Another travel companion left my needles. A nice tote. I love backpacks but I haven't had a nice one which suits my needs for a long time now. And my red velvet bag is way too heavy in itself, so I needwanted a new one.
honestly, I love the crewel embroidery but I wouldn't be caught dead with a sofa cushion like that on my sofa. Especially not with my four legged friends on the same sofa.
But as a tote it's grand.
It was embroidered (not by me) on a sturdy. densely woven burlap oder linen. I added a cotton layer behind the embroidery so that I would have a nice inner pocket and protection for the embroidery threads.
I still have my katazome stencils to cut. Bryan sent us wonderful shibugami (stencil paper) but I can't decide on the motive. I's drawn about 10 and now I have to decide. And soon. I'll be off end of next week.