Oh, boy, that was a lot of work, but a lot of fun. In all, these four tiny bags required a day's work. The store didn't have the dull gray ribbons I sampled with; in fact the only grosgrain ribbon in the "gray" range was a slightly wider one in silver, and after looking at the dull yellows (there were two: not-very-dull, and not-dull-at-all,) I decided to go for the slightly blingy silver. Its brightness obscures my name in silver gel pen, but I don't mind that. Shorter handle would have looked nicer, but I had to be careful putting my hands though the sample, and my hands aren't big, so I made them a tad longer.I hope Jay approves. Because four more are in the pipeline. Well, for another rainy day.
Meg, they're beautiful. The kind of bag you squirrel away and keep.
ReplyDeleteI presume you'd expect to get faster if you made more? Because 1/4 of a day adds to the labour quotient of your scarves by quite a bit!
Tara
Yes, Tara! I must do better.
ReplyDeleteBut at least the designing is done, I've made a few templates, and the next four will go quickly. (See my fingers and toes crossed?)