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Postal Address Po Box 2204, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481, Australia - Showroom 13 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay
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What's In The Bag?
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the handbag, or the tote bag? Bags have been essential to daily life ever since people have had something precious to carry around with them and only what we carry in them more..

Tote Bag
What is a tote bag? The dictionary definition of a tote bag is a carryall: a capacious bag or basket. A large handbag or shopping bag. These days the humble tote bag is available in a multitude of colours and shapes, more..

Sling Tote Bag
The ' Sling Tote Bag' is the most comfy and practical of all tote bags. It is worn across the body, leaving the wearer hands free. Slingfings sling tote bag was inspired by a sling we saw being used by the mountain people more..

What other types of Bags are there at Slingfings?
Slingfings Sling is one of twelve different bags in our range, along with our clothing range based on vintage patterns. The Sling comes in a large and medium size, and then we produce a smaller version which we call the more..

So What Makes Slingfings So Special?
t is our use of reclaimed vintage fabric, and manufacture using solar power which has made us a stand alone business in the Australian fashion industry. We received an overwhelming response when we launched the . more..

Eco Meets Retro
At Slingfings our business is all about producing eco products. But we're taking positive action for our impact on the environment by looking at all aspects of our business, not just in our products.The bags and clothing more..

Why Should We Buy Eco Products
Sustainability means being aware of our actions, and taking responsibility for these actions. Sustainability is about meeting the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet more..

What other Eco Products are we Planning?
The Slingfings range is growing all the time. 2005 has seen the launch of our clothing range which we will continue to expand on. There are plans in 2006 for a homewares range. Our shop in Byron Bay is growing, more..

Vintage Fabric
A Brief history. How has it changed over the decades? World War 1 changed the nation's attitude toward lifestyles. The rich and fashionable no longer needed personal seamstresses. Those whose fortunes survived the more..

Retro Fabric
From 1960 onward synthetics dominated the textile field. With each succeeding decade a new generation of man-made fibres would appear with advanced technological improvements in spinning, weaving, dying and more..

Reclaimed or Recycled Vintage Fabric
Slingfings have always used recycled and reclaimed vintage fabric and retro fabric, and over the last 4 years we have managed to source an incredible selection of fabrics. We hold a stock of over 200 different more..

What's the fascination with Vintage Fabric?
A decline in sewing and fewer fabric stores has lead to a decrease in home sewing. It has also partly been responsible for resurrecting and renewing an interest in the knowledge, pursuit and preservation of vintage more..

Retro and Vintage Fabric Bags and Clothing