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  • Last month I spent a weekend at the Warwick Furnace Farm for a much needed impromptu escape with Claire Rosen (one of the farm’s sisters) and Emma Mierop of Skippy Cotton. We planned to take our worlds apart and put them back together again; we talked and explored the lavender fields, I scribbled in my journal in this new space, we visited a nearby museum, and more.

    Fields of lavender at the Warwick Furnace Farm

    My Warwick Weekend.

    Last month I spent a weekend at the Warwick Furnace Farm for a much needed impromptu escape with Claire Rosen (one of the farm’s sisters) and Emma Mierop of Skippy Cotton. We planned to take our worlds apart and put them back together again, but we only got as far as:

    Taking our worlds apart over snacks and long lavender soaked discussions,
    going for a long walk on a cold, star bright night,
    understanding that a thing taken apart nearly always reveals more than expected, and therefore takes longer to put back together,
    and nebulous plans for a next time.

    I also made some pretty classic Margaux messes everywhere I went. Claire seemed unbothered. See my dribblings and droppings below:

    Candlelit kitchen table with Sendak Artist Roll and books
    Person holding handmade sketchbook at desk with art supplies
    I do have a LOT of the things we make with me when I go anywhere. We make them to use them and use them I do! Here is my Sendak and my nearly finished Large Tome.
    I awoke first and did my morning pages in Claire’s time-travely kitchen – oh, to be somewhere else is such a luxury!

     

    Waxed Canvas Sendak Artist Roll filled with pencils and pens with handmade sketchbook

     

    dopp kit handmade of red waxed canvas
    handmade messenger bag on wooden chair
    I love our radish canvas color, but we are discontinuing it to make space for new things. I have a variety of our radish bags, 'tis yummy faded pink!
    The Finch has always been my favourite bag – I carry mine everyday – next in line are Hunter and Rogue equally!
    unpacking my weekender duffle bag, backpack, and dopp kit
    reusable waxed canvas everyday bag hanging in hallway
    I've been stuffing and hauling my radish Weekender for years!
    Claire keeps her Truffle Marlowe by the door. This is a bag that most of my friends and family have – an easy, everyday companion! 
    Should we make a few in our new Autumnal colours?
    Lavender bunches in the kitchen at warwick furnace farm
    What a treat to have a morning like this!
    Lavender everywhere! 
    I also love my Duckfeet Boots!
    Piles of things on the floor. I settle in quickly...

    Pearl and Honey enjoyed their freedom and new found friendship!

     

    Warwick Furnace Farm

    Claire and her family moved to Pennsylvania and started a Lavender farm where they make a variety of Lavender Delights, host an Artist’s Retreat, have an inspiring Gallery Space, etc. In addition to their combined love of Lavender, each family member follows their own varied passions in this magical space that they’ve created. Their farm is a short, beautiful drive from us…

    Here are a few photographs of Claire’s fantastical and elaborate photographed worlds – her own individual passion.

    Skippy Cotton

    Emma’s shop is a delight! She combines her drawings, embroidery, and whimsy to form her own House of Curiosities! From ornaments to clothing to artist supplies – have a peek into her wondrous world. She has also navigated her way into the world of AI art and has made some enviable pieces with it (another can of worms we discussed with exuberance)!

    Skippy Cotton's year-round ornaments!
    Which of course also look splended on a Christmas Tree!

    Fragile Earth Exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum

    Claire surprised us with a visit!

    Mark Dion
    Ever a favourite, Søren and I spent an especially long time with his work, chortling and sighing, and all manner of involuntary noise making...So maybe I was a little noisier than Søren.

    James Prosek
    We investigated James’s mysteries close enough to set off alarms – lucky for us, there weren’t any.

    Jennifer Angus
    An abundance of bugs and tiny stories built into boxes and wall pieces. Everyone clambered to take in as much detail as possible; no one wanted to leave.

    My Warwick Weekend – An Impromptu Escape with Claire Rosen and Emma Mierop

    My Warwick Weekend. Last month I spent a weekend at the Warwick Furnace Fa...

