When I stitched my very first bag, I never imagined my little workshop in Hay-on-Wye would become part of so many wonderful women's lives.
Knowing that something I made by hand has travelled with you through everyday life has been the greatest gift of all.
I've always believed that handmade should mean made with care. Every bag has been quilted by hand, one at a time, just as I would make it for someone in my own family.
Thank you for supporting my little workshop and for believing in the value of things made properly. It has truly been one of the greatest joys of my life.
With all my love,
Maple
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
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About Maple
Maple's workshop has been a place of patience, materials, and quiet hands. Every bag carries a little piece of the life she spent making things the right way.
Made by hand in Hay-on-Wye.
This bag takes me about four hours. I cut, layer, pad and quilt each one myself at the table above the bookshop in Hay-on-Wye — never more than 20 of a design.
I turn 70 this year, so for a fortnight everything's 70% off — my way of saying thank you for staying with me this long, not a reason to rush you.
Press your palm flat against it when it arrives. You'll feel every stitch — that's how you know. And if anything's not right, it comes back to me for a full refund.
— Maple