Tour our Workshop
Earlier this year, we moved out of our big warehouse and into a smaller space in another old building. We’re excited to show you around!
All About our Canvas Planters
Why planters? If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we love plants. In fact, we’ve been known to collect a few too many! At some point we found our desks and tables and shelves were getting crowded with pots of baby jade plants, spiky palms, and wandering pothos. We also wanted to…
Our Small Supply Chain
We make it all ourselves, but we’ve got to draw the line somewhere. We don’t grow cotton or raise cows or cast bronze in our little workshop…yet. But until that day comes, we know some people who do! Here’s a rundown of where we source the materials that we transform into bags, wallets, and more….
Patina, Personalization, and Permanence
We use materials that show their wear and develop as you use them: waxed canvas, brass, and vegetable-tanned leather. And it’s our philosophy that nothing we make is truly complete until someone uses it, and we really want you to use it! These materials require a bit of a break in period so they can…
Say Hi to the Garrison Carryall
If we had to pick one thing we make that’s the most Winter Session, it’s the Garrison Carryall. Until face masks, we’ve sewed and sold more Garrisons than anything else in our collection. The Garrison was one of the first things we designed and we’ve been making it since 2011. It combines a lot of things…
Free repairs for life
Our Craftsmanship Guarantee Did we mention free repairs for life? Because we offer free repairs for life. We know, that’s a lot to promise, but we think it’s worth it! Here’s the scoop. Nothing makes us happier than seeing a well-loved Garrison Bag, Backpack or Billfold living its best life out in the world. Well, that, and…
What do we make, exactly?
If you haven’t had the chance to browse our website, I’d like to give you an overview of what we have on offer. We cut and sew everything ourselves in-house and we designed all of it too! At the most basic level, we make things to put other things in: Take a look around and let…
Checking in With Co-Founder Roy Katz
Hi, My name is Roy and I’m one of the founders at Winter Session. I’m also the designer, fabric buyer, sewing machine mechanic, plus one of the sewers, shippers, click-press operators, and I answer all of your emails. We do things a little differently at Winter Session because we never learned how to do them…