Bag of the Week 15

Cutwork Bag

I must start with an apology for such a lousy picture.  I created this cutwork bag several years ago and donated it to a silent auction so I no longer have the bag and can’t take a better picture.  But I hope you can get the idea.  This lovely design was created by Hatched in Africa – you can see much better pictures of the product here.  The panels for the bag are created in the hoop and the lining is added during the embroidery process.  After stitching, the bag is assembled with ribbon threaded through the stitched eyelets.  I stitched my bag on silver/gray silk dupioni and used black satin ribbon, black lining and a black tassel to complete the bag.  In addition to the cutwork design pictured, the embroidery design includes two additional side panels.  Instructions are included with the design files and are excellent.  Hope you enjoy this bag of the week.