One of my best customers has ordered three black evening bags as Christmas presents. It's just as well I completed my William Morris order in good time!
A while ago I acquired (for 'acquired' read 'won on Ebay'!) a 'job lot' of lovely italian woven fabric samples - not sure what they were originally designed for...possibly clothing - but in shades of neutral colours and black. I can just squeeze a little bag out of the smaller pieces and with a little careful beading and silk linings, they look quite special.
A while ago I acquired (for 'acquired' read 'won on Ebay'!) a 'job lot' of lovely italian woven fabric samples - not sure what they were originally designed for...possibly clothing - but in shades of neutral colours and black. I can just squeeze a little bag out of the smaller pieces and with a little careful beading and silk linings, they look quite special.
 Bead placement is crucial to the finished piece and great fun to do.  Chain handle clipped on and ready to go!  Little black bag number two with seemingly random (but actually intricately planned) beading! |  Sewing the frame on with transparent thread takes time and oodles of patience!  Rosy red silk dupion lining with pockets, of course.  And a beautiful turquoise dupion silk lining. |
The last fabric piece really needed a different treatment. They're all pretty busy fabrics but this one didn't look right with beading-it was all too much, so it became a simple clutch bag using the same design as the WM clutches I had made. Finished with just a vintage glass button it looks simply elegant and elegantly simple!
Let's hope the ladies they are destined for have some stylish LBD's to go with them!
Let's hope the ladies they are destined for have some stylish LBD's to go with them!
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