About
Jean Zakotnik had a desire to channel her delight for knitting into something practical and of high design. This enthusiasm, coupled with her passion for finding the perfect handbag, led to JZ Bags. In order to implement this idea, Jean turned to long-time friend and colleague Patricia Valdez for her expertise in crocheting and sewing. Patricia and Jean’s combined skills formed the perfect design team, dedicated to creating stylish, fun AND functional handbags -- JZ Bags.
For JZ Bags, each bag is a novel experience as it takes on unique qualities throughout the knitting and felting process. Working with few preconceptions, JZ Bags ultimately yield a more interesting and creative product. This is their felix culpa or “happy mistake”; the best bags are often unplanned.
Playing with colors and yarns, taking designs in new directions inevitably leads to new discoveries in the process of felting. The divine result is a richly textured and water-resistant fiber that is perfect for evening and everyday use.
Oh, then there's lots of loving a JZ Bag into its final form – coaxing it into shape and letting it be what it is supposed to be – one of a kind.