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  • Australian Homespun

    A TASTE OF THE EAST

    Aug 01, 2018 9 minutes

    MATERIALS

    • 50 x 80cm (20 x 32in) white or pale cream medium-weight linen, cotton duck or heavy silk-linen fabric (outer bag)

    • 50 x 80cm (20 x 32in) red tone-on-tone fabric (lining)

    • 50 x 80cm (20 x 32in) heavyweight interfacing or cotton collar stiffening

    • 10 x 20cm (4 x 8in) each of gold and tan leather/ pleather and matching threads (fortune cookies)

    • 5cm (2in) square of white poplin (fortune cookie messages)

    • 45 x 50cm (18 x 20in) of 5mm ( 1/4in) thick fusible polyester batting

    • 40cm ( 1/2yd) tubular silver cord (handle)

    • 36cm (14in) length of 8mm ( 5/16in) stiff metal wire (handle)

    • 50cm ( 5/8yd) (or preferred length) silver handbag chain with lobster catches at each end

    • Four silver bag feet

    • Two 12mm ( 1/2in) silver D rings (handle attachment)

    • Silver magnetic bag catch 15mm ( 5/8in) diameter

    • Silver jump ring 20mm (/4in) diameter

    • Stranded embroidery thread in red

    • Tiny red hot-fix crystals and tool or red seed beads (optional)

    • Red leather tassel and red round bell (optional)

    • Embroidery needle

    • Polyester machine-sewing threads to match the fabrics

    • Sheet of kraft card 2mm (/16in) thick

    • Paper and cardboard (such as cereal boxes) (templates)

    • Red or black transfer pen

    • Transfer paper

    • 12mm ( 1/2in) wide fusible tape such as Steam a Seam 2

    • Craft glue (not

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