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using insect-derived dyes to turn leather pink
using insect-derived dyes to turn leather pink
|Emma Thieme
To achieve the pink hue found in much of my work, I use a natural dye ingredient that dates back to ancient India and China. The ingredient is resin, produced... Read more...
personal essay: Begging for Speaker Wire in Downeast Maine
personal essay: Begging for Speaker Wire in Downeast Maine
|Emma Thieme
Author’s Note: I wrote this nearly 10 years ago after I founded my business, Maven Leather + Design. At the time, I was living in a remote part of Maine near... Read more...
another Manhattan leather haul -- I got the most random hide this time
another Manhattan leather haul -- I got the most random hide this time
|Emma Thieme
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flashback to 2023: picking up my first ever production order
flashback to 2023: picking up my first ever production order
|Emma Thieme
I recorded this on my drive down to Los Angeles to pick up my first ever professionally manufactured design -- the All Day Bag mini. I recorded this on March... Read more...
NEXT COLLECTION: 9.5.26
NEXT COLLECTION: 9.5.26
|Emma Thieme
My next collection will post the first Saturday in September. I'm still focused on the Ragga Market Tote... but I've been developing a little surprise small design as well. Stay... Read more...
a walkthrough of the Ragga Market Tote and what I put in my personal bag
a walkthrough of the Ragga Market Tote and what I put in my personal bag
|Emma Thieme
Here's a little video of what I put in my personal bag, plus an inside look into my latest design: The Ragga Market Tote.    Read more...
VIDEO: Scout Monosling update + how it faired in a rainstorm
VIDEO: Scout Monosling update + how it faired in a rainstorm
|Emma Thieme
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a sneak peak of the leather I'll be using for the Scout Monosling Backpack
a sneak peak of the leather I'll be using for the Scout Monosling Backpack
|Emma Thieme
I've decided to start over with an entirely new artisan team in Manhattan. I feel more aligned with this team as it is woman-founde and led. We've had some great... Read more...
WATCH: Scout Backpack Update -- I have the techpack.
|Emma Thieme
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I ask Tarot: how should I spend this liminal time?
I ask Tarot: how should I spend this liminal time?
|Emma Thieme
Scout Update (still waiting on the sample) + I pull Tarot on next steps Read more...
Kenosis and a New Collection
Kenosis and a New Collection
|Emma Thieme
Shortly after I moved to Brooklyn six months ago, I learned a new word: Kenosis, which refers to the state of being completely emptied, absent of ego, preconceived notions, past... Read more...
PLAYLIST: QUEEN OF EARTH
PLAYLIST: QUEEN OF EARTH
|Emma Thieme
listen on: TIDAL |||| SPOTIFY |||| YOUTUBE Read more...