This bag was made as a long overdue birthday gift for a very special friend. She's been waiting patiently & I'm finally ready to gift it.
You might remember the fabric. Selvedge notes: Robert Kaufman(?) Screen Print 3855 Boomerang Beat. One of my best op shop finds ever!
All components of this bag were purchased from various op shops. The embroidery floss came from my stash.
I know I've banged on before about how much pleasure this sort of crafting gives me, but honestly it's true.
I really want to keep this for myself - she's going to have a fight on her hands.
PS: Yesterday's post was supposed to say that my gorgeous sister made an entire pillowcase wardrobe for her sweet as anything little girl. I was also going to say how proud I was of her & how thrilled I was to have given her a hand...
Sorry about the total abandonment of the post...sometimes the heart wins.
Edited to add:
A few people asked about the how. I'm really sorry but I'm not ready to share my process. It's very much a work in progress & a pretty organic sort of construction. There's no pattern cut. I just get all the materials together & go for it. Maybe one day, but not yet. I hope that's OK.
The original was inspired by a bag made entirely of leather strapping by Danny Seo (which I've tried to find via Google & can't), as well as these tooled leather bags which my mum had in the 70s.
I will leave you with a quote from my hero found via his interview with Victoria Everman.
"The simple truth is that I think of what I want, then use what I've got on hand to make it".
Justin "Scrappers" Morrison
I've thought about this daily since I read the interview.
Elsie found the Danny Seo bag. Thank you Elsie.