f is for friday, and this friday is for forestbound. forestbound creates modern handbags from found and salvaged materials. alice saunders is the brains and beauty behind this operation, and is a master at pairing her reclaimed finds with bag silhouettes, much like eggs paired with bacon! she puts great effort into scouring new england for well-worn historic textiles and hardware and then pours loads of time and care into creating one of a kind bags. please check out her website, peruse her etsy store, and view her photos on flickr because forestbound is a gem!
WWII stretcher:
alice came across this stretcher and spent a very long time carefully removing the screws and disassembling the structure so she could harvest the canvas. the outcome, several durable tote bags!
linen mail bags:
dating way back to the early 1900's, alice recouped these intricately hand-stitched linen mail bags and created totes that highlight the unique nature of the textile.
dating way back to the early 1900's, alice recouped these intricately hand-stitched linen mail bags and created totes that highlight the unique nature of the textile.
WWII duffel bags:
originally smaller sized duffel bags from east germany, alice yielded their fabric to create backpacks and tote bags. the muted blue and gray tones of the material is perfection.
originally smaller sized duffel bags from east germany, alice yielded their fabric to create backpacks and tote bags. the muted blue and gray tones of the material is perfection.
I got some old potato sacks you can have if you want to carry that around instead, LOL!
ReplyDeletesuch amazing crafted stuff. so sturdy. alice is the best.
ReplyDeletegreat post. i love her stuff. so original.
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