News Release:  Immediate Release                                                                                     October 2014

Tweed: A Rich Harvest

This October, Edinburgh-based designer/maker, Katherine Emtage, displays her collection of beautifully crafted and seasonally-toned tweed bags, purses, accessories and homewares as Concrete Wardrobe’s Maker of the Month.

Working in Harris and other Scottish tweeds, Emtage produces design led bags and accessories, which use traditional tweed in new and innovative ways.  With a rich jewel toned palette including olive, poppy, peacock and tangerine, Emtage specialises in quilting, ruching, pin-tucking and colour blocking the tweed, among other techniques, to create interesting and unusual pieces that are contemporary, with a timeless feel.

Amongst her plentiful range on display at Concrete Wardrobe this October are men’s cycling/messenger bags in cool charcoal shades, day bags in rich moss greens and browns, plus coin purses, corsages and iPhone/iPod cases in a stunning range of colours and textures.  Emtage is keen to use natural materials wherever possible; evening bags are lined in silk taffeta and day bags in bespoke hand printed cotton hemp.

Fiona McIntosh, co-owner of Concrete Wardrobe added, “Emtage’s work is a skilful blend of beauty and functionality.  She has a loyal customer base at Concrete Wardrobe who appreciate the quality and craftsmanship of her work and we are very excited to host her newest and most diverse collection this October”.

Katherine Emtage will be on display at Concrete Wardrobe from 1^st to 31^st October 2014. Concrete Wardrobe is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm. (Sunday 12 - 5pm.)

Concrete Wardrobe 50a Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3SA.

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PR: Jenni Douglas. Co-Owners: James Donald & Fiona McIntosh

This Saturday 28th September, to mark the final Saturday of Katherine Emtage's Maker of the Month exhibition, there is 10% off all Katherine Emtage bags, accessories and home wares. Offer applies in store and through Facebook. It's a great opportunity to update your autumn/winter wardrobe for less.

Just to let you know there will be 10% off all Katherine Emtage products on Saturday 7th September 2013, so come down to Concrete Wardrobe and absorb yourself in a wall of tweed goodies!

Also, Katherine Emtage will be in the shop between 12 and 2pm to answer any questions, talk commissions, tweed and anything else, so please join us.

New work includes the following stylish technology solutions. The iPad Clutch and the iPhone/iPod Holder.

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Tweed in a New Light

The tweed bags, accessories and home wares by Edinburgh based designer/maker Katherine Emtage are on display this autumn for our September Maker of the Month exhibition.

Working in Harris and other Scottish tweeds, Emtage produces design led bags and accessories, which use traditional tweed in new and innovative ways. With a rich jewel toned palette including mustard, chartreuse, poppy and magenta, Emtage specialises in quilting, ruching, pin-tucking and colour blocking the tweed, among other techniques, to create interesting and unusual pieces that are contemporary, with a timeless feel.

Emtage is debuting new work at her Maker of the Month exhibition, including tweed places to keep your technology, and introducing her new colours, plum and peacock.

The bags are both beautiful and durable. They have a three-layer construction, with an interlining for added durability. Natural materials are used wherever possible. Evening bags are lined in silk taffeta, day bags in bespoke hand printed cotton hemp. Her current collection includes day bags, evening bags, coin purses, technology solutions, corsages and tea cosies.

Of her exhibition at Concrete Wardrobe, Emtage commented, “It’s a great opportunity to showcase my collection, and trial new designs. When you see all the colours together it’s like a treasure trove of precious jewels.”

Fiona McIntosh, co-owner of Concrete Wardrobe added, “Emtage has a loyal customer base at Concrete Wardrobe who appreciate the quality and beauty of her work. Her new range shows that tweed has a place very much in the 21^st century.”

Concrete Wardrobe continues to support local and Scottish trained designer makers as Scotland’s foremost independent retailer of design led craft.

Katherine Emtage will be on display at Concrete Wardrobe from 1^st to 30^th September 2013.

Concrete Wardrobe is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm. (Sunday 12 - 5pm.)

Concrete Wardrobe 50a Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3SA.

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PR: Katherine Emtage. Co-Owners: James Donald & Fiona McIntosh

New Elsie Day Bags in store today by Edinburgh based Concrete Wardrobe regular, Katherine Emtage. Katherine makes bags and accessories in Harris and other Scottish tweeds. Her designs are both practical and beautiful, and use the tweed in new and innovative ways. She will be Maker of the Month here at Concrete Wardrobe in September, so there'll be more new work to see then. Just to note, the mustard clasp purse is also back in stock.

Anyone for tea?
Concrete Wardrobe has just taken stock of the cutest knitted tea cosies by Scottish based maker Queen T. Each one is individually made. We also stock tweed tea cosies by Ondine Smith and Katherine Emtage.

Tea Cosies by Queen T

 Cafetiere Cosies by Queen T

Appliqued Tweed Tea Cosies by Ondine Smith

Harris Tweed Tea Cosy in Magenta by Katherine Emtage

Fresh in today, more cute wee clasp purses by Concrete Wardrobe regular Katherine Emtage. New yummy tweed colours and even more floral cotton linings to choose from. Almost too nice to put your coins in. Paying for things will become an excuse to open your purse and sigh over the lovely textural contrast. £23.50 each.

We all know that Harris Tweed is a versatile and hard wearing fabric. As such, it has been used in its newest incarnation yet; traditionally crafted rag rugs. 
Edinburgh based Annie Wright has revisited her textile roots as an ECA tapestry graduate and trained Dovecot studios weaver, to bring Concrete Wardrobe customers a range of tweed rag rugs in beautiful rich tweed colours. Backed with hessian, perfectly weighted and oh so tactile, she will even take rag rug commissions. That old, unwearable, but much loved jacket/woollen jumper/piece of fabric could become your new feature hearth rug... Tweed will live again, and vibrantly.

We at Concrete Wardrobe are very please to introduce to you this FANTASTIC range of hand made shoulder bags by Scottish based maker Maggie Mead.

These affordable pieces are all one offs and made from tip top quality harris tweed as well as up cycled leather pieces. Each piece is a complete one off 
making it unique to you!

Other images and information on this exciting maker can be found at the following link on FB - join share and follow today!

Alongside the new Concrete Wardrobe autumnal window display, simulated leaves a crunching, Lauren Crawford's woolly scarves look a treat in this season's subtle tones. There is also a new delivery from Katherine Emtage to up the tweed quota in the shop. Among her new delights is the new Ruche Slouch bag. Currently available in poppy, chartreuse and eye catching mustard Harris Tweed. All with leather trimmings. This is how to brighten up autumn.