Celebrate 25 years of making bags with 25% discount on all handbags across the site Enjoy a 25% discount on all handbags across the site on katherineemtage.com 25 years ago, I made my first handbag. Instantly I was hooked. I loved everything about the process, from the design, the construction, the cloth selection, to the […]
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Mar
Mar
Students Handbag Making Day Last Saturday I had two lovely students spend the day at my studio in Edinburgh designing and making their own handbags. Neither of them had ever made a handbag before, but both had a love of textiles. Everything was included in their day, including a metre of Harris Tweed each. They […]
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Feb
Feb
That’s right Francophiles, there’s a new range of Pochettes on the website, and these ones hold a bit more than the originals. To the uninitiated, the Pochette is a ‘pocket’ sized clutch bag. However, the new style is approximately twice the size of its older sister and even holds a mini iPad. They are all […]
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Feb
Feb
Just before Christmas I was asked to create a collection of accessories and home wares for Cromlix House Hotel by Strictly Come Dancing’s Judy Murray. Judy has created her very own Harris Tweed, so she approached me and two other Scottish designer makers to create an exclusive collection of bags, accessories and home wares in her bespoke cloth. […]