speakeasy
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This seller sets a shining example for providing a great customer experience, with a history of 5-star reviews, on-time shipping, and quick replies.
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Speakeasy Works creates one-of-a-kind and small-batch accessories for your home and personal life. Our emphasis is on fun, funky styles for people who are unabashedly nerdy, outspoken, colorful, and quirky. Have a dark sense of humor and a love of swear words? All the better. Enjoy offbeat vintage design? Us too. Value equality, facts, and science? 100% yes.
Each products is sewn one at a time in our Buffalo, NY, studios, using a mix of upcycled and vintage fabrics, sustainably produced custom digital prints, screen printing, hand embroidery, and more. Our goal is to ensure every item is designed to last and feels as special as the person who uses it.
Announcement
Speakeasy Works creates one-of-a-kind and small-batch accessories for your home and personal life. Our emphasis is on fun, funky styles for people who are unabashedly nerdy, outspoken, colorful, and quirky. Have a dark sense of humor and a love of swear words? All the better. Enjoy offbeat vintage design? Us too. Value equality, facts, and science? 100% yes.
Each products is sewn one at a time in our Buffalo, NY, studios, using a mix of upcycled and vintage fabrics, sustainably produced custom digital prints, screen printing, hand embroidery, and more. Our goal is to ensure every item is designed to last and feels as special as the person who uses it.
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Martje on Sep 8, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI love this mask! It is beautifully sewn out of very high quality fabric. It is a joy to wear, a perfect fit! It MORE than meets my expectations, anything from this shop is always high quality!
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Cori on Aug 23, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI wore this for my hysterectomy. I did have to double the ear loops because it was a little too loose for my face. Got lots of compliments from the hospital staff!
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Prof2009 on Aug 23, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI love this quirky mask! I teach Lifespan Development, so I plan to wear this mask proudly when I teach reproduction.
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Dakotah on Sep 15, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely in love with this bag!! Currently using it as a pencil/ pen bag for my back pack and it fits a ton of stuff while still being compact! The quality is EXCELLENT! Highly reccomend!
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Dakotah on Sep 15, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLove love this bag!! Perfect size to put my purse and/ or backpack!! It is also EXCELLENT quality. Highly reccomend!
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sooteydog on Aug 27, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSuper cute fabric. Well made mask. Fast shipping. Thank you so much!
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Rachel on Aug 23, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis was my favorite mask and I lost it so I had to get another one! Still my favorite ❤️
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Prof2009 on Aug 23, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSuch a cute and unique mask...I love it and am excited to wear it when I return to work.
About speakeasy
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My sewing studio is in the attic of my late-Victorian home in Buffalo, NY.
My business started at an estate sale at an old Victorian mansion. The woman who had lived there was an artist and master screen printer. Clearly, no one quite knew what to do with all the textiles she had printed, because they were just stuffed in a box in the basement. I've been sewing since I was five years old, so I took one look and decided I'd be the one to save those pieces of fabric. That day, I made my first purse! It was a hit on social media and soon friends were asking if I could make purses for them, too.
While I studied history and art history in college, my career has been in graphic design, photography, and writing—and it has been exciting to combine all of those loves into my textile products. I've also picked up a few new skills along the way, like screen printing and block printing, to help me fully customize pieces for every customer. My designs have also expanded quite a lot beyond purses!
I'm a happy urban-dweller with a 1907 house that holds me, my husband, two cats and our respective studios (his: woodworking and music, mine: sewing and printing).
In addition to my personal sewing, I work part time at Stitch Buffalo—a refugee women's sewing center in Buffalo, NY. As part of my work there, I operate their Etsy store (StitchBuffaloShop).
Shop members
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Michelle Perkins
Owner, Designer
I studied history in college, made my career as a graphic designer, and now love to combine both of those passions in my artwork.
Production partners
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Planet Love
West Falls, NY
Screen Printer.
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A Printing Service
Durham, NC
For some of my custom textiles, I work with a digital printer to output yard goods. These are are then sewn by me into final products. Digital printing allows me to offer unique products and avoid waste by creating only as many materials as I need.
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Returns & exchanges
I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Custom and personalized orders
I'm happy to personalize your order! Please contact me directly for details and we'll make it happen.
Care instructions
For my handbags and accessories, I suggest you spot-clean only. Hand-knit items should be hand washed cold and dried flat.