Behind the Product

THE JOURNEY OF A HANDMADE BAG

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All bags are not created equally. Most bags are made by machines, as UN-special and impersonal as the cold steel in which they're forged. Don't you want something special? Something unique? Enter America & Beyond, where every bag is handmade. Taking inspiration from nature, travel, and art, our designers dream, sketch, and create. Journey with us from sketch to stitch and watch a bag come to life!

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A designers dream is sketched onto paper and, once perfected, is then etched onto a plastic transfer sheet.

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Using a hand stamping method, the design is coated in ink and pressed onto canvas. this creates the base of our design.

STEP 4

Thread work embroidery, hand stitched, is completed first.

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Beads are crafted in thousands of colors, hundreds of shapes, dozens of materials, an almost endless combination! Choosing the right beads for each portion of a design is critical to making the design come alive. Based on the designers sketch, the completed embroidery, and the overall design, beads are carefully selected.

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using the age old technique of zardozi, beads are laid by hand to create the design.

using the age old technique of karchobi, hand stitched embroidery and beads bring the design to life. A proud artisan, satisfied, holds up a completed panel.

STEP 7

adding the perfect hand loomed fabric adds to the magic of each handmade bag.

The final construction of the bag is hand-sewn by a talented tailor.

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The final construction of the bag is hand-sewn by a talented tailor.

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Once completed, the magic is just beginning. It's time for an A&B bag to begin a journey. Handmade with love, talent, and full of heart, these unique pieces of wearable art are now poised for a trip to find you. We like to think that a bag finds a person, not the other way around. Which bag will choose you?

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