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  • Sarah Dyer, one of my favorite picture book makers and illustrators, recently wrote a detailed and very informative review on our Sendak Artist Roll for the Jackson’s Art Supplies blog. She includes lots of photographs with her own art supplies, showing how she organizes them into her Sendak. It is a delight to see the Sendak well-loved, well-used, and from new perspectives. The link to her review is inside!

    Photograph by Jackson’s Art Supplies

    Sarah Dyer, one of my favorite picture book makers and illustrators, recently wrote a detailed and very informative review on our Sendak Artist Roll for the Jackson’s Art Supplies blog. She includes lots of photographs with her own art supplies, showing how she organizes them into her Sendak. It is a delight to see the Sendak well-loved, well-used, and from new perspectives. Read Sarah’s review here:

    Peg and Awl Sendak Artist Roll Review by Sarah Dyer 
    on Jackson’s Art Supplies

     

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    Press: Sarah Dyer Reviews the Peg and Awl Sendak on Jackson’s Art Supplies Blog

    Photograph by Jackson’s Art Supplies Sarah Dyer, one of my favorite picture ...

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  • This morning, in my journal, I was contemplating the complexities of the fine point of balance when running a small business. These last few years – before the pandemic, through the thick of it, and this lingering now — have given us so much variety, forcing that fine point to dance like phosphorescence beneath a moving boat at night, engaging us to consider potential nexts.

    Small Hunter Satchel incorporating an antique bank bag! 
    Patching old holes in well-worn canvas gives celebrated emphasis on the lives old things have lived. 


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    This morning, in my journal, I was contemplating the complexities of the fine point of balance when running a small business. These last few years – before the pandemic, through the thick of it, and this lingering now — have given us so much variety, forcing that fine point to dance like phosphorescence beneath a moving boat at night, engaging us to consider potential nexts. I move my journal to the floor — there being no more space on the crowded, trash-picked table, in a window filled with plants and the morning’s light pushing through the trees. The table is piled high with projects that I am longing to get to. Our actual kitchen table – a big farmhouse table a few feet away, is full as well, as I’ve decided to photograph our Of a Kind collection upon it, despite my family's grumbling. We push piles to the side so we can squeeze onto a small end of the long table for dinner.

    Are you, too, feeling a multitude of dreamings leftover from the time-abundant early pandemic days?

         Books still longing to be read? (on the table)

         Sketchbooks and journals begging for a scribbling in, a finishing up? (on the table)

         Trails wanting walked and biked upon daily? (bits from them, on the table)

    I am breathless, dreaming of the possibilities that crowd my living space.
    I merge the dreaming with the practical(ish) when I can. I was able to lure my family into the woods for a walk with Pearl, and a simultaneous photo shoot of some of the One of a Kind bags. We danced and high-beamed around the ruins of a mill along the path. The autumn air and the freedom to wander, feels like an absolute luxury — and is! But it is only one part of the long process of bringing our Of a Kind collections to life and running a small business in general.

    Fortunately, Pearl loves partaking in the weird things we do!

    Had a hearty laugh as I tried to keep Pearl happy, bat mosquitos away, block the streak of sunlight following the bags, and was photobombed by this crew in the ruins!
    Søren, caught off guard in photographs, often channels Captain Jack Sparrow! 


    The Secret to a Good Flea (Market) Day is a Good Friend! 

    Read the story that celebrates the discovery of some of the treasures in this collection at a Flea Market in the thick of the summer heat!

    Treasures found at a Flea Market! (These pens may find their way into a collection soon!)
    Some of the antique textiles I found that day have been transformed for this upcoming collection!


    Our Autumn Of a Kind Collection!

    Our third Of A Kind Collection of 2022 is a celebration of the afterlife of already long-loved objects. It contains One of a Kind bags made with antique, well-worn re-constructed seed, feed, and bank bags, Antique Tin alternative sketchbooks (and re-fill packs for a past favourite due to many inquiries!), and some pouches, which are always a favourite. Every discovery holds a bit of the past, and the story and marks accumulated. They are a joy to put together and harken back to the best part of our origin story – the gathering of old things and the reimagining and reworking of them into once again useful objects.

    Photograph by Søren of me with an Of a Kind mini tote made from a vintage Timothy Grass Seed Bag.

