Who am I?
I am Marie Alhomme, in my fourties, living in France in the Loire department (42) with my husband and two children.
I’ve always loved creating: painting, cross-stitch, theater, singing, cinema, writing...
More than a passion, I need it to feel good.
I’m autistic, gifted, and have ADHD... and above all I’m a foodie, passionate about reading and cinema, and I can’t wait for the kids to grow up so I can have a dog again.
It was while sewing a birth blanket for the arrival of our second child, using sentimental fabrics (from friends and family), that I realized that with my hands and textiles, I could tell stories.
A blanket made of maternal love and pieces of fabric, true fragments of life: my eldest’s first baby wrap, the grandfather’s t-shirt, a friend’s baby cloth, the remains of my niece’s lovey...
An experience so rich in meaning and that was the trigger...
You too, I will make it possible for you to live it!
That’s how I decided to use my know-how to help you create unique objects that allow you to embody your stories.
Except I don’t like the easy way... so I looked for a more demanding practice. Leathercraft checked all the boxes.
Provided I avoided overconsumption and kept a part of artistic freedom.
That’s why, inspired by the memories of my clients and/or my own finds, I upcycle to create unique pieces that make you think and feel...
In Detail...
Since I was very young, I’ve been passionate about creative techniques and experimented with various artistic activities, textile-related (knitting, silk painting, cross-stitch...) or not (painting, theater, musical theater, cinema...).
A natural maker, I love tinkering and difficulty doesn’t scare me!
Passionate about visual arts, I studied cinema and then 3D design for video games. I also started very young (17) creating websites (code and design), and I’ve been doing it for over 25 years now.
Ten years ago, looking for a way to combine my web skills with my love for reading, I tried book and magazine publishing.
Still not quite it.
Something was missing.
When I discovered sewing/leathercraft in 2016, I was drawn to the range of possibilities it offered me and the sensory richness and real meaning that I had been sorely missing in my digital career.
I quickly discovered a real aptitude as well as a strong appetite for combining materials: I found again the sense of detail and precision, the intellectual challenge of my former career... enriched with this tactile, creative, and emotional dimension it had been lacking.
Motherhood opened me to a very specific textile world: that of baby wraps. I discovered fabrics varied and enchanting in their fibers, weaves, colors, patterns...
Often essential for preserving our mental health, and bearing witness to so many emotions, after thousands of hours carrying our babies close to us these textiles are imbued with memories, and it is sometimes impossible to part with them.
Many parents, myself included, feel the need to elevate these stories and this directly influenced my practice.
It seemed essential to me to work toward preserving these family narratives, which also appear in other “story fabrics.”
I quickly realized, encouraged by numerous client requests, that custom orders would be one of the best ways to celebrate the stories carried by their sentimental fabrics and/or the ideas they had in mind without knowing how to bring them to life themselves.
Two birds with one stone: the artistic side of my practice also finally became clear: I thrift fabrics by inspiration, because they “whisper” something to me. Sometimes the “message” is obvious, and sometimes it isn’t right away.
Assembling them and giving them form makes it appear, in a creative and artistic process whose result is offered here for sale.
Original accessories that tell stories and give exceptional women the chance to shine while promoting slow and virtuous fashion.