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Q&A with Honguyen
Kim's interview with Honguyen (Sewing/Assembly/Sample Cutting/Supervisor-In-Training here at the TOM BIHN Seattle factory.)
Carry Guides
Which Sports Bag is Right for You?
What makes a good sports bag? Depends who you ask. A cyclist might want a backpack that stays put. A soccer player might need room for cleats, clothes, and enough equipment to get them through the match. Someone going straight from...
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The BIHN Bulletin
Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.
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Company Updates
New colors of Reusable Cloth Face Masks this week only!
The top two comments/questions we get about our Reusable Cloth Face Masks: "This is the best mask I've tried." and "When are you going to offer more colors?" We have some limited quantities of masks in various colors, so we've decided to offer a different color each day of next week. New colors offered will be: Red Blend, Forest, Purple, Light Blue, and Graphite.
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Community
Black Lives Matter
Black lives matter. We see the hurt and pain of our country. We recognize the many demonstrations and protests that have taken place. And we’ve been asking ourselves: what can we as...
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Company Updates
We're back to shipping orders for bags!
Due to Phase 1 reopening in Washington State, we can now ship orders placed for bags. Many of you have asked when we’d be able to ship bags, so we know you’re as excited about this as we are. Read on for the full details.
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Company
What it's been like at our Seattle factory as we've made face masks
Behind the scenes of our mask-making efforts. Plus, our philosophy on how the actual work we are doing right now is more important than any words we can share with you, and a link to a public spreadsheet tracking our efforts that shares what we've been able to do so far.
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Sewn in Seattle
Reusable Cloth Face Mask FAQ
We answer frequently asked questions about our production capacity, the sizing of our Reusable Cloth Face Masks, and other topics. Have questions? Always feel free to emailus@tombihn.mom
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Design
TOM BIHN Reusable Cloth Face Mask Pattern + How-To Videos
UPDATES 06/16: SMALLER YOUTH PATTERN OPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE AND RACHEL'S YOUTUBE TUTORIAL ON ADDING A FILTER POCKET TO OUR MASK Hey folks! As you may know, we've been offering our Reusable Cloth Face...
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Company Updates
Update on orders placed for bags
We’re still accepting your online orders! When you place an order through our website for in-stock bags, we’re treating your order as a pre-order; the order you place reserves the bag you’ve ordered with a TBD shipping date. Anytime up until a few days before your order ships, you can add items, cancel items, or even cancel the entire order.
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Company Updates
Factory Update: Making Face Masks
Our Seattle factory is still at work — we’ve devoted our entire production capacity to efforts to make face masks for our healthcare heroes due to the shortage of medical-grade masks. For the sake of healthcare professionals, we hope that medical-grade personal protective equipment is produced and restocked as soon as possible; in the meantime, we are here and working as fast as we can to help. We're also shipping orders, answering emails and live chats. Plus, some updates on bags and debuts.
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Company Updates
(No More) Surprise Pouch With Every Order
Now through whenever, we’re going to include a complimentary surprise pouch with every order. All orders shipped today (03/18) received the surprise pouch. You don’t need a code, you don’t need to ask for it: if you place an order, you'll get one.
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Company Updates
Update! We're shipping orders + answering emails but with a few changes...
We've adjusted our shipping and customer service hours. In brief: we're still shipping orders and answering emails, but we may not be as quick as usual to do either. Nik, Darcy, and Tom (the owners of TOM BIHN) are working and will continue to work even after everyone else heads home; they're shipping orders, processing returns, and designing and making new bags. Darcy is training on the fabric saw, and Tom and Nik will be looking at the feasibility of the two of them sewing bags that we could (hopefully) make available for purchase soon.
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All about Bags
How To Clean — and Disinfect — Your TOM BIHN Bag
We’re all being asked to do our part in stopping the spread of COVID-19 by washing our hands frequently and disinfecting commonly touched surfaces. Many of us may want to wash or disinfect our bags on a more regular basis. In an effort to help, we want to share an expanded range of options for cleaning your bag. Read on for the full details.
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