Conny - the shopper 4/37
Conny - the shopper 4/37
This handmade, limited edition bag is a special memento of Dordrecht’s windmill heritage.
In 1220 Dordrecht was the first settlement in the province of Holland awarded city rights. So in 2020, there were great celebrations at the 800th birthday party.
The city’s last surviving windmill, Kyck over den Dyck, joined in the fun with specially designed sailcloths.
Only 37 bags have been made from a single sailcloth, and each one is unique.
Conny the shopper is the perfect shape and size to fill with baking supplies you picked up at the windmill shop, or veggies and cheese from the market.
We named this carry-all after a very creative local woman who knows absolutely everything about shopping.
Hand-made in South Holland by Emine, from the Rotterdams Handwerk team of home workers.
Number 4 in the series of 37
Key details
The Kyck over den Dyck label sewn inside certifies the canvas origin
While the range of shopper shapes and detailing is the same, each upcycled fabric section is slightly different, so the colours and markings on the canvas of your purchase will differ from all the others in the range - each bag is unique
Stylish and useful, unquestionably
Conny is is named after Conny-Joanna van Klink, retail guru from the Dordrechts Museum, and an early supporter of the Mill Made initiative. Thank you, Conny
By upcycling this sail, we have saved another piece of otherwise useful textile from unnecessarily going into landfill. Well done you and us
Materials & care instructions
Upcycled WK77 windmill sailcloth canvas, cotton ties, ripstop nylon lining, finished with twill tape
Wash at or below 40° C. Do not tumble dry. Do not dry clean. Do not iron. Do not bleach
Product dimensions
This product is hand-made, so dimensions will vary slightly, but only slightly
Centre front height of fabric: approximately 29 cm
Width across waist of fabric: approximately 41 cm
Inside depth: approximately 12 cm
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