sakura pouch

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This pouch was the result of a somewhat disasterous weekend.

I had intended to make three of these. I decided that it would be smarter for me timewise to machine sew as much as I could before I had to hand sew anything.

My machine was so nice and lovely to me whilst sewing some test fabric...but...once I put my petals in, it started gobbling it up and dragging into the bobin area! Argh! I then spent the next two hours cursing and cussing and trying to work out what was wrong with my machine...only to give up in defeat.

So - as a result, I had to hand sew this. I was not happy. I only got to make one pouch. But, after 3 hours of shoddy hand sewing, I couldn't help but smile....I thought my sakura came out semi-decent :]

It is made from a mix of Japanese kimono silk and fabric that I thought was cotton, but, I think it is actually a wool blend... I haven't finished the ends of the cords yet though - pretty fabric beads will be sewn onto them :]









edited: forgot to cut! whoops!