Once I got it in my head that I wanted to finally submit something to the gallery, I grabbed what was left of the yarn from my previously woven piece and got to testing out pattern weaves. I had this idea of a wide twill pattern that zig-zagged from side to side but as I mucked around with the test weave I came up with some more interesting looks. Using Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom, really actually reading the book for once, I came up with a series of pattern weaves that I think fit the theme of the gallery’s May show quite well. Finishing off the ends, I had the makings of a new bag. For the strap I plied the main yarns together, then crocheted the cord together and stitched it onto the inside of the bag a few inches down for some stability.
I left the fringe at the top, and I think it works decently, if a little messy looking. It’s about eight inches wide and nine long, which makes it a pretty decent every-day bag. I ordered some Wool of the Andes because of the large color selection. The quality seems to have improved from the last time I used it, granted it’s been about eleven or twelve years.
I had a wild, temporary idea to simply submit the bag as my entry, but I fudged up a bit too much on the pattern stitches and my selvedges were a mess, so definitely a trial run. Think I may use some bias tape on the sides of the submission to neaten things up a bit. Should be an interesting experience,