Tote bags, purses, clutch bags, or anything in between--whatever style of bag you like, 2011 is the Year of the Purse. Folks are stitching purse canvases like nobody's business!
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/03/25/its-a-bag-thing/
Want more proof? Have you noticed all the purse and insert canvases from Melissa Shirley?
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?cat=81
Have you seen the snakeskin textured purses from Stirling?
http://www.stirlingcases.com/products_sub.php?id=23
Check out the new bags and laptop tote from Lee.
http://www.newleesneedlearts.com/files/flyers/2011_Jan_New_LeatherGoods_lo.pdf
These Leigh Designs inserts are made to fit inside the leather, nylon and patent leather totes.
http://theneedleworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6112
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp760x.html
This year I am stitching three purse inserts. Before I reveal the first canvas, we should take a look back at the purse canvas I stitched last year and see what it looks like now.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
4 comments:
Can't wait to see these! Wild Woman goes on a purse too!
I'm hoping my conclusions about Cape Cod Dogs helps you with Wild Woman. We want all that stitching to last so we can carry this magnificent purses for YEARS.
Hi, Jane. Do you know where I could find a canvas for a Bermuda bag?
Whitney, you mean the oval canvases that button onto the bag? Like these?
http://thepinkgiraffe.blogspot.com/2011/01/bermuda-bags-are-back-in-stock.html
NP in Paradise has examples of finished Bermuda bags on their website, so they might be able to help.
http://www.needlepointinparadise.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&category_id=97&page=shop.browse
I also found kits for sale at Busy Needle in Tuscon.
http://www.busyneedle.com/Themes/Purses/punc3.htm
Sudberry House used to have a kit that was the wooden handles, a template for your canvas (the trend was to monogram your canvas then) and instructions for assembly. I don't see it on their website but you might find an old kit on eBay. There are several sellers who offer already made Bermuda bags on Etsy.com but these are all fabric, not needlepoint. You might be able to get an Etsy seller to furnish a template and then finish a NP version once you get it stitched, though.
Whitney, thanks for the comment. I'm going to reproduce this as a Blog entry.
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