Elemental Threads Blog » New Arrivals http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog Design it Yourself Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:20:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 More Organic Cottons Have Arrived! http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/more-organic-cottons-have-arrived/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/more-organic-cottons-have-arrived/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:25:14 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=3141 Great news for you eco-minded fashionistas – we have added a fabulous array of organic cottons to our fabric options!  Now you can design your own bag with even more eco friendly fabrics to choose from!  To see the entire selection, just choose any bag you wish and click on the “Organic Cotton” tab above the fabric swatches.  There are two main color pallets and all the coordinating solid colors + a few wonderful extras.   The Organic Cotton is soft, vibrant and versatile, perfect for your next custom-made bag.  All our orders are shipped in recycled packaging, so you can design your own eco-minded bag and rule the green world.  This is my favorite combination – which one is yours?

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/more-organic-cottons-have-arrived/feed/ 2 Welcome to eThreads’ New Home! http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/welcome-to-ethreads-new-home/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/welcome-to-ethreads-new-home/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:01:08 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2950 It has already been an exciting year for eThreads – we’re hiring more talented seamstresses, redesigning our website and developing tons of new bag designs that are making us drool.  I am most excited about our big move into a brand new studio!

The new space is perfect for eThreads. It’s located in a big building filled with artist studios, so there is inspiring creativity everywhere.  It has room for a huge fabric cutting station, several sewing stations, construction station and a photo studio.  Most importantly, it’s 3x larger than our current space, which means we have room to make more bags, hire more people and move eThreads into the next stage of awesomeness.

We’ve spent the last few weeks with a lot of lumber and nails building all the work stations.  Now we have to finish the (very important) kitchen table, sweep up all the shop dust, and move in the fun stuff!  Decorations, fabric, inventory, oh my!  Take a gander at our first set of pictures, when the room was unfathomably empty.  We’ll post the next set of pictures as soon as we’re finished decorating!

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/welcome-to-ethreads-new-home/feed/ 1 Just Arrived: Heavy Duty Nylon Lining http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/just-arrived-heavy-duty-nylon-as-lining/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/just-arrived-heavy-duty-nylon-as-lining/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:33:26 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2745 At eThreads, we want our bags to remain strong after years of your love.  We use multiple stitching, layers of reinforcing fabric and nylon lining.  Now, the bags are getting even stronger – we’ve upgraded our nylon lining so that it’s thicker, stronger and more water repellent than ever before!  Not only that, we have more lining colors to offer – 16 total!

The new lining will be offered with our new 15 piece bag collection, which you can view here.  We’ve already started incorporating the new lining into our current custom-made bags with fabulous results – we can’t wait for you to meet them!

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/just-arrived-heavy-duty-nylon-as-lining/feed/ 2 New Custom-Made Bags Arriving, a Few are Retiring http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-custom-made-bags-arriving-a-few-are-retiring/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-custom-made-bags-arriving-a-few-are-retiring/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:40:40 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2690 Out with the old and in with the new – some new bags are coming and others are retiring too!

Over the last year, we’ve studied the trends, listened to your suggestions and discovered better construction techniques.  We’ve polished, updated and ruminated over the bags.  The result: a new 15 piece custom-made bag collection that is more fashionable, functional and durable than ever before! The new bags boast interchangeable handles, adjustable long straps and multiple pockets for ultimate flexibility. You can preview a few new designs in our BlogShop.

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To make room for all these great new bags, we had to retire a few old designs.  In two weeks the following bags will be officially retired: Ring Pouch, Wristlet Pouch, Pocket Tote and Striped Wristlet.  If you love one of these designs, you must design your own by November 8.  After that the new 15 piece bag collection will be available on www.elementalthreads.com.

Do you have any questions or comments about the change?  Leave a message here, we’d love to hear from you.

Happy Designing!

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-custom-made-bags-arriving-a-few-are-retiring/feed/ 4 New Fabric: Brown Mocca Cotton http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-brown-mocca-cotton/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-brown-mocca-cotton/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:07:58 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2611 We have picked up some delicious new fabrics that will be introduced on the website soon. Until then, we wanted to give you a sneak peak at the goods! This cotton fabric is new and already quite popular! It has blue, yellow and red flowers over a dark brown background. Do you like the fabric? You can design any of our bags with it before it’s launched on the site. Contact emily@elementalthreads.com and tell her you want your new bag in this fabulous new fabric!

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]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-turquoise-swirl-cotton/feed/ 0 New Fabric: Pink Swirl Cotton http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-pink-swirl-cotton/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-pink-swirl-cotton/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:59:45 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2599 We have picked up some delicious new fabrics that will be introduced on the website soon. Until then, we wanted to give you a sneak peak at the goods! This distinct cotton fabric is printed with swirls of pink, purple, blue and white colors. We love to add purple linings to this fabric to really make it pop. Do you like the fabric? You can design any of our bags with it before it’s launched on the site. Contact emily@elementalthreads.com and tell her you want your new bag in this fabulous new fabric!

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-pink-swirl-cotton/feed/ 0 New Fabric: Modern Brown and White Chain Link Canvas http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-modern-brown-and-white-chain-link-canvas/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-modern-brown-and-white-chain-link-canvas/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:38:28 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2559 We have discovered a few new delicious fabrics and wanted to introduce them to you before they launched on the site! Meet one of my personal favorites, one I like to call “Modern Chain Link” because the pattern reminds me a bit of a chain link fence (in the most fashionable way of course.) This fabric is brand new and already sold out – we had to buy more! The deep brown background complements the white highlights and the canvas fabric is quite soft. We love to add anything red to the design – lining, handle, zipper – to give a lovely accent. If you like this fabric, you can design any of our bags with it before it’s launched on the site! Contact emily@elementalthreads.com and tell her you want your new bag in this fabulous new fabric!

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-modern-brown-and-white-chain-link-canvas/feed/ 0 New Fabric: Red and Cream Woven Damask http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-red-and-cream-woven-damask/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-red-and-cream-woven-damask/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:20:16 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2548 We have discovered some delicious new fabrics and wanted to introduce them to you before they’re officially launched on our site! This fabulous new fabric is made with red and cream colors that are woven into a damask pattern. The best part about this fabric is that it’s reversible – so you can design a bag with both sides of the fabric and create a unique, versatile look. For example, in the Ruffle Tote below, the body and handles are made with the red side of the fabric but the pull ties are made with the cream side! It’s a subtle difference that makes the bag really stand out. If you like this fabric, you can design any of our bags with it. Contact emily@elementalthreads.com and tell her you want your new bag in this fabulous new fabric!

]]> http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-red-and-cream-woven-damask/feed/ 0 New Fabric: Black and Ivory Woven Etches http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-black-and-ivory-woven-etches/ http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/new-fabric-black-and-ivory-woven-etches/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:30:24 +0000 emily http://www.elementalthreads.com/blog/?p=2314 We have found some delicious new fabrics that will be debuting soon on our website. In the meantime, we’ll introduce them to you on the Blog! Our first, and one of my favorites, is this great woven black and ivory fabric that looks etched and feels wonderfully textured. One of the best parts – you can reverse this fabric for very versatile, complementary looks. For example, in the Ruffle Tote below, the body is made with the black side of the fabric and the handles and pull ties are made with the white side of the fabric! If you like this fabric, you can design any of our bags with it before it’s on our website! Contact emily@elementalthreads.com and say you want your new bag in this fabulous new fabric!


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