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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
A Trio of Trees
Picking up from the last post, I wanted to go into more detail of the work that goes into each bag I make. These three are quite special,...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Jun 27, 2020
- 2 min
Creating a New Logo
The time has come to change things a bit. To refresh the look of the website was the start, then the need for a new logo for the digital...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- May 23, 2020
- 1 min
X is for X - Roman numeral 10
10 years since the seeds were sown for Baroque Bags. From setting up and running the business from a tiny bedroom to the studio I now...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 25, 2020
- 1 min
Z is for Zips
Z is for Zips Over time I had more and more requests for zipped tops on some of the bags. The Landscape series designs lend themselves to...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 24, 2020
- 1 min
Y is for Yarn
Y is for Yarn As I hand weave the straps for many of the bags, the yarns used for inkle weaving are usually cotton or cotton blends, both...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
W is for William Morris
W is for William Morris Probably the biggest influence on me and my work. William Morris was an artist of the Pre- Raphaelites in the...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
V is for – Virus
V is for – Virus Or Coronavirus - the cause of my pause in business and temporary Etsy shop closure. During this downtime I have put my...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
U is for Utility
U is for Utility As festival time was approaching it occurred to me that it is not always practical to carry a bag to festivals, the need...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 19, 2020
- 1 min
T is for Trees
A favourite subject for both digitised and freemotion embroidery. When recreating "Sycamore Gap", I traced the trunk, scanned it into the...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 18, 2020
- 1 min
S – is for Shibori
S – is for Shibori A new addition to the design process is Shibori Indigo dyeing. I have always been interested in dyeing my own fabrics...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
R – is for Roses
R – is for Roses A recurring theme in my designs. I have always liked printed rose fabrics and have many in my stash. I also have a...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Q – is for Quilting
Q – is for Quilting Most of the bags I make are quilted. I like the effect of freemotion quilting both to strengthen the bags and make...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 15, 2020
- 1 min
P – is for Patchwork
P – is for Patchwork This is where I started.. making patchwork quilts as a hobby, researching patterns on the internet and finding lots...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
O – is for On the Road
O – is for On the Road Taking Baroque Bags to festivals and craft fairs further afield required some king of covered stall, so we took...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
N - is for Night
Some of the designs in the 'Sea' series depict a night scene, the reflection of the moon on the water provided the inspiration; using...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 12, 2020
- 1 min
M – is for Mucha
Alphonse Mucha born in 1860 in the now Czech Republic, was an illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
L – is for Landscapes
Pieced fabric landscapes adorned with trees, plants and landmarks have become an important part in the creation of many of my designs....
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
K – is for King
Jessie Marion King (20 March 1875 – 3 August 1949) , a designer and illustrator based in Kirkudbright, a small artist's colony in South...
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Wendy - Baroque Bags.
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
J – is for Journey
My Bag Making Journey – the title of a talk I give to members of the Embroiderers Guild. This covers inspiration, first designs and the...
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