Purses with a Story

It's always interesting to think of all that goes into making something and where all the elements come from. Like these bags for example. The brown linen fabric making up the background on these are design samples destined for the landfill, but rescued by Fabmo, and organization in the bay area that collects and distributes fabrics. I loved the weight, nice and strong so it didn't require a lining. The zippers, are metal and I rescued them from a thrift store. There is something about the old metal zippers, I even enjoy the packaging and the instructions that are printed inside. I previously dyed this batch of vintage zippers in Indigo, thinking I would make purses or small bags. The dupioni silk design panel, was white and purchased at Fabrics R Us in San Jose. I was going to make roman shades with it, but it didn't work out, so I had plenty to do dye experiments with. The lace, also dyed in Indigo, was an estate sale find, that took the color really well. Vintage lace often is so pure fabric content (likely cotton), in this case it eats up the color. I have more of this, so I will play with this again.

So, there you go . . . two purses with a history. It would be fun to make more, but this is all the linen I had. Two of a kind.