    Søren, Pearl, and I went out for a walk on a trail we normally bike on. Slower, we noticed new things.

    Mini Totes made with Vintage Textiles!

    We’ve transformed vintage seed and feed sacks found at a Flea Market this past summer! So many scrumptious textures, fadings, holes, and repairs are evident in this collection!

    We’ve cleaned and cut and paired the vintage bags with waxed and vegetable tanned leather, making our classic and loved bags into One of a Kind treasures!

    Journal Excerpt – I lingered at Leonard’s flea market table, unfolding and refolding seed and feed bags used over and over until disposable bags replaced them in the 1960s. The textiles on Leonard’s table were washed and faded and soft. He couldn’t hear very well so I had to get extra close or raise my voice to communicate. He smiled a gentle smile with each shout. I left with arms filled with vintage bags, eager to imagine them anew.

    Mini Tote made from Vintage Canvas, with waxed canvas details, and vegetable-tanned leather.
    Details of the print – 45 lbs. 
    The colour of the Timothy bag is robust! A lovely burst of the unexpected. 
    A daily, or every-now-and-then bag?
    Our Minis are delightful for everyday carry – bring only what you need!
    This Alfalfa bag has glorious texture and colour!
    I didn't know about this sneaky kitty until I got home, my favourite?
    Codes abound. 
    These are all lined with waxed canvas.
    Ranger! 
    The textures and fading of this printing is delicious.
    How many of these treasures are still hiding in the world? Are houses still coming down with attics full of lives past?

     

    Standard Totes made with Vintage Textiles!

    I just love Søren in the background here, unintentional mimicry!
    Pigeon Feed! Tell me more, please. 
    Details on the Vintage Textile of the Pigeon Tote.
    Standard Tote with Vintage Canvas: Pigeon
    Standard Tote with Vintage Canvas: Salt
    The vintage textile is on the front pocket – the rest is our Truffle waxed canvas.
    These chickens might be my favourite! 
    Standard Tote with Vintage Canvas: Chicken
    Standard Tote with Vintage Canvas: Fulton No. 1 
    Inside the tote!
    A view of the inside pockets, showing the lightweight spice waxed canvas! 
    I love the repairs and added character!

     

    Vintage Textile Pouches!

    It is hard to resist old printed cottons and feedsacks from the early 1900s on flea market tables. We’ve transformed the gathering of patchwork and scrap into useful pouches, giving them new life.

    We’ve constructed pouches in shades of feuille morte!
    Russets and Rosies, Goldenrods and Evergreen, still vibrant, though the textiles are nearly a century old!
    Essentials Pouch with 1930s Textile: Adlai
    Spender Pouch with 1930s Feedsack: Tamar
    Keeper Pouch with 1940s Textile: Orah
    Keeper Pouch with 1930s Textile: Ariel

     

     

    Alternative Sketchbooks!

    Ginger Tin!

    This vintage Ginger Tin makes a great alternative sketchbook for small projects. We’ve filled them with 100 sheets of laser cut Strathmore Drawing paper. Put the tin in the outside pocket of a Sendak, or a pouch, and head out to draw! The portability makes sketching ever-accessible, and the shape makes a good drawing feel complete!

    I've been using my Ginger Tin for paint for years, but a new project lead to another idea...
    Tear or Seed? Read the story on Substack!

     

    Cloverine Alternative Sketchbooks!

    We are excited to offer a handful of vintage Cloverine Alternative Sketchbooks in this Collection! Each tin comes with 200 sheets of Fabriano hot press watercolour paper. These morsels fit inside the Sendak, making sure you always have some of the finest paper on hand! Additional packs of pre-cut paper can be ordered separately or as an add-on.

     

    Cloverine Alt Sketchbook
    We will have some packs of water colour paper that fit the Cloverine Alt Sketchbook!

    Sneak Peek into Our Autumn 2022 Of a Kind Collection!

    Small Hunter Satchel incorporating an antique bank bag!  Patchi...

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  • The world is bursting with magic, and for anyone looking, it positively pulses. As a family of life-long learners, we felt compelled to share a few of our favorite activities in one compact notebook of removable cards.

