Thread: Made In ...

This post sort of evolved from a post by Neil Miller which came from another post, which came....and so on.
Here is my simple idea: In all our countries we still make things by hand. This post is to honor the craftsman in any country that is still producing a hand made product. We don't need to cover shaving stuff because we have a lot of that already. I'm hoping we get to see some craftsman around the world that may not be so well known. Unfortunately, they will have to have a website. So I'll start with something, that along with straight razors, is a source of great fun for me:
Bishop Bikes a one man shop. Nope I don't have a Bishop and never will have one but I never tire of seeing the process of tubes turning into a 2 wheeled piece of art.

I don't have a web site, but I want to contribute to the handmade movement. I'm a former oil painter turned fabric artist and create wall hangings (some call them art quilts), I call them my babies after I finally finish one. Here are a few samples of some of my wall hangings.

Razorfeld, glad to see I am not the only guy who sews a bit. I don't do wall hangings but I do quilts, clothing, and other fabric items.

The ultimate celebration of one-man bike making shops is called NAHBS and will be in Charlotte real soon. I go there and hang with that crowd most years. They are my bros. I'm trying to find a regular job so i can get my shop going to make more. I can name you 50 more solo bike makers offa top of my head.

Made in Tennessee: Only fitted bikes fit me. I'm one who _needs_ custom frame geometry. 2009 is when i finished that first one. I rode my 2011 ATB in the Snake Creek Gap Mountain Time Trial last weekend, product testing and leg development!

Last thing i made was an American Longrifle. Love that too, but bikes are/can be a bit easier.

bondpunk, I started out sewing my own shirts and vests. Made my first quilt for first grandchild 19 years ago. Made her a number of little girl dresses till she was about five and suddenly got "fashion conscious". Took her shopping for a new pattern and stopped making her dresses when she started, at age 5, demanding this change, that change , change everything and on and on. Thankfully she switched to a shoe fetish and her mother has to deal with that.

Like your jacket - bold statement.

I could be wrong but regular job and Wade Patton don't seem to go together.

Thanks. I have a few dresses for my gals daughter under my belt. The jacket is what started my sewing. I had a ww2 eisenhower jacket, but my arms are longer than most. So the sleeves were really short. I took it apart, used it to make a pattern and made my own. About to make another one soon