I know, I know. A really compelling title for a blog post, right? But if you’d seen the mess I’d created with my fabric, thread and needles etc., you’d understand that it is worthy of celebration.
Also been brain-storming about some different bag styles with hemp as the base fabric. My drawings are lame though, so I’ll keep them to myself but will post pics once I get started!
A bag-in-progress using Fujiwo Ishimoto’s beautiful winter Kesästa Kesään
I know I basically committed textile sacrilage by taking the scissors to it but it’s *massive*. One half of it went to a wall-hanging, and the other half is being distributed across various projects.
The photos don’t really do it justice because the fabric is a very luscious, quality linen.
Now, these people know how to make the most of an Ishimoto print.
Whoever came up with the idea to place the labels on a plate…
But then again, they’re not the suavest of labels. Lesson learnt: simple est mieux.
A close-up:
LABELS!