Pouch

Hello again! It’s been a while, but I’m back, and this post we have Pouch with us. Nicola and her mum Ruth run this lovely business in Bristol making bags and accessories. Nicola’s here to tell you more about Pouch…

“Pouch started through frustration at poor quality high street products sold at such low prices. You know that somewhere along the line, someone is getting exploited.”

Pouch’s green credentials make them stand out from the crowd. The website and shop are filled with environmental facts (did you know plastic bags will take 500 years to degrade in landfill?) and the website links great eco-friendly businesses in Bristol and beyond. As Nicola says…“Nearly everything we make has a recycled element involved. I feel that we have become a very wasteful society. We throw away stuff that still has lots of life left in it! I am particularly interested in using recycled fabric because Over 900,000 million items of clothing are thrown away each year in the UK alone. Discarded clothing and shoes are typically sent to landfill. Textiles present particular problems in landfill. Synthetic (man-made fibres) products do not decompose. Woollen garments do decompose, but in doing so they produce methane, which contributes to global warming and climate change. We also use recycled packaging when we post out orders. We also send out a monthly newsletter which features at least one link to a website with an eco-friendly theme. Our ethos is to promote low impact, environmentally friendly, local production.”

A lovely bag, or brooch would make a great handmade Christmas present if you are quick. Nicola says she is inspired by “beautiful fabric. I could sit and look through my vintage fabric collection all day! Every time I think I've found my favourite fabric, another piece comes along which I love even more”.


So what’s in the future for Pouch? “To keep developing and refining our products. By listening to customer feedback, we are always learning new ways to make our items better. I would also love to get featured in more blogs and press articles in 2009, so that’s on the agenda!” So get in touch if you can help out! Pouch also sell regularly at fairs and events, so sign up for their lovely newsletter to keep up-to-date.


http://www.pouchbags.co.uk