    Drawing on the Specimen Cards inside the Notebook

    The world is bursting with magic, and for anyone looking, it positively pulses. As a family of life-long learners, we felt compelled to share a few of our favorite activities in one compact notebook of removable cards.

    The Specimen Card Notebook

    Whether embarking on a backyard exploration, a community science project, traveling near or far, or identifying mysterious objects around your house, these cards encourage observation, drawing, writing, and a touch of research.

    Tear them out, and hang them up, give them as gifts, or keep them intact as a journal. However you use them, we hope they inspire you to always keep an eye out for the little things!

    Specimen Card Notebook

    The world is bursting with magic, and for anyone looking, it positively puls...

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  • The secret to a good Flea Day is a good friend. This past weekend's Flea Day was with Claire Rosen, one of the sisters behind the Warwick Furnace Farm – down the road a piece in Chester County.

    Photographs by Claire Rosen

    The secret to a good Flea Day is a good friend.

         This past weekend's Flea Day was with Claire Rosen, one of the sisters behind the Warwick Furnace Farm – down the road a piece in Chester County. Claire days arrive with neither responsibility, nor sense of time. I abandon my life, my family, my Pearl, the dishes and laundry. I abandon the gardening and the weeding. (I don’t abandon Peg and Awl, as it goes). On these days hearts beat in old things, through camera lenses, dress-up, abandoned houses, time behind us and time in front of us, and somehow also, extra now, ever-present. Claire days are all story, all art, all magic.

         I awoke early, scribbled small nothings into my journal, then headed out to The Farm to fetch Claire on one of the hottest stickiest summer days. We planned to get there early, while the air was breath-inable. My music is loud for the time of day, but the space betwixt houses, betwixt farms, vibrating with bird and insect chatter, welcomed the intrusion.

         When I arrive I step back in time. And here comes Claire in her long flowing dress, with a gigantic woven basket in one hand, wearing the enthusiastic grin of an adventurer. 

         We drive into excess, into time travel, into a dreamland. We are new friends, but I imagine we will never run out of things to talk about. Everything we find is to become something else. A part of a photograph, a part of our homes, or transformed into a usable entirely other, treasure. We lingered at Leonard's table first, unfolding and refolding seed bags used over and over until disposable bags replaced them in the 1960s. Leonard's were washed and faded and soft. He couldn't hear very well so we had to get extra close or raise our voices to communicate. He smiled a gentle smile with each shout. Claire found some miniature antique frames for an upcoming project. We found dip pens and nibs and new old clothes that fit! Somedays yield no treasures, but I think the company, and the lingering, and the longer looks are what lead to magic.

         Each time our bags grew too heavy to hold, we emptied their contents into the truck and went to another place, and another. By the time we returned to The Farm, the truck was full inside and out with tiny treasures to large pieces of furniture and all of the in-betweens. We emptied truck and cleared an antique table of its nests and taxidermy, books — a multitude of treasures. We swiped bits of the long abandoned bird homes and other debris onto the floor in a frenzy, and set out the day's abundance.

         We photographed and dreamed of the next adventure before this one was even over. It was dark out before we realised how little we'd eaten all day. Another joy is being so absorbed in a thing, that nourishment is forgotten. We went into Claire's house (a story for another time), into her cozy kitchen and she made Kite Hill tortellinis to which we added a fancy olive oil (Dolly's) and black smoked salt. As Claire melted into her kitchen table, I got my second wind. The nighttime air was cool again, it was nearly tomorrow. I took off playing Asaf Avidam, and drove home amongst lightening bugs, passed a nighttime fox, and returned home to my family playing a late night game of Querkel. 

         I emptied the day's finds into the already overflowing kitchen, along with my stories from the day...

