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Pouch is a member of the Eco Etsy Street Team
Top tip: if you are looking for eco-friendly goodies on etsy, add the search term ‘teamecoetsy’ to the search bar to find etsy sellers who create items using recycled or ethical materials
New for 2009, Lavender Rabbits!
Made with recycled vintage fabric and filled with chemical free lavender
Tote Shoppers
Did You Know...?
We go through 150m plastic bags in the UK every week. They will take 500 years to degrade in landfill. They emit dangerous toxins into our soil and water systems. They give off methane gas, which contributes to global warming. They are a major litter problem and have a long lasting, damaging effect on our country's wildlife.
Make a difference, refuse plastic bags at the checkout and use a Pouch re-usuable bag!
Pouch vintage fabric peg bags
There’s no better way to dry your washing, than to peg it out and let it dry in the breeze
Did you know?
The tumble drier is one of the most energy-hungry appliances in the house. By reducing the number of times you use a tumble drier by just one load per week, you will reduce your carbon emissions by approximately 60kg a year. And reduce your electricity bill!
Customer Feedback
Here are some comments made by recent customers who purchased a Pouch product online through our Etsy store:
"Ooooh, love this bag! Durable & well made, it'll have lots of uses at my house - carrying groceries, great library bag, spring/summer bag, beach bag, etc. Definitely worth the money!" coleyb 22/01/08
"great bag. actually, it's quite perfect...this seller is really wonderful."elliebelly 18/01/08
"Wow, thank you so much! Such a gorgeous bag, the fabric is LOVELY, its beautifully made and exactly what I was looking for - its perfect! Also its really roomy and the cord/padding/wide strap combo make it amazingly comfy to carry! Fantastic, friendly, professional etsian. Thanks again, I love love love it!"Siansburys 15/01/08
"I bought two of these (vintage fabric sleepy owls) - they arrived within a couple of days and they are sooooooooooooo unbelievably cute I wish I had bought them for myself instead of for friends!"puzzkat 05/01/08
"love the bag dispenser. it's perfect. exactly what we were looking for! and we are putting it to good use! great product, good price, and the transaction went very smoothly. highly recommended."ryang99 04/01/08
The Handmade Pledge
Pouch is proud to support the 'Buy Handmade' pledge. It is based on the idea of rejecting mass produced items made in sweat shops and sold in high street stores or large shopping malls. As the 'Buy Handmade' website states:
"Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect."
"The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production."
buyhandmade.org
I am absolutely addicted to vintage fabric! Luckily I have a large loft to store my ever expanding collection. I have pieces of fabric from Liberty of London, Marimekko, Moygashel, Sanderson and some Swedish Boras fabric, plus many, many more. I always have room for one more piece of interesting fabric. As long as we keep making bags, I'll always have space for more. Well, that's my reasoning anyway
I love to meet creative, open minded people who take an interest in the world around them. There are so many unique and interesting people creating fantastic stuff on Etsy and Myspace
