Upcycled Natural Printed Tote Bag 美化新袋子

 Just done face lift for the fabric bag with eco printed fabric.
一個用舊了的袋子, 祗要穿上新衣, 又是新的一個隨身行裝 .

 Years ago I made the tote bag with euc printed silk cover.  It's wore out and I wanted it a face lift with another cover of botanical prints.

 Found eucalyptus and rose leaves are quite good on "boiled wool".

 I just needed to sew the cover with cotton fabric and the "boiled wool" then inserted the bag and sewed together.

That's it.... a new bag for me.

    

 Flat box base

The same few pockets and room for iPad, phone, files, purses.....

 The pretty is natural prints with bright and bold eucalyptus.

Two sides of different prints

Oh, it's too much for the set !

A tote bag for my travels here and there......

Just love the "boiled wool".  The samples made and some turned to table runner. I'm too addicted !

My felt matters 後期製作百寶袋

 

A simple hemp bag added little something to make it different.  Oh, all my felt matters ! 

一個簡簡單單麻質袋加點製作成為我獨特風格工具或購物袋

Closer look, what do you see?  Well..... please follow me.....

 

Recently I ordered from World of Wool to replenish my stock for the upcoming handbag workshop.  Yesterday received the package with the complimentary hemp bag - "Bag for Life".  What a functional bag for me ! It came great as simply plain that I can do something with.

 

I found from stash my eco printed wool felt sheet done in Portugal Wool extravaganza and the cotton printed with leaves.

 

The original narrow leaves prints on the wool felt sheet are not bold but the silver dollar euc are fine, so I stitched along the narrow ones to make them clear.

 

Here finished after stitches on the wool felt sheet.  

 Making it a 3D texture touch, I purposely felted with little long raw fleece and the  brown Portugal local Bordeleira sheep as two wandering sheep in the field.   I hand stitched the felted sheet on one side of the hemp bag.

 

Stitched the magnet button and put on my own made ceramic sheep pin.

 

The other side I stitched the cotton print.  That's the leaves dipped in iron water and boiled.  The layout I intended to make a wood.   Thought the added embellishments to the bag makes a natural look.  All done in a few hours of my leisure weekend.

 

Mum, "It's good to play seek and hide"

 

Mum, "Oh, no, it's my Felt Matters Bag".

 

Fit to carry my stuff for workshop........

 

or grocery shopping ......

 

It's sturdy, light but large also fit for my shopping, 

 

"Mum just done shopping and bought me treats.  I'm loving it. "

 

A bag simply with little adding makes difference.

 

 My OOAK bag - I'm loving it too.

My collection of eco printed bags 植物印染系列手袋

I made a row of these bags, all wool felted and eco printed & dyed in eucalyptus leaves.  What I wanted to do is the style of flaps.  Following pics speak themselves...........

 I call this "bigger half moon" bag. Made in one piece with strap and flap. A little wild fleece for texture. 

Back of the bag 

 Open the flap

 Prints inside

 This is another one - "smaller half moon". Two-flap and nuno felted texture.

 With another euc leaves prints inside

 Prints outside as well

I put a little mulberry silk on both sides that has a shinny look 

 Another one - a square bag with lining and inner pocket

 Prints inside and nuno felted texture at the bottom corner

 Back of the first one I made before. Last post mentioned.

 The bigger "half moon" bag former in white. Wrapped with euc leaves and boiled, turned to brown.

Making of the small one is the same but only with my own printed scrap for nuno felt.

So you see the bag making from a pizza pastry to salami making.   

These are my collection just made.  This is my idea of flap texture. In the world of creation, we see, we make but we may cross the road with the same. I don't or ever copy anything of this design.  If anyone see anything of the same, it's coincidence.  Please give me a shout, my hat off.  In the blogland I like to inspire and get inspired.  I don't mind to share, otherwise you wouldn't see me here.