    A rainbow of antique Dip Pens, and this fox embroidery which I will hang up in our house. 
    I have to replace the nibs and clean the pens. Leonard tagged them in 1993! So the stickers are gooey. Next time I may invite myself into the massive warehouse he described with wide but tired eyes. He has been collecting things for 60 years 
    Finding Antique Clothing that fits me is rare! This mother of pearl pen writes like a dream and the other niblets will make their way into something or other. 
    This little kitty detail from a feedsack is SO good. I think I will find a way to incorporate it into a bag! 
    These bundle scraps are always a favourite – we use them to line our journals! These are from the early 1900s.
    This is some of Claire's loot. The pen nibs and seed bags are scrumptious! and the other morsels will be part of some new photographs!
    If the old thread is strong enough, it may find its way into projects. The pen nibs were abundant!
    I contemplated this 1950s or 60s bear pencil holder for a while — so happy I got 'er! 
    Stacks of Feedsacks and Bags that once held Seeds, Sugar, and Salt. These blues will be saved for our Winter Of A Kind collection. 
    Mostly from the 1930s! Working these into our Autumn collection. Any specific dreams? Let us know in the comments!

     

     

    The Secret to a Good Flea (Market) Day is a Good Friend!

    Photographs by Claire Rosen The secret to a good Flea Day is a good friend...

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  • The Scout Plein Air Box was inspired by our endeavor to make art every day. Each one is handmade in our Philadelphia workshop. Watch our video showing how we make the Scout Plein Air Box!

    The Scout Plein Air Box was inspired by our endeavor to make art every day. Each one is handmade in our Philadelphia workshop. It compactly secures all of your essential art supplies for painting outdoors. Fill your box with your favorite colors, paintbrushes, and sketchbook. Find your spot and quickly transform the box into a mini studio. Set it on a flat surface or mount it on a tripod, snap the liquid jars, brush holder, and easel in place, clip on your canvas and you are ready to paint. Watch our video showing how we make the Scout Plein Air Box!

    Original Plein Air Oil Paintings by Walter Kent

    “It has been nearly three years since I returned from a painting workshop in Italy, taught by Jeremy Mann and Nadezda, hosted by Art Escape Italy. This was my first experience plein air painting and once I returned home I immediately made my own pochade box, the Scout. During the last three years I have gone out on many painting adventures, both alone and with my family, with the Scout over my shoulder.

    When I wander out into the world to paint, there is a game of tug of war twisting knots in my stomach, with my hopes and fears digging their heals in on either side. After the first few strokes of paint, the excitement of possibility takes over. These attempts at capturing the fleeting moments of the world around me line the windowsills of our studio.

    I’ve selected some of my favorite Plein Air oil paintings, breadcrumbs of my path as an artist, and we are excited to share them with the everyone. Each painting has been varnished for protection and is signed and marked with its location and date and is fitted with a ready-to-hang frame made of reclaimed blackened walnut.” –Walter

    Indian Lake, New York 2022
    Shaw’s Bridge, Pennsylvania 2021

    Delaware Water Gap No. 3, Pennsylvania 2021

    Barnegat Bay, New Jersey 2020
    Starr Farm, Pennsylvania 2021

     

    Kaaterskill Falls, New York 2022

    Lake Superior, Wisconsin 2020
    Kerhonkson, New York 2022

    Ready-to-Hang frames are made of reclaimed blackened walnut.

    How We Make the Scout Plein Air Box and Original Paintings by Walter Kent

    The Scout Plein Air Box was inspired by our endeavor to make art every day....

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  • We’ve simplified Søren's journaling card into a free downloadable PDF of Expedition Cards. He tested them out on our local hiking adventure from earlier this week to Harmony Hill. We are loving this new alternative journal format, and hope you do as well – document your expedition, and have fun!

    I’ve been keeping a journal on and off since I was 12. Because of this, I thought it would be a simple and obvious thing to add this to my boys’ homeschool days, but neither Søren nor Silas shared my compulsion.

    Søren’s journals were mostly uninspired lists of what we had done each day, but somewhere along the way, during camping trips and road trips – somewhere deep in the pandemic, Søren began to transform his task of journaling into something he was excited to do. Using Procreate on his iPad, he now creates his own alternative journal cards with personality-filled drawings, descriptions, and photographs!

    It has been heartening to watch the evolution of his journaling practice, from bland journal pages to documented expeditions – completely Søren-ed and so shareable. We’ve simplified his card design into a free downloadable PDF! Søren tested the new card (on the spot!) with a local hiking adventure to Harmony Hill. We are loving this new alternative journal format, and hope you do as well!

