Whitney just posed an interesting question in the comments section. She asked me where to find Bermuda bags. Here is what I replied, in case you too want one of the bags that were the rage in the late 1960s.
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 included 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 now, 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.
What is the saying? "Everything old is new again"? Perhaps Whitney is the start of a building wave of interest in the Bermuda bag.
UPDATE: Robin King certainly thinks Bermuda bags are on the rise again.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2011/11/needlepoint-bermuda-bags.html
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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