my new bags
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 18 Jun 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| cjtarot |
18 Jun 2002 |
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jema,
Take the bags shopping at the local book store to pick out a deck..lol...this is how we become tarotadicts...
They are beautiful bags by the way.
cj
ps if you sew and like plush velvet..take a look at my site..I have learned how to do embossed velvet..if you are interested in trying it..let me know and I can send you the directions.
www.geocities.com/magickcottage
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| cjtarot |
18 Jun 2002 |
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jema,
check out www.learntarot.com, The site shows the decks and the backs..(I choose my bags by the design on the back of the cards).
cj
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| wavebreaker |
18 Jun 2002 |
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Those are really nice jema!
And a good idea too: creating bags so you need to buy decks to fill them... ;)
Here's my latest bag. What you can't really see in the picture is that the yarn is lilac and silver. I made it for the Art Nouveau deck, which I haven't even got yet... ;)
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| jema |
18 Jun 2002 |
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cj, those bags in velvet - wow!
now i need to find real velvet in this town.
the stuff i have is not real velvet - but a lot flimsier, thinner and cheaper. but the embossing and pinting on yours oh and aah!
that fairy!
i must say i quite like your idea and to take it one step further would mean that i could buy a deck based on the design on the back - one never knows! it might be a wonderful surprise:)
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| jema |
18 Jun 2002 |
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Originally posted by tarotlady
Here's my latest bag . What you can't really see in the picture is that the yarn is lilac and silver. I made it for the Art Nouveau deck, which I haven't even got yet... ;)
very nice - i must learn to crochet! (or however you spell it)
hey, if you add a long strap to it - it is almost like a posh evening-bag:)
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| cjtarot |
18 Jun 2002 |
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Jema, LadyTarot...
OHHHHH...WOW..I think the bags are wonderful..
Ladytarot, I agree with Jema..add a strap and you have a beautiful evening bag..or a way to cary your tarot with you and not have to put them in your bag (thus not kill your shoulder because the pocketbook weighs a ton).
keep up the wonderful work..
cj
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| catlin |
18 Jun 2002 |
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Hi friends,
Wow, I love your bags!
B/W crochet hand bags were very "en vogue" last year (at least here). You can still see them today.
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| Maan |
19 Jun 2002 |
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Here too catlin!
I can crochet but my problem is where to find good and nice wool :(
I looked it up and in my city there is not one store especially for wool :(
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| Maan |
19 Jun 2002 |
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O and love your new bags Jema!! There great!
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| aeonx |
19 Jun 2002 |
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jema & tarotlady: I really really love you bags!! (jema, especially the first one! WOW!) :) Now you've done it... I have to make myself some too. :D Hm. I can get cheap and very nice fabrics for this in Thailand. Maybe in Chinese silk... hmmmm.
~aeonx~
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| catlin |
19 Jun 2002 |
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Hi Maan,
What abbout a mail-order shop? Ok, I know this is not so good in case you want to touch the wool before ordering it.
It is even becoming hard here to find nice yarn for cross stiching. I wanted to make a baggie for my Greenwood deck but I only found 3 yarns out of 6 or 7 I needed :(
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| Maan |
19 Jun 2002 |
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I will try Catlin
Luckily i'm not short on cross stitching yarn. My granny use to do that profesionally so we are drowning in the yarn ;)
I'm currently making the green man. A patron posted here by Purplelady.
BTW i just found a book on the subject ( see chat) its by dorothu Morrison called Magical needlework
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| jema |
19 Jun 2002 |
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Originally posted by aeonx
Hm. I can get cheap and very nice fabrics for this in Thailand. Maybe in Chinese silk... hmmmm.
~aeonx~
oh yes, they have excellent silk there, good quality and cheap. not that i ever been - but a friend showed me a shirt they made for her when she was there.
one place to find nice fabrics is thriftshops and secondhand stores. just today i found a silvery silky blouse i will cut up and use:)
my main problem is the cords. the ones i have are too thick to make those double-cords where you pull from both ends.
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| Maan |
19 Jun 2002 |
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Originally posted by jema
my main problem is the cords. the ones i have are too thick to make those double-cords where you pull from both ends.
Hi Jema i get the cords from curtain shops. Maybe that works for you too :)
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| wavebreaker |
22 Jun 2002 |
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I got a phone call from my mother today: she's got a sewing machine for me! She got it for free from someone who didn't need it anymore.
So now I can start sewing bags as well! :)
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| Maan |
23 Jun 2002 |
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let me now if you need any tips :)
Great avatar BTW
Totally not scary :)
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| Maalin |
23 Jun 2002 |
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I like your new avatar! The colouring of the sea is really nice.
Did Kayne make it?
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| wavebreaker |
23 Jun 2002 |
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Yep, another one of Kayne's works of art! :)
The background colouring isn't just nice, it has a deeper meaning too... it's coloured like the back of a whale shark... :D
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| Cerulean |
04 Jul 2002 |
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This is a suggestion for an inexpensive tarot travel bag...to put your beautiful larger, crushed velvet, silk-lined bags with your tarots.
I look at import or cosmetic areas for the silky lined, zippered bags, usually made with brocaded pattern or other material. These are flatter, usually have a small handle and a pretty pattern to boot. Plus the small zipper and a bit of extra size allows me to include a small pen or small piece of material for a 'laying cloth'. This is for one tarot...
You can also use small zippered bookbags that carry paperbacks...they will hold two tarots in small bags, easily, plus many have a zipper pocket for pen and pad.
Best travels with your tarot...
Mari H.
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