ABOUT SG
It started with a text:
From my friend Karen, February 20.
Then I didn’t hear from her for a couple of days.
When I finally saw her and asked what that was about, she walked me out to her car and opened the trunk. It was full of fabric, designer showroom samples she’d been collecting: velvets, ikats, kilims, embroidery. Gorgeous, and never more than a small piece of any one.
So I made a bag. Then another.
That’s how SG started.
The dining room, mid-sort. Supervisors on duty.
FROM SAMPLE TO BAG
One bag, start to finish.
01
Sort
Every batch starts as a pile of samples, sorted by color and mood.
02
Cut
Each exterior gets paired with the perfect lining and Horween handles.
03
Sew
Pinned and stitched inside out, handles tucked in.
04
Turn
My favorite moment, turning it right side out.
05
Done
One of one. Karen called first dibs.
THE MAKER
I'm Susan Griak.
I spent thirty years as an art director. Making bags turns out to be the same job: find the best piece, then crop it just right.
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The bags are all different, and that’s what keeps it fun. Some fabrics put up a fight. Others I can’t wait to cut into. My favorite moment is the last one: turning a finished bag right side out. I make everything by hand, here in Minneapolis.
I hope you find the one with your name on it.
ABOUT SG
It started with a text.
The dining room, mid-sort. Supervisors on duty.
Then I didn’t hear from her for a couple of days.
When I finally saw her and asked what that was about, she walked me out to her car and opened the trunk. It was full of fabric, designer showroom samples she’d been collecting: velvets, ikats, kilims, embroidery. Gorgeous, and never more than a small piece of any one.
So I made a bag. Then another. That’s how SG started.
From my friend Karen, February 20.
02
FROM SAMPLE TO BAG
One bag, start to finish.
Sort
01
Cut
Sew
03
Turn
04
Done
05
Every batch starts as a pile of samples, sorted by color and mood.
Each exterior gets paired with the perfect lining, label color and Horween handles.
Pinned and stitched inside out, handles tucked in.
My favorite moment: turning it right side out.
One of one. Karen called first dibs.
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THE MAKER
I'm Susan Griak
I spent thirty years as an art director. Making bags turns out to be the same job: find the best piece, then crop it just right.
​
The bags are all different, and that’s what keeps it fun. Some fabrics put up a fight. Others I can’t wait to cut into. My favorite moment is the last one: turning a finished bag right side out. Each is paired with Horween leather and sewn by hand in Minneapolis.
I hope you like what you see.