#handmadebags — Public Fediverse posts

And finally, for the #ttrpg #dnd #dm type nerds in the room (there aren't any of them on Mastodon, are there?) howwwww about some spectacular dice bags. Not bags for dice. Bags with dice on them. And also wands, arrows, magic potions, etc etc all that good stuff. You need a new bag for visiting your rpg crew. Yes you do.

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/pink-d20s

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/lets-go-messenger

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#handmade #handmadebags #shopsmall #rpg #shamelessSelfPromotion

Oh, fine, fine, you're not a Trek person (it's ok, we can still hang out) but you enjoy #chemistry and also #barbie: spectacular, wouldn't you like to complete your blue-haired scientist cosplay with this amazing glassware bag? You would, wouldn't you?

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/messenger-bag-for-controlled-reactions

https://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Scientist-inches-Microscope-Accessory/dp/B09C17JVK7

(5/6)

#handmade #handmadebags #shopsmall #chemistry #cosplay #shamelessSelfPromotion

Oh, wait, you say. I'm into Trek, but I'm more of a command or engineering type person. Great news for the #scotty or #kirk types out in the universe: I have bags for you too.

Again: not planning to make more of these, so get it now if you want it.

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/cosplay-tos-engineering

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/cosplay-tos-command

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#starTrek #tos #handmade #handmadebags #shopsmall #science #engineering #cosplay #starTrekHour #shamelessSelfPromotion

But wait! What if you're a medical-type person but you're like a REAL NERDY medical-type-person? Or scientist-type human?

Great news for the #StarTrek nerds out there! I have teal medical/science messenger bags available in both #tng and #ds9 patterns!

Whether you want to carry your stuff around cons without breaking character or rock your branch colors at home/school/office/transit/everywhere, this is the one-of-a-kind handmade bag for you.

(I don't think I am going to be making more of these, so....maybe get it now if you want it?)

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/medical-sciences-tng

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/cosplay-deep-space-med-sci

(Update: DS9 is shipped off to a very lucky nerd, TNG is still available!)

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#StarTrek #handmade #handmadebags #science #medicine #cosplay #shopsmall #StarTrekHour #shamelessSelfPromotion

For medical-type people! Doctors, nurses, scientists, therapists, techs, etc etc!

Consider either:
This delightful cuterus bag, sprinkled with charming lil uteruses (uterii?)

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/cuteruses

OR

This beautiful healing hands bag, with assorted symbology and a peaceful aesthetic.

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/healing-hands-messenger-bag

Both feature a 13" wide internal compartment (large enough for a 13" laptop and tablet), two external bottle pockets, flap and rear exterior pockets, and multiple internal pockets to keep you organized. They are made of 100% cotton canvas and entirely handmade in my home studio. (2/6)

#handmade #handmadebags #backToSchool #medicine #obgyn #healthcare #shamelessSelfPromotion

In other news I have been having *fun* with hi-viz HTV. #mushrooms #handmadebags #safety

#ShamelessSelfPromotion

Somerville Open Studios is this weekend! I'll be selling handmade bags and reflective gear at the Armory both Saturday and Sunday. I have several #StarTrek bags for TOS / TNG / DS9, about a million nerdy tote bags, and new rear-reflectors and retro-reflective stickers for your #bikeTooter needs. Stop in and say hi!

#handmade #handmadebags #ttrpg #artforsale #SomervilleMA #SomervilleOpenStudios

Yessss I was able to finish up the last bag in what shall be known as the Mad Science Triptych this morning, so I’ll have it for sale tomorrow at the Artisans Asylum Winter Maker’s Market. I’m still noodling on some ways to improve the tech pocket (it’s a lot of small seams in tight corners) but overall I’m really happy with these.

Market is TOMORROW December 8 1-6p at Artisans Asylum, 96 Holton St Boston. Much art, many makers, so wow.

https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/messenger-bag-for-controlled-reactions

#science #chemistry #art #handmade #handmadebags #artforsale #SomervilleMA

Oh, and have a video of the sparkles...

#neurons #neuroscience #handmade #art #science #sewing #handmadebags

I just finished this up today and I'm *delighted* by how it turned out. I added a tasteful number of aurora rhinestone rivets to the flap to represent neuron signaling (also because my aesthetic sense has not evolved even a tiny bit since I was an Irish dance-obsessed middle schooler). Rainbow hardware (because of course) and pockets galore inside and out.

I'll have this bad girl for sale this Sunday at the Somerville Flea at the Armory or online at https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/products/messenger-bag-of-neural-activity

Surface pattern design by Sumana Mahata (https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/hodgepodgebricolage) / bag design by me.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags #shopsmall #shoplocal #neurons #neuroscience #science #art

Today’s progress: front pocket is done and attached, rear and side pocket piece is complete but not yet sewn to the body. I’m still adapting how I do the rear and side piece - I only recently started using a separate piece of canvas for the base of the side pockets, which is much more cost-effective for using the expensive hero fabric wisely. That’s opened up some options for handling and reinforcing seams in good ways, but it’s still a lot of very small seams in a very tight area where a lot of precision is required. BUT I’m so much happier with the end product and how tidy it looks, as well as giving me more options for how I use the rest of the fabric.

