Friday, 2 May 2014

 At the Workshop I attended on Saturday, Louise of Hope & Elvis showed me the above antique cotton Pocket.  A beautiful item, hand stitched, I believe.   Worn under the skirt or pinafore.
Seeing this beautiful item inspired me.  So, I used an old French linen Chemise to make these two Pocket  Hip Bags.  I really enjoyed making them.  They were a challenge though,(a real fiddle faddle) as I had no instructions, but I am quite pleased with how they turned out.    
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6 comments:

Flaming Nora said...

I love, love, love old victorian pockets. The bags have captured this perfectly.

primrosesattic said...

I think they are so pretty.
Rosezeeta

Susan McShannon-Monteith said...

Love them Viv...
I hope you're keeping well and enjoying your Spring weather...
Susan x

Jayne said...

A lovely idea Viv, the do look very fiddly to make getting the curves right! They are lovely.

lettice leaf said...

'Got to pick a pocket or two boys, got to pick a pocket or two!'

Hopefully they are going to Eridge Viv?

LLX

Anonymous said...

Oh so cute! What a lovely thing to make...
Jay