It does indeed give me great pleasure to
present the nine NEW bags in my summer release.
Dorcas and Tabitha are two names of the
same person in the Bible, we find her in Acts 9, and she seems to have made
clothes! These two ladies were made
from the same piece of African wax print, but on two ends of the print, so they
turn out looking quite different. Yet
they are the same.
Dorcas has only a
little bit of beading and sequins added on the front to complement the
beautiful print.
Tabitha is a bit more sultry
with her darker look and line of hand-sewn sequins all around.
Anna was a difficult one. I had this gorgeous piece of extreeemly
expensive designer white-on-black print, and was very hesitant to cut into
it. I had asked permission form the
incomparable Ms Emma Brennan to use some of her handbag patterns to make bags
for sale. She kindly granted it, but I
was at a loss as to what to use on her vintage-style patterns. I was really worried about making a hash out
of her patterns with anything but perfect fabric. Well then, the two conundrums called to each other and thus Anna
was born. I adore the way the print and
the bag-design just complete this whole look.
I hope Ms Brennan will like it too!
Iscah is one of those “I’m not sure I like
it” ones. I like the fabric, which is
an upholstery fabric which looks like a loose-weave hemp, but is soft and
smooth to the touch.
I like the handles
– they are quite hard to find now. I
like the pink chiffon ribbon around the top edge, giving an almost tutu effect
and I like the little ribbon rose that completes the look….oh, look at that…I
do like Iscah after all!
Keziah and Jemima were two of Job’s
daughters – lovely names! These two
sisters just might be my favourite bags ever.
All summery, breezy, happy and lazy. The straps on both are slightly rouched (or ruffled) and they
came out looking brilliant!
Keziah’s outer layer is a lime green printed
chiffon and
Jemima’s is a polka-dot crêpe georgette with a slight self-pleat in
the fabric. These girls are all about
lazing around – they’re soft-soft and won’t stand on their own. I can just see a girl with white linen pants
and white cotton shirt walking down a sunny sidewalk with either one over her
shoulder.
Salome, Salome, Salome. Did she ever give me headaches! I found this piece of black-on-white print
(I’m pretty sure it’s cotton canvas) on the off-cuts table. I nearly had a heart-attack when told what
it costs, but I HAD to have it. Only to
discover at home that the piece was exactly 1cm too narrow for what I wanted to
do. So I changed a bit here, changed a
lot there; rearranged, rearranged and rearranged again, and there I had the sly
girl! Hence her name, see? I don’t think this is the most original
pattern ever, but it works! Although, I
must admit, I suspect the strap ended op a tad too wide….but it sure looks
good!
Abigail might look very familiar to
you. Yes, she’s the sister to Ruth and
Esther. I hadn’t quite finished her
when we released Ruth and Esther, so I kept her over until now.
She’s a practical girl. She looks nice, but she doesn’t take flak
from anyone, she’s efficient, but fun!
Basemeth is made from another off-cut of
upholstery/curtaining fabric. The
damask-style weave is totally enchanting.
I’m not all that big on shiny-shiny, so for me this muted gold-colour is
ideal. I think Basemeth is one of those
staples that you’ll always be able to grab at a moment’s notice if you can’t
decide what goes with your outfit, but you don’t feel like a boring black
bag. Gold - like black and white, goes
with almost everything.
So that’s the summer release. Let me also take this moment to wish anybody
good enough to read here a very blessed celebration of the Birth of Jesus
Christ and may 2013 bring you all the things that make your heart happy!
Much love
Cecilia