Tomorrow: hopefully get the flap done (those are usually pretty fast) and finish up the body, see how far I get on the interior.

Fabric design by hodgepodgebricolage / printed by Spoonflower: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/hodgepodgebricolage

Bag design by me

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags #art #science #neurons

Home stretch here! Once the bag’s been flipped right way around, it’s just a matter of a lot of topstitching. I like to do three rounds at about 1/8” from each other because I never met a sewing project I couldn’t overkill. The first pass is the fiddliest as it’s the one that’s closing all the gaps I left. I have learned from hard experience that you want to make sure the turning gap is on the non-flap side of the bag as it’s a monster to try to keep things even with the flap in the way. I use triple stitch to go over the strap attachment points with a hump-jumper to help (my machine does tend to protest at this point). Then a quick press all around and it’s done!

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags

So with that, the exterior is done. The lining is more straightforward: make a bunch of pockets and sew them on in the right spots. I like to make flaps with KAM snaps to hold things closed (new-new band name: flaps straps and snaps). I mark the snap on the exterior flap, position the flap on the pocket, and then use an awl or knitting needle or other pointyboi to poke through both the flap and the pocket at the same time, so I can spend less time messing around with marking both pieces of material. Fun fact: a metal straw is a great tool to help encourage the plastic stem of the snap through several layers of heavy canvas - the small diameter means I can apply pressure close-but-not-on the stem (so I don’t squish it) and it’s easy to apply even pressure all the way around so the stem won’t torque.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags

Straps and flaps are done now. Flap is a simple matter of sewing the already-assembled flap to the body in the right place with a quarter-inch seam allowance, which will be inside the half-inch allowance I use to sew the lining and exterior together. Straps are a little more complicated - I usually baste the strap component separately and then attach it to the body. In this case I put a piece of heavy canvas behind it to provide more stability - this is a different exterior fabric than I usually use and it’s quite a bit thinner, so I want to make sure that the places where it’s taking weight are well-enforced. I’ll trim the canvas closer to the stitching lines later. The lines on this canvas are meaningless - it’s a bit of waste fabric from the back and side pocket assemblage that I cut off while making that component, but it still has the marks from that piece on it.

I lined up the straps in such a way that, if I’ve done the math right, they should peek just about 3/4 inch above the edge once the lining has been sewn in. This will cause some slight complications when I’m sewing the exterior and the lining together but the fun clever kind of complications not the “oh shit” kind.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags

Ok! Apparently I didn’t get a picture of the side seams but that’s fine. I shoved the pocket bits out of the way and sewed up both side edges, then did some fiddly fake-felling where I have to kind of sew inside the pocket itself and get as close to the corner as I can given the limits of working with a domestic machine’s geometry. Then I box the corners (having marked them previously). I was cunning this time and shaped the raw edge of the pocket base to have 45 degree angles at each corner, which means that when I pulled the corner flat, the edges of the pockets just kind of snapped into place without a lot of unnecessary drama. This is a huge process improvement for relatively little effort.

Once the box corners has been stitched, it both catches the base of the pocket and forms the bottom corner of the bag. Again having been clever about using my angles when sewing up the pocket assemblage, everything kind of tucks in nicely and we get a nice tight tidy corner despite having some hella complicated fabric geometry going on.

Repeat on the other side and the exterior is damn near done - just needs the flap and straps sewn on. This fabric is pretty floppy but I’m using heavy canvas as the lining, so that should help stiffen up the structure.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags

Ok I’m back on my bullshit re my sister’s bag. Sewing room is tidied and then gently re-mussed via some mending and so I can use it again.

The front and back of the body have been sewn together and fake-felled (seam allowances are sewn to one side, but not fully encased - the bag is lined and I singed the edges, so I’m not worried), magnetic snaps and bottom straps sewn to the front panel, and the back & side pocket assemblage have been sewn to the back with a fully encased seam. Now comes the tricky part of getting the side pockets done. I marked the line that the edge of the pocket needs to land on and carefully pinned, then stitched it down. The bottom corner is still free, but I’ll do that in the next couple steps.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags

I need to make some space in my inventory for some holiday sewing, so I’m running a fall clearance sale! Everything in this collection is 15% off: https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com/collections/fall-clearance

I’ll also be having my last outdoor sale of the year at the Somerville Flea this Sunday, 10/27 10-4p, just next to Davis - more stuff will be on sale there, including Halloween treat bags and lunch kits that aren’t currently listed online.

Take a look and see if anything strikes your fancy!

