I'd been thinking about making a bag for some time that would incorporate hand embroidery, but didn't want to to look - well, twee .
So for many a day I have sat with a piece of grey fabric, some sparkly bag handles and a tub full of embroidery thread until I was inspired by the theme of circles - and this is the finished result.
I've listed it in my Etsy shop and, depending on how well it does there, I may do more in the range of hand embroidered bags.I learnt to sew some many years ago in school (yes, there was a day and age when teachers would arm a hoard of children with needles, pins and thread and not worry about a law suit for a pin injury to a thumb) - in fact my mother still uses an embroidered mirror which I made at school - the french knots have remained intact!
Two of my favourite embroidery books are Sublime Stitching, by Jenny Hart, and Doodle Stitching, by Aimee Ray. Neither of which have any hint of tweeness about them. Great instructions too if you've never held a needle before and need some guidance.
And now to my embroidery thread stash - I need some inspiration on how to store all my threads in some kind of order. The Order Of The Thread is in a state of instability.
6 comments:
you should definitely do more bags, that one is lovely. :)
I love that bag! You should make more :)
you mean children don't learn sewing in school anymore? sewing comes in useful alot of times! Lovely bag, the embroidery really stands out!
Lovely bag, the embroidery is very contemporary on the grey background.
Here's an idea for organising your threads -
http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/2008/05/all-in-their-pl.html
thank you! I so need to sort out all my threads - thanks for that link.
Definitely a striking bag! Love the colors
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