Hand knitted and felt bag with freehand drawn and beaded zen kanji characters. Colourful complementary strap adds warmth, colour, and an extra twist of vibrancy to the bag.
Small but quite spacious. Drawstring with magnetic clasp closure.
MATERIALS
100% pure wool (UK)
Noro Silk Garden wool
Lutre pearl seed beads
Matt seed beads
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Base: 20x12cm / 7.9 x 4.9 inch
Height: 16cm / 6.3 cm
Strap (from top of bag to top of strap): 44cm / 17.3 inch
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Knitted in 100% pure wool with colourful strap in Noro Silk Garden wool |
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Free hand-drawn and beaded framed Zen ideogram. Lustre peal seed beads for characters and matt seed beads for framing |
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side view | ![]() |
back |
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close up of beadwork | ![]() |
on chair for visual sizing |
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close up on matt seed beads beadwork. This is done using a 2-string hand cording and then attached to bag. | ![]() |
angled view with Noro wool i-cord straps inforefront |
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magnetic clasps | ![]() |
base. This rectangular base is the start of the bag. Stitches are picked around and body is worked with circular needles for a seamless whole. |
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ending of drawstring cording on side. Cord is both sewn together for security and then remnant yarn is wound round and pull through for a finished look. |
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