#somervillema #handmade #handmadebags #artforsale #shopsmall #sewing

@mclare Progress updates! All pieces are cut and clipped together in sensemaking groupings. The back panels have been marked up with sewing and alignment lines, the flap is done, and the front pocket assemblage has been assembled. Sister is left-handed and requested reversed zippers, which was very hard to overwrite motor memory to put in right/wrong. Not pictured: a wee plastic baggie holding all the hardware, snaps, etc that I will need to finish the bag. There is nothing worse than getting to a particular step where one needs a snap or button or something and realizing one doesn’t have the size/color needed.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags

Marshmallow intensifies. #somervillema #flufffest #flufffestival #unionsquare #handmade #handmadebags

#shamelessselfpromotion

I’ll be selling at a few upcoming events through the summer and fall. First up: Somerville Arts Council’s Yart Sale next Saturday! I’ll have a tent set up on Hudson Street between Lowell and Benton, right behind the Armory. Later in August I’ll be selling at the Somerville Flea on August 25, then ✨ Fluff Festival ✨ on September 21. And my website is open 24/7 at https://rhymes-with-doctor.myshopify.com

#artforsale #handmade #handmadebags #somervillema #cambridgema

#shamelessselfpromo follows:

This Saturday, July 27th, I’ll be selling my handmade bags at the Gilman Square Marketplace from 12-6. I’ll have some delightfully weird bags, including duffel bags, tote bags (including some larger sizes!), rucksacks, and messenger bags. If you like any of those things and/or roller skating, rock climbing, axolotls, tardigrades, libraries & books, spaaaaace, ttrpgs, and other weird/nerdy shit, definitely stop by. The vibes are gonna be good.

#shopsmall #shoplocal #somervillema #cambridgema #artforsale #handmade #handmadebags

SPOOKY NIGHTFISH #sewing #handmadebags #handmade

I love the difference between “almost done” and “actually done.” There is exactly one seam between the first picture and the second (plus some inside-out magic.) #sewing #handmade #handmadebags

Today’s project was trying to upgrade my current climbing bag. Similar form factor to my old one (also handmade several years ago) but this one has more pockets (you must construct more pockets). I think it needs to be 2-3 inches taller to have enough capacity, but that’s an easy fix by adjusting the top and bottom strips. I don’t like the rope but it’s what I had on hand; I’ll swap it out with something better soon.

#sewing #handmade #handmadebags #climbing

Ok, one last post before #somervilleopenstudios this weekend: I’ve been working on a whole exuberant collection of #ttrpg / #d20 / #dice themed bags. I’ll have tote bags, messenger bags, and cute little project bags for carrying your miscellanea. Come check the whole collection out at the Armory, stop #45, Saturday & Sunday 12-6. Would love to see you there!

#SomervilleMA #cambridgema #bostonma #artforsale #rpg #dnd #pathfinder #handmade #handmadebags

FOR GREAT SCIENCE!

These will all be for sale this weekend at Somerville Open Studios - come see them in person at the Armory mezzanine, stop #45, 12-6p Saturday & Sunday.

#handmade #handmadebags #artforsale #cambridgema #somervillema #bostonma #science #space #chemistry #penguins #somervilleopenstudios

https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/web/artists/artist_profile/2346

Seems like a good day to post my #bicycle themed collection - I’ll have these for sale at Open Studios this weekend!

https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/web/artists/artist_profile/2346

#cambridgema #somervillema #somervilleopenstudios #handmade #handmadebags #bikes #biking #urbancycling #bakfiets #artforsale

(Mad shoutout to my multitalented spouse @knizer, not only
my fearless server admin but also my photographer. I am much better at sewing than taking pictures.)

Shameless self-promotion follows:

Hi friends! I’m going to be selling handmade bags and aprons at Somerville Open Studios next weekend - come visit me at the Armory mezzanine (#45), Saturday and Sunday May 4-5, noon-6p.

If you like:
* games & ttrpgs
* bicycles
* science
* unicorns
* plants, bees, & flowers
* books & libraries
* knitting & crochet
You should stop by! It’s my first time selling at Open Studios and I would love to see some friendly faces.

(Psst: These are excellent Mother’s Day gifts 😉.)

https://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/web/artists/artist_profile/2346

#somervilleopenstudios #handmadegifts #mothersdaygiftideas #shamelessselfpromo #ttrpg #bicycles #handmade #handmadebags #bostonma #SomervilleMA #cambridgema #artforsale #unicorns #science #sewing

Spent most of the last two days cutting out and interfacing a huge stack of messenger bags. I’m hoping to have these ready for #somervilleopenstudios on May 4-5 - I’ll be selling stuff in the Armory and will have lots of tote bags, aprons, and messenger bags for gamers, bicyclists, and nerds of all varieties!

#handmade #somervillema #bostonma #handmadebags

I’ve been experimenting with some new pocket options. In no small part because I wanted to be able to include a slip pocket even when I don’t have enough fabric to create a separate pocket. I’m pretty happy with how these are looking - I poked at a bunch of tutorials before eventually following none of them and all of them simultaneously.

Also this fabric is cute af and I am dyiiiing at how adorable they’re going to be. #sewing #handmade #bags #ttrpg #handmadebags