    As Søren flipped through his cards for my camera, he said, “It feels like I’m reliving all of this – even just glancing at each one." If the purpose of a journal is to create a ritual, to reflect and document, to build writing and observation skills, and to have a place to go, then Søren has fulfilled these expectations, and I am overjoyed with his finding his own way!

    homeschool drawing and adventure project


    Download the Printable PDF

    DIY Travel Project for your next trip, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl


    Søren’s Original Expedition Cards!

    DIY Travel Project used on our last trip, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl
    DIY Travel Project for your next trip, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl
    Photograph of Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park.
    Revisiting our "Mexican Food" experience in the Ozarks with giggles.
    On the Go Desk Setup with Art Supplies, Pouches, and Hiking Backpacks by Peg and Awl
    Writing and Sketching in Handmade Leather bound Journal
    Our messy table in Missouri - this is how we know magic is being made!
    Søren sketching in his small Tome – okay, not everything is uninspired!
    DIY Travel Project used on our last trip, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl
    How to complete DIY Travel Project for your next trip, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl
    My birthday treat! We visited Mark Twain’s boyhood home in Hannibal, MO and the cave that inspired some his work and childhood!
    How I love the re-reading!
    Plein Air Painting at Mark Twain's Boyhood Home with Pochade Box by Peg and Awl
    Drawing and Sketching in Journals with Artist Rolls handmade by Peg and Awl
    Walter is painting Mark Twain’s boyhood home with his Pochade Box— as always, attracting the curious!
    Søren, Silas, and Shep, matching(ish) Sendaks, shirts, and drinks!
    How to complete DIY Travel Project, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl
    DIY Travel Project used on our last trip, Expedition Cards by Peg and Awl
    A brief telling of our trip to Chicago!
    Exploring Chicago, dreaming of being elsewhere...
    Drawing and Writing at campsite
    Intuit Museum homeschool visit
    Always on the go with make-shift picnic table studios.
    Intuit Museum in Chicago featuring Henry Darger’s home studio and other outsider art!

    Expedition Cards by Søren Kent (Free Printable!)

    I’ve been keeping a journal on and off since I was 12. Because of this, I th...

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  • Our second Of A Kind Collection of 2022 is bursting with character! Each of these collections allows us to dig around and find treasures within treasures. Every discovery holds a bit of the past, and the story and marks accumulated. They are a joy to put together and harken back to the best part of our origin story – the gathering of old things and the reimagining and reworking of them into once again useful objects.

    Our second Of A Kind Collection of 2022 is bursting with character! Each of these collections allows us to dig around and find treasures within treasures. Every discovery holds a bit of the past, and the story and marks accumulated. They are a joy to put together and harken back to the best part of our origin story – the gathering of old things and the reimagining and reworking of them into once again useful objects.

    Mini Tote with Vintage Textile!

    Walter and I went on our first road trip together in 2008 and stopped at flea markets along the way. We found two old wooden cots (that I had to have) with these magical stripy textiles. It took more then a decade for them to find their place - and the result is well worth the wait!

    P.S. We've decided the stripe is neither orange nor red, but rather, vermillion! Thank you @sarahdyer and everyone else for suggestions!

    Watch the video showing the behind the scenes of these Mini Totes, including the waxing process, here!

    Mini Tote made from Vintage Canvas, with waxed canvas details, and vegetable-tanned leather.
    The Minis have a detachable zipper! 
    We love the marks and character of the material's past!
    This well-loved canvas has some perfect patching inside!
    Our Minis are delightful for everyday carry – bring only what you need!
    The canvas is from a vintage wooden cot.

    Vintage Textile Pouches!

    We use a variety of materials and objects gathered from flea markets, abandoned buildings, and wherever else we can find them. The soft and worn oranges, reds, and sea green combined with the repairs and stitching, made this vintage kantha an irresistible edition to our summer collection!

    Watch the process video, here!

     

    Scholar Pouch with Vintage Repaired Kantha: Gabriella
    Details of these soft and worn oranges!
    These are all lined with waxed canvas.
    Maker Pouch with Vintage Repaired Kantha: Ophelia
    Maker Pouch with Vintage Repaired Kantha: Lolita
    We love seeing the repairs and stitching from hands past!
    Vintage zippers on the essentials pouches accompany the vintage textile!
    Essentials Pouch with Vintage Feedsack: Enid

     

    Indigo Hunters!

