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Jul 1
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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Jun 27
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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May 23
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 hav...

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Apr 25
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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Apr 24
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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Apr 23
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 lat...

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Apr 22
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 s...

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Apr 21
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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Apr 19
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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Apr 18
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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Apr 17
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 growi...

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Apr 16
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 th...

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Apr 15
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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Apr 14
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 th...

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Apr 13
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 mo...

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Apr 12
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 per...

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Apr 11
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. Mo...

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Apr 10
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 W...

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Apr 9
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 p...

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Apr 8
1 min

I – is for Inkle Weaving

Therapy! A change form the norm. I can sit in the garden listening to the birds weaving long lengths of beautiful colourful inkle bands w...

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