We don’t do things by halves here at CHERCHBI. When we approved the final test of new Herdwick tweed a few weeks ago we immediately started work developing a new leather to trim the bags. The colour, feel and thickness were all specified to compliment the tweed. As soon as we received this we were … Continue reading New leather trim for CHERCHBI Herdwick tweed

Another piece for the CHERCHBI show stand. The same design has been used to shear sheep for hundreds of years. This pair are old but they’re still hand-made in Sheffield by Burgon & Ball to an unchanged design – one single peice of hardened steel is bent, formed and sharpened by hand. I like the … Continue reading Shears handmade in Sheffield for CHERCHBI stand

What’s this? Random pic showing the state of my desk? No. These are the test results of the latest three Herdwick tweed trials showing that finally, after 3 years of trying, we’ve got a cloth that has got a great feel and aesthetic, but also performs fantastically well in abrasion, pilling and other tests. Best … Continue reading New CHERCHBI Herdwick tweed tests

A few weeks ago I finally received three trial weaves of a new Herdwick tweed. This particular trial [there have been many before this..] has taken almost a year, and a lot of patience, frustration, time, money and effort. But, we’ve now developed an incredible quality of cloth for CHERCHBI bags. Herdwick tweed bags is … Continue reading New Herdwick cloth

The Arts & Crafts movement has had a significant underlying influence on CHERCHBI from the start. Blackwell [8 miles up the road from CHERCHBI in Windermere] is Britain’s finest surviving Arts & Crafts house. Don’t take my word for it, if you’re in the Lakes and have any interest in interior or architectural design then … Continue reading Blackwell Arts & Crafts house, Windermere

The delightful Ms Lee sporting a CHERCHBI scarf borrowed (never to be returned I assume) for a ’20’s do. Very nice indeed.

The latest addition to the CHERCHBI bag archive is this excellent vintage rucksack, given to me by a friend of my parents who bought it from Lillywhites in 1934 (many thanks to Walt Dennison). Its by Bergans of Norway, a truly innovative outdoor brand who are still going strong today. Maybe I’ve gone a little … Continue reading Vintage Bergans Rucksack, 1934

I found this small vintage case in a local junk market for a few pounds. It’s a Globe-Trotter Original. It’s rare to find a second-hand one, and if you do they’re generally quite expensive. The company has been making it’s vulcanised fibre luggage since 1897. I was working with the licensee for Globe-Trotter in 1997, … Continue reading Vintage Globe-Trotter Original