I am so proud of myself! only 50 decks to go...

I have purchased loads of tarot pouches from a great lady in America but felt I was being lazy in some respects.

I had a nosey round having read recommendations here regarding sellers of pouches, spread cloths etc and was about to fork out a fortune on matching spread cloth, pouch and journal.

And then I thought....

have a go yourself. I purchased two different types of material yesterday from a shop selling cross stitch craft ware, and voila!!

my tarot set comprises of a cord lined spread cloth, matching tarot pouch, matching pendulum pouch and matching covered journal. This is in red and gold (sun/moon/stars)

My medicine card set comprises of the same but in a blue and gold abstract.

I have saved a fortune and they look great.

Now do I leave it at that... after all 50 decks is rather too many....lol

Tried to post piccies but I am not allowed to. If anyone wants a gander let me know your e mail address. I did the whole lot without a sewing machine!!! They are not as polished as the ones I have bought, but I am so pleased with them. I recommend anyone who is thinking of trying this, that they have a go. Sets like these won't be easy to buy but making my own felt good.

Davina

Davina

Davina,
that sounds lovely. I would love to see pics. I too am very lazy at stitching and always tell my mum's mum to make my tarot bags. But the feeling of making your own bags must be awesome.

Wow.. You actually made a matching journal covered journal and a pendulum pouch along with the tarot bag?? Now I have to see the pics..

yep.. a 4 part set pendulum pouch is a lot smaller obviously but all the same matching material.

What made me try was the fact the covered journal I saw for sale on the internet in America cost $10 !! I bought 3 of the actual journal type books for £1 - big difference.

Cost wise it has worked out quite well. The materials (cord / fabric) was £7.50 to make each set. I think if you visited a local market the cost would be a lot less - going to a craft shop would always be more expensive but they had the designs I wanted.

Davina

I agree with you. It turns out a lot cheaper if you buy the materials at a local market than buying a bag from a shop. And plus, by making the bag yourself, you add your own personal touch to it and it feels more personal.

You can even personalise your bags by stitching a theme of the deck on your bag. eg: For mermaids tarot, you can stitch a small mermaid on the bag. Or you can stitch your bag with colors that match the deck. I love doing this.

shadowdancer, you can host the pictures at photobucket and then post the URLs here... I'd love to see them bags

I'd love to see those photos too....

Just curious - where's the shop? (tabbycat wondering if there's a shop selling fabric in the area she doesn't know about!) Please p-m me and we can share info! Also, I'd be willing to post your photos - you could e-mail them to me.
Hail, fellow bag-maker!
Jilly

shadowdancer has sent me her photos, so here they are. Had to take the size down a little to meet posting requirements, so I hope they come out okay!

Lovely Well done you

Good choice of fabric too - I do a bag myself from the red fabric, I think I call it 'red celestial stars' and it's one of my favorites.

I have a bag made out of that stuff myself, it houses my favorite deck, The Heron Conver Marseilles

It reminds me of the curtains around Harrys bed in the Harry Pottr films

Really nice!!!
I have made bags, but not a spread cloth - I am inspired to give it a try.....!