieces filling up our scr...

1. Clean Seams In the below bag example, we have a front panel with raw edge denim scraps top stitched to create the bag's surface area. The aesthetic this communicates is very "upcycling", so if ...

We've been wanting to pull together a charity bag making day for years. Finally, with the incredible support of the Bob Brown Foundation, we were able to pull it off! Last Sunday the 23rd Feb 2025,...

PROTOTYPE OVERVIEW:  Upcycling brings value to material nobody will touch. These materials come in all shapes, states and sizes. As a business that doesn’t want to charge high-end prices, we are pr...

We’ve just embarked on the development of a new line of carrywear. We’re going to document the process here as a way to share the design and sustainability thinking behind the bags, but also as a ...

Is the idea of mending your own clothing daunting? If yes, we’ve got good news for you. If not, we’ve got good news for you too. Learning the skills to fix your own clothes might sound difficult or...

Many of us have memories of watching someone in our family, a generation or two wiser, work miracles on damaged textiles. Whether it was a needle and thread fixing holes in socks, or a sewing machi...

One Year of Zero Waste Coffee.  This month we celebrated one year of trading at our zero waste coffee shop: Into Coffee. We started Into Coffee to facilitate caffeinated conversations with Melbourn...