Thank you to all you wonderful hoopy froods for taking part in this year’s Towel Day – Design a Towel Competition! Our judges have loved looking through all of your gorgeous (and at times hilarious) designs. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy quotes, beach scenes, intergalactic travel, adorable family photos and graphic prints were all popular […]
Big brother duvets We often get asked to make things for TV shows and set designs. From makeovers to period dramas or even London West End Theatre productions we are making clothing, drapes, curtains and products to match the required scenes. Today we were seeing our duvet cover productions in the Daily Mail in a […]
A personalised lap blanket gives comfort and warmth in the winter season and it is one of the best original gift ideas for elderly parents. Easy to personalise online and made of premium materials, these blankets are printed with your images, names and own quotes, adding a personal touch to this unique product. How to surprise […]
This week we were delighted to open our doors to a group of students under the leadership of Elisa Palomino of Central St. Martin’s and Malene Kristiansen from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Textile & Fashion. First the group was shown our factory in which all of our many wonderful products get made. […]
Last Saturday we were delighted to attend the New Designers show at the Business Design Centre in London, where and astonishing 3,000 graduates were displaying their wares. The event has been running for 30 years and, among other noble pursuits, has a strong focus on textiles and materials. We were hugely impressed with the talent […]
Today I’m going to show you a brilliant way to up-cycle your old clothes using heat transfer paper, otherwise known as sublimation printing paper. Usually, designers or factories will use a heat press. This morning I was lucky enough to use one and I’ll show you what we did with it. I got my heat […]
We would like to congratulate Lucy Smith for winning The Bags of Love Digital Print Prize at the Manchester School of Art, awarded to her by textile designer Rianna Phillips. Incorporating illustrative, photographic and digital techniques to produce designer fashion pieces, Miss Smith’s project sweeps us away into the weird and wonderful world of collections. […]
Last week was the Down’s Syndrome Association ‘My Perspective’ annual photography competition. Bags of Love attended the event and donated 25 canvas prints of the shortlisted entries for display in the gallery at Kew Gardens where the awards ceremony was held. The quality of the final selection was second to none, a wide range of […]
It is time to announce the Winners of Best Towel Design… Hold your breath and read on! So many fantastic entries it sure was difficult to choose the best but in the end we really designs from Lilly, Elisabeth, and Tina! We’d also like to congratulate all those who participated, including the Top runners-up and Most Voted towel design […]
As some of you may know, last week was Graduate Fashion Week where the world’s best and brightest designing talents emerge from the labyrinth corridors of higher education with dazzling effect across a 4 day premiere fashion show. Naturally, being one of the UK’s leading suppliers of custom printed fabrics, Bags of Love is always […]