Australian Homespun

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MATERIALS

BAG

• 50cm (⅝yd) beige check fabric (outer bag)
• 40cm (½yd) coordinating print fabric (bag lining)
• 40cm (½yd) lightweight fusible fleece (bag)
• Pieces of woven wool fabric – Anni used dusky red, grey/ purple, dark brown, brown, chocolate, mushroom, charcoal, ivory, butter, caramel, blues, grey brown, pink and green (bag appliqué)
• Sew-in purse frame 8cm high × 21cm wide (3 × 8⅛in) with lobster clasps and handle loops – see Note
• DMC Stranded Embroidery Cotton in Dark Beaver Grey (646), Dark Khaki Green (3011), Dark Mocha Brown (3781) and colours to match the wool fabrics
• Crescent Colours hand-dyed stranded embroidery cotton in Jakey Brown (036) (or DMC Dark Shell Pink (3721))

PURSE

• Two 15cm (6in) squares of beige fabric (purse front and back) • 15 × 30cm (6 × 12in) coordinating print fabric (purse lining) • Pieces of woven wool fabric – Anni used brown, caramel, ivory, blue, pink and green (appliqué) • Sew-in purse frame 4cm high × 7 cm wide (1½ × 2½in) – see Note • DMC Stranded Embroidery Cotton in Dark Khaki Green (3011), Dark Mocha Brown (3781) and colours to

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