Short post today, heavy on pictures and light on writing because open week is on at the golf club and I am totally tied up with Lady Captain duties! As you will see from pictures of my finished bag ‘finished’ is a subjective word!! I still need to felt the drawstring closure echoing the way my grandmother’s suede pouch closes. Because of the beautiful flower motif at the top of the bag front I have decided to adapt this drawstring slightly to allow the silk remain uncovered, now I just have to felt the cord and punch some holes at the side, loop it through the inside top (maybe with some small jump rings) and pull it through. For the moment here are some pictures to look at and when I am happy with the drawstring I will post a final completed image.
The bag fully felted
Inside and outside
Lastly for today there is a picture of me weaving through the trees, thanks Sheila for forwarding me on the image, it brings back happy memories of our weekend together.
Me engrossed in weaving our web
Nicola Brown Fine Art Textiles 
Hi Nicola
Bag looks great well done. Sheila
I was completely blown away by the pics of the bag: so inspirational ! great colour combination by the way.
regards, Lucie
Good morning Nicola,
Your bag is amazing, both in beauty, design, and also memories. I know that it will be treasured for many years to come.
Love the picture of you weaving in the trees. What a creative weekend.
Hope you’re having a great week at the golf club.
Hugs,
Dawn
I love the way the material and the wool melted together yet the material didnt get lost in the wool. I love the “windows to the past” that you created in the bag. Beautiful!
Lovely bag Nicola, so very creative and thought provoking. It really is an amazing piece of work.
Sheila
Hi again Nicola,
That bag is AMAZING! Hope I get to see it in person. Can’t wait to get a lesson from you, wish we had time to try something that complex.
Enjoy your day,
Kristi