RE:LOVE - Repurposed — Iron Heart, Reimagined

[Matt]

Totes can be tricky. The straps need to be long enough for shoulder carrying and short enough for hand carrying. Delicate balance.

[Lynne]

@sabergirl exactly this!
If you could let me know your bag strap measurements that would be darling, thank you

[Lynne]

@Matt so true - I think looking at how my Relove muses wore it so well this morning that we could have a good option in 70cm.
If you have a bag you love, do let me know strap length

[Danimal506]

@Lynne Very cool! Like @Oaktavia said, the fade patterns coming from pants and cut/sewn into bags creates a very cool look!

[ZackB]

Awesome job @Lynne that looks great. And like Oak said the fade patterns make these so cool

[Matt]

I’m have the one with the skull on it which is 23” and that shoulders ok but my black one from IH Germany is 27” and I feel like that’s enough room for both shoulder and hand carrying. Depends on the length of the bag too I guess. 25” could be a sweet spot.

[Matt]

Never mind, I just noticed that 70 cm is about 27” so it seems like you have it figured out.

[Aetas]

Just saw that the RE:LOVE muses are nearly all taking one hand on the handles.
This reminded me of the possibility to make a three handle tote.
Two shorter ones and the larger strap then can be also worn across the shoulder @Lynne.

[Lynne]

@Matt I was just doing a quick conversion as you were replying We’re in the right ball park then.
I’m 5’4” and can carry it without dragging it on the ground. So let’s say we won’t go any longer than 70cm.

Beautiful fabrics. I only have enough to make 5 of these at the moment. So, if anyone has any jeans at home they’re not wearing then please consider Reloving them

Smaller bags to follow.

[Tago Mago]

I’m 5’4”

Same height as @AdamJ, @Matt and @Kasi

[AdamJ]

@Tago-Mago short 's

[Kasi]

@Tago-Mago

Stop clowning around

You clown am not 5’4

Wonder what taking long for you to get your P45

[Lynne]

@Aetas I love multi- handle/purpose bags, thank you.

My main constraint is having enough fabric. The straps are already hungry at 70cm x 10cm a piece - that’s the bulk of one side of a leg. I’d struggle to find more fabric for more handles at the moment I’m afraid.

The other consideration is that I want to add two copper snaps to the top band which would be where the extra handles would be placed. The snaps wouldn’t then cope with so many layers of fabric.

I love this bag, see pic, which has a neatly concealed smaller set of handles too - and pockets. And have looked at ways of incorporating this into the design, along with considering adjustable sliders etc, but the thickness of all the heavyweight fabric is too much.

However! I’m also working on lighter weight 14oz bags, that are a more average tote bag size. This is where the extra handles could work - stay tuned!

[Lynne]

@Tago-Mago I’m sure I’m taller than some of those named…

[Aetas]

@Lynne Love the concealed smaller set of handles a lot!

[Lynne]

Spot the swatch – a new bag is in the making!

Meet the Swatch Bag – the latest addition to our soon-to-drop mini collection.

Each one is built from offcuts donated by those of you who ticked the “Relove Offcuts” box at checkout. We’ve been busy unpicking, slicing, dicing, and hammering these scraps of denim into something fresh: a handful of multi-weight, multi-textured bags.

The linings? That’s where it gets even better. We’re using the very best pieces of old, unsellable shirts and IH sample fabrics. No two bags will ever be the same, and with such a limited stash of IH fabrics, these will be made in very small numbers.

This fabric is too good to waste. If you don’t use your offcuts, please tick the box to Relove them – together we’ll keep IH textiles alive.

Next up on the cutting table is a mix of black SBG and non fade denim. Can’t wait to see how these bags fade, wear, and carry their stories over time

[Bridger]

You're killin' it @Lynne!

The linings are a class act

[Bridger]

Just a thought @Lynne, with all the vinyl hounds on the forum, you could make a bag to carry records

[Bridger]

It might need an IH vinyl-inspired patch to go with it. I am sure some of the forum members would have some design ideas for that.

[Oaktavia]

@Lynne oh now this is awesome!