    We unearthed these Hunters from a collection from the past. They were boxed when we moved – and forgotten! We made them with a gorgeous striped African Mudcloth paired with truffle waxed canvas. The straps are made from vintage WWII era leather!

     

    Large Hunter with African Indigo Mudcloth front!
    You can see the repairs and stitching from past hands!
    This textile was hand-dyed with fermented mud into these beautiful indigo stripes. 
    Vintage WWII era leather strap!
    A view of the back, showing the truffle waxed canvas! 
    The finishing detail on the interior pocket!

     

    Foundlings Originals!

    The Foundlings. One of our most beloved and delicious flea market discoveries of creatures drawn and painted upon nests of scritchy-scratchy hand-written ledgers and lessons by unknown hands. We poured over the drawings — the originals — and selected a few to set free to adorn homes and feed curious souls!

    Foundlings Original Art: Antigonon
    Foundlings Original Art: Bergamot
    Foundlings Original Art: Gladwyn
    Foundlings Original Art: Pomelo
    Foundlings Original Art: Figwort
    Foundlings Original Art: Briar

    Summer 2022 Of A Kind Collection

    Our second Of A Kind Collection of 2022 is bursting with character! Each of ...

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  • Watch the instructions on how to adjust and secure the leather straps on The Franklin Maker’s Apron. The Franklin is available in two sizes, and the suspender-style vegetable tanned leather straps and belt have multiple settings to comfortably fit a variety of statures. Once on, The Franklin Maker’s Apron becomes a part of you, bringing the perfect mix of order, utility, and aesthetics to the creative chaos of a maker’s daily routine!

    Watch the instructions on how to adjust and secure the leather straps on The Franklin Maker’s Apron

    The Franklin is available in two sizes, and the suspender-style vegetable tanned leather straps and belt have multiple settings to comfortably fit a variety of statures. Once on, The Franklin Maker’s Apron becomes a part of you, bringing the perfect mix of order, utility, and aesthetics to the creative chaos of a maker’s daily routine!

    How to Adjust the Straps on The Franklin Maker’s Apron

    Watch the instructions on how to adjust and secure the leather straps on The ...

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  • After many prototypes, countless customer requests, and an endless search for sustainable leather, The Franklin Makers Apron is finally here! Our Apron champions the virtues of hard work, curiosity, ingenuity, and industriousness, and it has quickly become one of our favorite companions while working in the studio or at home.

    After many prototypes, countless customer requests, and an endless search for sustainable leather, The Franklin Makers Apron is finally here! 

    On our first trip to England together, Margaux and I discovered a magical art supply shop on a small cobblestone street. Like something pulled out of Diagon Alley, it was lined with dark oak, floor-to-ceiling shelves overflowing with pigments of all kinds: oil paints, pastels, watercolors, and more. Ladders and spiral staircases led to stacks of dusty boxes each holding the possibilities of masterpieces yet to be made. We spent hours exploring the nooks and crannies, and amongst all the treasures, we discovered two artist aprons, the last from a company no longer in existence. They looked like relics of a bygone era, plucked from the studio of Sargent or Klimt. We left the shop, each with an apron, and though Peg and Awl hadn’t yet begun, the seed to someday make our own version, had been planted.

    Our Apron champions the virtues of hard work, curiosity, ingenuity, and industriousness, and has quickly become one of our favorite companions while working in the studio or at home. Its durable canvas armor protects against dirt, paint, liquids and debris, and with multiple waist and chest pockets it provides ample storage so tools are secure and conveniently accessible. The Franklin is available in two sizes, and the suspender-style vegetable tanned leather straps and belt have multiple settings to comfortably fit a variety of statures. Once on, The Franklin Maker’s Apron becomes a part of you, bringing the perfect mix of order, utility, and aesthetics to the creative chaos of a maker’s daily routine!

    The Franklin Maker’s Apron

    After many prototypes, countless customer requests, and an endless search fo...

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