Hello! :)

Welcome and thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about this project! You are almost there, however, I apologize as this page is currently only designed for mobile viewing. If you head to the same link on your mobile device, you'll be able to view all the info.

Hope to chat soon!
~ JD Byrne

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Manufacturing location

LightSpace Studios Co-Work
30 Light Street
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

Manufacturing process

Handmade by JD Byrne on a Janome My Excel 18w at above location

Material

All fabric sourced from outdated fabric swatches from discontinued Woven Image fabric catalogues

Patches

Machine embroidered from digital file by
ABC Embroidery
Lower Ground, 435 Montague Road
West End QLD 4101

QR code tag

Lazer printed on paper stock by
MBE West End
Shop 3/156 Boundary Street
West End QLD 4101

Additional info

These tote bags were created using zero-waste patterning techniques. Meaning that the entire swatch was used in the making of these bags. The only waste created was from user error, unusable sections covered in fabric cement from fabric info tags, and in thread use.

DESIGN & FABRICATION
PROCESS

01.

I started by taking dimensions of this tote bag (what we were replacing) to ensure my patchwork tote bags were a similar size. I then sorted the swatches and created digital versions of the different sizes to use in pattern creation.

Product to replace

02.

Ideating with pens and in adobe illustrator on how the fabric swatches could be split up to create the needed panel goals without any left over scraps.

03.

Once an above concept was found, I'd create a prototype to explore the idea. Then, either refine that concept and make another prototype or move back to step 02 and come up with something new!