Jute tote bag enhanced 美化黃麻袋

 

Again I received a complimentary jute tote bag for my wool order from World of Wool.  That's my second bag I did something to enhance from plain to colorful.

One side done with embroidery.....   

  

the other side of Indian silk with my leaves prints - fabric given by my facebook friend while we're doing natural prints in Canada last Nov.

一個平凡的黃麻布袋贈品, 加點新意, 用零碎羊毛及自家印染碎布料, 隨意做些剌繡就成為獨特的購物手提袋.

 

This is the original jute bag received, just plain without pockets but it's good of natural materials

 

 I got from stash the jute square bought years ago,  tore the "not-so-good" natural printed silk scraps into strips and some bits & bobs of wool felt.....

  

 Started the stitches / embroidery....

  

I've no idea of stitches, just done the "loose and twisted knots", may be I call them "crazy knots". I squeezed the crinkle chiffon to make the sheep body and black wool for the head.

My blog friends Rachel (Virtuosewadventures) and Judy (Stitching & Blooms) do amazing stitches & embroidery.  They're inspiring. 

 With little water wet felted the green wool for grasses and leaves.

 

Fixed the leaves firmly with the jute string pulled from the edges of the jute fabric.

 

 The ground and tree trunks are of silk strips, theh bits of red wool to make it colorful.

 

Final touch with brushes of acrylic painting on the surface - my graffiti !

  

Assessed by Mogi...

  

till he's pleased with it.....

  

Sewing it...... again monitored by the brat .

  

Almost finished

   

First off tested by the brat...... make sure it's firm and in good shape. 

  

Yap, it's sturdy and strong enough to carry lots of these books.

  

Enough room for shopping and with the isolated pockets for wallets, keys or phone, this is a all purposes tote bag.

 

 I'm pleased with the original shape that I can easily sew the hemp and silk fabrics on both sides, then the inside pocket.

 

A tote bag with few pockets

  

Enhanced  two bags of both sides.

  

That's it, how easy to transform to an OOAK bag !

  

Today I went to an island for the shots together with a natural printed art book.  A girl was so interested in the pages of leaves prints.  Details of making the art book in the coming days.

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.