Category: The Henry Moore Foundation

More Henry Moore...a sneaky peek

14/8/2016

'Heads' and 'safety pins' images by permission of the Henry Moore Foundation.
After a lovely week away, I'm now back on track. Five outers completed, now to make the linings: zigzag the edges of 30 pieces of silk; make 10 pockets and insert 5 zips; sew 40 pleats; attach 10 top bands to the bases, sew 10 corners and then attach to the outers.
I've decided five in one go is the way to go!

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Time and motion...

24/7/2016

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Having completed a time and motion study (well I kept a log of how long it took me!) and found if I made two at a time I saved two hours, I'm now making five all in one go! Not sure if the time saving will multiply, but I quite like working each one up to the same point. It keeps you focused! Come back when I've hand sewn the 10 leather handles in place and see if I feel the same!!

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More Henry Moore!

19/7/2016

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I've been asked to make more exclusive Henry Moore fabric bags, as the Henry Moore Foundation are selling out! All different, of course, so once again I relish the challenge of finding just the right combinations of fabrics and haberdashery! Here's one I made earlier!
Picture features 'Safety Pins' fabric image reproduced by permission of the
Henry Moore Foundation.

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Henry Moore Textiles fashioned by Toots Totes

1/7/2016

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Well, here at last, we have the completed handbags!
The team at The Henry Moore Foundation put a lot of careful thought into the combinations of fabrics and haberdashery they chose from my selection.
I took two sample bags with that boho striped top and the sooo smart tweedy top,
lots of different fabric top bands,
four colours of leather handle and
the lovely vintage buttons I recently acquired for this project.
Lots of mixing and matching ensued until a consensus was reached and these five designs were chosen. Which is your favourite?
Pictures feature Henry Moore 'Heads' and 'Safety Pins' fabrics
and are reproduced by permission of the Henry Moore Foundation.

1.) Henry Moore 'Heads' fabric teamed with a boho striped woven fabric.

Beautiful red silk lining.

Vintage button

Leather handles

2.) Henry Moore 'safety pins' fabric, with woven tweed top band.

Vibrant green dupion silk lining

Vintage swirly green button

Matching green leather handles.

3.) Chunky hopsack band with black handles and textured button.The plain colour sets off the 'Heads' fabric well.

4.) All the greens! With a linen top.

5.) Keeping with the green linen theme but making a statement contrast with blue leather handles and vintage button.

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Beyond the pale...?

27/5/2016

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I had a lovely jaunt across the countryside on a gorgeous sunny spring morning, past quaint villages and bright yellow fields to Tiptree to visit the best craft and fabric shop in these parts.
I chose a plain navy loose weave felted woollen fabric for its texture as well as colour and then as you see above I strayed from my brief and bought something more interesting! One appealed to my bohemian side and the other just looked sooo smart and was just the right green!
I knew I had to take the risk! Can't wait to see how it all comes together!
Beyond the brief but hopefully not beyond the pale...?

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Texture mixture.

20/5/2016

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Fun to try different textures as well as colours: top to bottom-corduroy, velvet, hopsack, wool, linen. Leather handles and vintage buttons.

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The Henry Moore Foundation - totes monumental!

29/4/2016

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One I made earlier.

Sketchy ideas

This is the chosen shape of bag. I am to marry Henry Moore's fabric designs with an accent colour to create a union that showcases mid 20th century design with a contemporary feel. They'll be high spec, with leather handles, dupion silk lining, large vintage button, exclusive Moore fabric and limited to a small number of each design produced.

Trying different textures: cord, linen and cotton. The Wayne Hemingway pattern might be a step too far!

I'm beginning to gather fabrics and haberdashery together to get a feel for what might work. Virtual fabric shops are very convenient but a trip to a bricks and mortar shop is essential to get the colours just right! (What a good excuse!) I'm considering texture as well as colour so will look at some tweed types and I also have some navy handles on order. I'll reveal the star of the show (Henry Moore fabric) later!

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More Henry Moore...a sneaky peek

Time and motion...

More Henry Moore!

Henry Moore Textiles fashioned by Toots Totes

Beyond the pale...?

Texture mixture.

The Henry Moore Foundation - totes monumental!

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