Firstly I made a full size paper pattern of my bag and worked out the shapes of the leaves and flower, then made patterns for the leaves and flowers ( I use recycled shopping bags for this).
I then chose the materials I wanted to use
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| Dark green cotton for the bag and patterned cotton for the lining |
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| I am using hand painted silk for the leaves |
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| White silk for the flower |
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| I am not sure which of these I shall use for the stamens...perhaps both! |
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| This is gold satin cord |
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| or perhaps the more lemony silk cord ? |
