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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...
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...
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...
feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest
feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest
|Emma Thieme
Every morning, I wake up so thankful for the spaces I've found in New York. My apartment is the coziest little nest, in a neighborhood where I feel safe. Every... Read more...
watch: mini leather haul + what is 'deadstock' leather?
watch: mini leather haul + what is 'deadstock' leather?
|Emma Thieme
I went into the city yesterday to drop off some materials for my Scout Monosling design, which is now in the sample making stage with my production team in Manhattan... Read more...
the obligatory pause in a new art studio
the obligatory pause in a new art studio
|Emma Thieme
This is the fifth time that I’ve moved into a new leather studio. And just like all the others, I couldn’t wait to claim it, to move in, to get... Read more...
I'm changing.
I'm changing.
|Emma Thieme
What I’ve come to love about audio journaling is that it’s multi-dimensional. It’s not just words on a page. It’s the ambient noise — the squeak of the bed I’m... Read more...
VIDEO: missing my old life
VIDEO: missing my old life
|Emma Thieme
I just stepped out of my old life. I’ll have moments where I find myself mourning it. Today when I came in my door, I had this split second where I thought... Read more...
VIDEO: installing shelves while I have food poisoning
VIDEO: installing shelves while I have food poisoning
|Emma Thieme
Continuing to persevere.  Read more...