The day was split into two parts; making a Flower bag with Wendy B. in the morning and a Jewel bag with Janet in the afternoon.
Japanese Flower Bag - Wendy Barrington
Wendy showed us her colourful completed bag with drawstrings and two pockets opened by flaps.
Wendy demonstrated making a square of two different fabrics sewn together and then turned inside out. The resultant square was then folded to make a triangle and then the two bottom points were each folded in a third and sewn to make the pockets. The top points were then folded down and a casing was sewn for the ribbon drawstring.
Traditionally the bag would have been sewn by hand but some members used a sewing machine.
Wendy said it was important to press seams and folds as it looked better and it folded easier.
By the end of the morning most members had finished their flower bag complete with beads for the drawstrings. There was a wide range of jewel-like colours and they all seemed to complement each other.
Jewel Bag - Janet Tabarandak
Just before lunch Janet showed us her Jewel bags made from different sized squares to produce different sized bags.
She explained about sewing the squares and triangles together making "two bags" that would fit inside each other, sewn together and bagged out making one Jewel bag.
Again the bag would have traditionally been made by hand but some members used their machines.
As the squares began to grow into bag shapes Janet showed us how to make tabs to hold the cord for opening and closing.
Most members nearly finished their Jewel bag and took it away to finish at home.
It was a good and productive day with most members taking home one completed bag and one nearly finished bag.
A big thank you goes to Wendy B. and Janet for leading the two sessions and introducing us to the two colourful, attractive and useful bags.
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