Carry Guides
Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.
Design
Photo: Lisa shares feedback during a PPB (pre-production batch) meeting. There's several "Thoughts on...." posts like this one in various stages of completion. Topics include: authenticity, innovation, perfectionism, compassion, integrity, collaboration, mistakes, intention, intuition,...
Design
Recently, we’ve been using more YKK Water Repellent Racquet Coil zippers instead of our usual YKK Aquaguard® zippers. Most notably, the RC DWR (racquet coil with durable water repellent) zippers have appeared on...
Sewn in Seattle
Our Q&A with Irma, who has been the Lead Fabric Cutter (and now Fabric Cutting Manager) for over 15 years here at TOM BIHN.
Community
In 2018, Rishi O shared his extended travel packing list in a post in our Forums (Everything I own in the Synapse 19). He recently posted an update in the unofficial TOM BIHN Facebook Group, and we then asked Rishi O if we could interview him for our blog and catch up on what's changed since 2018 — in life, packing, traveling, and bags.
Community
We’ve been honored to play a small role by sponsoring a joint project between the Quinault Indian Nation, BEF, and Twende Solar to bring the first renewable energy project to the Quinault Indian Nation — the installation of a 24 kW solar system with two Tesla Powerwalls for battery backup and resilience in the village of Queets. And if it wasn't for you, our customers, we wouldn't have been able to say yes to an opportunity to support a project like this one: thank you. Read on to learn more about the project and its impact.
All about Bags
Everything you ever wanted to know and asked us about the Le Grand Derriere waist pack. And probably a lot more than that, too.
Company Updates
Even bigger than our last pre-order! Featuring the Le Grand Derriere waist pack (reissue of a vintage TB design from the 90's), the last chance to order the Large Cafe Bag, and Shop Bags, Trucks, and Cafes in new colors and materials.
80/20 rule
Only now, after amassing 40+ years of design experience and expertise, do we feel prepared to craft a design for the most discerning, wise, meditative, enlightened and refined customer we've ever served:...
Community
Every year, the TOM BIHN Ravelry group crafts wearable gifts for our crew. Some years the wearables have been scarves or gloves, and this year it was hats. This year, it's not just the artistry, patterns, and colors that make these hats mean so much to us — it's also that they're part of what keeps us warm here at the factory as we've made ventilation a top safety priority.
Company Updates
Halcyon 200d is a high-tech, high-performance alternative to the ubiquitous "oxford" cloths commonly used; it’s a ripstop fabric woven of 210 denier nylon (base fabric) with a square grid of 210 denier UHMWPE (ultra-high-molecular-weight...
covid-19
Download a free PDF pattern that'll allow you to sew our V4 or V6 Masks at home!
cafe bag
Pour a glass of wine or tea, get cozy, and sit with us for a quick interview with Tom all about our classic Café Bags....
