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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Created with love, patience and a passion for perfection.
\nA little piece of my heart and soul in each creation.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
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\"Bespoke-leather-work\"<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
[vc_custom_heading text=”Finally found my
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I\u2019ve had a wide and varied career path including restaurant manager, newspaper advertising, lettings manager and food broker for the airline industry, but there has always a creative itch that I\u2019ve had. Whether it was making my daughters first smock dress (sorry Holly) or the mouse nativity set thats still in use to this day!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Being creative” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]

My mother was a seamstress and window dresser, and she claims that is where I get my creativity from. Before leather, I have spent many years making silver jewellery and the fascinating dichroic glass making. Having turned my attentions to Leather I started hand stitching, then moving on to my first leather sewing machine – a second hand Mulberry machine no less. I can now conjure up my own designs and patterns and hope you like what you see on my website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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See my Gallery<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div>
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\"Caz-Brown-on-sewing-machine\"<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”I love the challenge of
\nbespoke commissions.” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]

I started Bark and Banter back in 2014, umpteen sets of scissors and scribes ago and many a notepad filled with handbag designs, dog collars and challenges from my customers. I think I have sent dog collars to 43 of the 52 states in America, and to all continents apart from the antarctic. I have sold more handbags than I ever thought possible and love the challenge of bespoke requests.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy my website, and if this has inspired you, do sign up to one of my introductory courses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Bespoke Commissions<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div>
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See Courses [COMING SOON]<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div>
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