cloth bags

 

 

 

i've been making these little cloth bags for a while now.

repurposed completely from pre-loved fabrics.

 

starting with a new one for myself

after my previous one that i'd picked up during travels

was beyond further repair . .

thread bare . .

after a couple of decades of constant use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

after which i just kept making more.

using up pieces of pre-loved fabrics.

cloth from travels.

clothes.

 

doing a little bit here.

a little bit there.

inbetween.

 

 

 

 

 

 

turns out i have a little stack now.

finished.

and another little stack on the go.

in various stages of process.

having a period of sitting . . 

for now . .

while i paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

it's something i love doing.

when the urge takes me.

mixing the fabrics.

making something useful.

 

they are part machine-sewn . . 

part hand-sewn.

i tend to sew the straps on by hand

because i like the way it looks

better. and feels . .

sitting with the needle

and the slow stiches.

 

 

 

 

 

i've decided to offer these for sale.

there are only so many

you can give to loved ones.

and they're not useful

unless they're in use.

 

i'll be adding them to an online shop.

at sometime . . .
. . .  later.