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up, up and away
9 November 2018 It's been a busy few weeks... Hilary's had a wonderful time hosting workshops for lots of fantastically creative folk. The Betty girls made a gorgeous set of brightly coloured bags during a very enjoyable mother and daughters' afternoon. Thomas and...
cake break!
21 September 2018 The arrival of autumn brings with it that lovely snuggly feeling - along with the usual clichés of swirling golden leaves and endless images of merino-clad people laughing joyously as they frolic through said leaves (before popping into a cosy...
old bags – new lease of life (handbags that is. Not us)
13 July 2018 There have been a few vintage hilary johnson handmade bags floating around the workshop recently - some had belonged to Nish's mum; others had been hiding in cupboards for donkey's years. All of them were beautiful in their own way, but were looking a...
carpet bags, coffee mornings, clocks and carpentry!
24 May 2018 We love a bit of alliteration. Well it's been a busy month in the world of leathersmithing. First, Hilary put the finishing touches to a new selection of magic carpet bucket bags featuring two very different kinds of rug. A gorgeously tactile weave - so...
win this bag!
11 May 2018 We'll keep this bit brief then get on to the exciting competition... New data protection rules come into force on 25th May and to cut a long story short we need to double check that everyone who receives emails from us is pleased to get them and is happy...
Plymouth College of Art takes on a challenge
23 March 2018 The cut throat world of advertising may not feature regularly in our sleepy little backwater (although there are a surprising number of leading creatives at the tops of their games who've nailed the work-life balance by leaving their 24 hour city lives...