Combination bag/cloth - does this exist?

[Foucault]

Now I have my beautiful (and small) Jean Noblet deck, I'd like something to carry it in.

I usually use 3 card layouts, often with extra cards added to the ends. The point is that I don't need a huge reading surface. I also want something that's not too bulky, so I can put this in a coat pocket for example.

I would like a bag, or some kind of wrapping that could double as my reading surface. I would prefer a plain surface to read on.

In my mind, I'm seeing a flat cloth that can be gathered around the deck to carry it in.

Does anything like this exist?

Thanks,

Graham.

 

[sleepingcat]

my mom made a rather ingenious bag that folds up like a wonton with gold clasps around the deck.

Wasnt too hard

 

[lark]

I've made a few tarot clothes that I've put pockets on.
I put my deck in the pocket and then fold the cloth around the deck.
Sometimes I attach a ribbon to tie the whole thing closed.
I do a lot of parties and away tarot readings so these pocket cloths grew out of my need to simplify and not have so much stuff to lug around.
And it's a quick grab and go...I keep a few extra favorite decks all wrapped up and ready to go.

 

[Foucault]

A cloth with a pocket - that would work.....

Graham.

I've made a few tarot clothes that I've put pockets on.
I put my deck in the pocket and then fold the cloth around the deck.
Sometimes I attach a ribbon to tie the whole thing closed.
I do a lot of parties and away tarot readings so these pocket cloths grew out of my need to simplify and not have so much stuff to lug around.
And it's a quick grab and go...I keep a few extra favorite decks all wrapped up and ready to go.

 

[Horace]

paperback bookcovers

Hi Graham..

Many stationery stores carry cloth paperback bookcovers where the covers are slipped in and they tie in the middle. My Druidcraft fits perfectly but I don't think there is room as a spread cloth. Check Christian bookstores also. Many have Bible bookcovers the size of even the Hanson-Roberts. All can be lined with a spreadcloth.
and check somewhere in the lithomancy thread in Divination. I think it was bodhran who made a really cool drawstring spreadcloth for her sortiledge.
Good Luck! Hh

 

[Sulis]

Yep I've made cloths with a pocket in too.
They fold around the deck and are tied with a piece of ribbon or cord..
My cloths are double sided so the deck has plenty of padding.

Take a look at my website (button below this post) for some examples of my work.
Do feel free to drop me a PM too

 

[ilweran]

I'm sure on the site where you can pre-order the new version of the Alchemical Tarot they were selling a very pretty cushion cover as a cloth/bag and I thought that was quite a good idea.

 

[nanab]

pm'd you

 

[Aulruna]

I'm sure on the site where you can pre-order the new version of the Alchemical Tarot they were selling a very pretty cushion cover as a cloth/bag and I thought that was quite a good idea.

Yes, that's what I'm doing, too - I have a beautiful pillowcase made from a sturdy, shimmering fabric, with tassels on all 4 corners. It zips in the back and can hold some extra stuff like candles or a book. I like the zipper solution a lot, because even if the cloth becomes undone, the content is still safely inside! Then I just fold it closed and tie it up.

 

[Foucault]

That is lovely, Aulruna! Not for me, though. I just want something I can tuck into a coat pocket. Just enough room for a deck. Something simple that won't get a man laughed at. nanab is making up something for me, and another friend has just offered to make me a bag too.

Thanks for the suggestions - keep them coming. I'm sure there are other guys in the same situation as me.

Graham.