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November 30, 2009
HANDMADE® AT NYIGF ACCEPTS ARTISANS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD
Jewelry and Other Wearable Products Well-Represented
By Newcomers
by Cathy Steel / Sandy Lee
Nearly 40 new craftspeople – from seven countries and 16 states – have been accepted to exhibit in the highly-selective juried Handmade® at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). The winter 2010 edition of Handmade, which features 575 designer-makers and production craft representatives, runs Saturday, January 30 through Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
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October 5, 2009
The 'Hand' in handbag
by Chris Christen
Residents at a seniors home in San Francisco’s Bay Area have a hand in making Sarah Oliver Handbags. The octogenerian knitters, who call themselves The Purlettes, were recruited by textile artist Sarah Oliver.
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September 2009
The Family Groove Mom on the Street
I’m getting back to work! It is not that I didn’t work this summer, because I did put in my share of hours. But to be honest, I also took advantage of the warm summer days and long evenings and enjoyed myself as much as possible with friends and family. I do feel guilty at times that I can set my own schedule, but that is one of the perks of owning your own business.
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September 24, 2009
Sarah Oliver Handbags at Gumps
by Amy Dowsett
Gumps is known best as the go-to place for exquisite stationery and fancy china in Union Square but they also carry fun and pretty accessories such as these handmade handbags by Sarah Oliver.
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November 07, 2007
Handbag designer found knitters at The Redwood
by Leslie Harlib
In early 2005, the Mill Valley resident and mother of two dreamed up and started making a line of fashion handbags. She shaped and knit them herself out of 100-percent wools that she washed in the washing machine to add a distinctive felted texture. She added unusual fittings such as vintage removable brooches and fringes of fluffy wool, and hand-sewed on each bag bamboo, beaded or antiqued metallic handles and feet.
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October 12, 2007
Pizzazz showcases boutiques, artisans
by Kellie B. Gormly
Some merchants who are participating also are happy to support the green causes of the show. Sarah Oliver -- owner of sarah oliver handbags in the San Francisco area -- will be selling her hand-knit wool bags in whimsical styles, costing between $162 and $390. Oliver, who hires women at a retirement home to knit the wool before she puts the details on the purses, is returning for her second year at Pizzazz.
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