Samm Designs

I began using my mother's hand operated sewing machine when I was three. I made clothes for my toys with her scraps. A few years back, my husband and I were lucky enough to move to the Isle of Wight. Whilst renovating our house here, we met an upholsterer and I was horrified to discover he threw away his offcuts. Not any more! I rarely receive large pieces and have had to design patterns for bags that work with odds shapes and sizes and I use charity shops finds of curtains etc., alongside the offcuts. The result is that each bag is unique; customers know they will never see anyone with quite the same bag. I also make other eco-friendly fabric products to use up bits too small for bags. My packaging is recycled and recyclable and I source as much as I can locally to keep the carbon footprint of the business down.