I've been making things by hand my whole life.
Quilting. Stitching. Spending an evening with good fabric and a pattern that finally comes together.
For years, I looked for bags that felt the way I wanted to feel. Real. Unhurried. Made with care.
What I kept finding online looked beautiful in the photo — and arrived looking nothing like it. Flat. Thin. Printed on. A quiet little disappointment every time.
So I started making my own. Above a bookshop in Hay-on-Wye
Every Maple Stitches bag is padded and double-layered, with the design stitched through the fabric. You'll feel the difference the moment you hold it.
Made for women who know what they love.
— Maple, Hay-on-Wye
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Made by hand in Hay-on-Wye.
Each bag takes a few hours. I cut, layer, pad and quilt them myself, above the bookshop in Hay-on-Wye.
The design is sewn through the fabric in layers. Every petal, every line, raised under your fingers when you hold it.
Made for women who know what they love.
— Maple