Saturday 27 October 2012

Tweed, lace and Dorothy bags....

Thank you so much for all your very interesting and poignant comments on the school knickers post - that struck a chord I think.  Do you feel that we could possibly write a 'blog' book with childhood memories and school day flashbacks....Next week school dinners and the terror of the toilets!!

Anyway you know what it is like when the mood strikes - late the other night I had go through little piles of lace and see how it would look with the tweed fabric that I bought a while back see here if desired! I spent a while fiddling about with various combinations of vintage lace and doilies, tweed and some nice buttery mother of pearl buttons....thus...


The photo doesn't really show it but the centre of the one above is mother of pearl and is a button that I could look at all day


After the fiddle faddling I decided upon this combination for a good old fashioned Dorothy bag.


I will make it differently next time - make the 'frill' bit deeper but it was good enough for a first attempt.  I shall make lots more for Christmas as I have a bit of lace...oh goodness this cough....also as I have a few bits of embroidery...cough, cough, cough..... I will give embroidered ones a whirl too. Fill with some sweetly scented bits and you have a nice present


This is for my sisters birthday (my three sisters are currently in Marrakech and my brother is in Iraq so I think that the secret is safe with us!!!).

This particular sister collects Alice in Wonderland books....(notice behind a rolled up Witney Blanket - I found several of them in the back of the wardrobe..)


By pure chance the book fits neatly in the bag!

Also pleased with bottom alignment....

As I was in the right frame of mind I also made a little zipped purse using a little embroidered doily that had burn marks on one half of it (waste not..).



Needs an iron here!

Next week - Plus Fours!!

PS Just adding in that today is The Great South Run and it runs past the end of our road - we are at around the 7 mile mark so (as they set off at 10.30 this morning) I intend to park myself outside the telly cameras at around 11.20 with a sign that says 'Hello from The Custards' - what a hoot!! I would take my bike along for extra visual content but it is usually very packed and I don't think I would be too popular!  The route follows my bike route along the sea front - tra la la!!

28 comments:

  1. Marvellous..bag and purse - and neat bottom noted.

    That tweed is fabulicious - truly I have a burgeoning 'thing' for tweed - but so are all the other bits and bobs - just lovely.

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    1. Thank you dear wendz - how I wish that I still had my old tweed jackets....
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  2. Its great! Love the idea of the school memories too, custard with thick skin on, warm milk (should have been cold!), hard toilet paper-which was dished out 2 sheets only by the dinner ladies who doubled up as playground assistants, potato puffs at breaktimes and the little crisps you had to flavour with little blue bags of salt yourself(amongst many other things-happy days!!!).

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    1. Ah yes indeed - the toilet paper with no absorption capacity whatsoever! Potato puffs - oh yes again - forgotten all about those. I confess that I love the skin off custard and would hang it from my spoon like a trophy...
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  3. You're so clever! The tweed, lace and button suit one another beautifully well. The purse is lovely too.

    Anna x

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    1. Thank you dear Anna - as usual close scrutiny would reveal all!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  4. These little bags are so sweet! My friend has just commissioned me to make several bags for her Christmas pressies! Ada :)

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    1. Good for you Ada - the only commission has been from Stuart who works in the charity shop - a free gift for his sister....a way to go before I retire I think....

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  5. Lovely bag. I'm now wondering where I put that pile of tweed fabrics - might have to dig them out tomorrow. Love the book too, lucky sister ! Mrs RV x

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  6. What super presents. Look both bag and book.
    June

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    1. Thank you kindly June - I have a little stack of them now!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  7. A very lovely combination ... you are clever ... Bee xx

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    1. I am always staggered by the creations other people make Bee. Jack of all Trades me..

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  8. Lovely bags for lovely pressies. Your sisters will be so pleased. More importantly, I'm glad you've got your bottom sorted out!!! Philippa xx

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  9. What lovely creations Jenny, as always - I missed your school knicker post, (will have to trawl your archives for that one!) but the very words 'school knickers' remind me of my Mum telling me that she used to have to wear bottle green NYLON(!) knickers when she was at school! Glad I'm a bit too young to have ever had my knicker choice dictated to me! Now I feel inspired to make little bags for putting small christmas pressies in, what a lovely idea. Hope you're well lovely lady! Rachel xx

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    1. Oh Rachel - you know that I will now have to sort through a few drawers and find my own green nylon knickers...oh dearie me!
      I look forward to seeing your bags too
      Many thanks for your kindness as always Rachel
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  10. I so love your your little bags Jenny, they are absolutely gorgeous - wonderful neat bottoms too! :)
    x

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    1. Thank you kindly for bottom admiration Barbara....
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  11. Hi Jenny,what smashing bags, I seriously adore the one with the doily! I wish wish wish I was as talented !!!! Warm Regards Pam.

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    1. Aw Pam you are making me blush! I have a little pile of them now!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  12. You are so clever making such lovely things. My sewing skills are almost non existence. Hope you enjoyed watching the Great South Run, did the TV cameras catch you?
    Sarah x

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    1. I waved like mad when the cameras came round but there was no one at home to see it I was on the screen! Good fun though
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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    2. My daughter saw then go by the bottom of her road too, I told her you were watching them too!
      Sarah x

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  13. Hi Jenny,
    Just catching up with you on here...
    There is something about tweed and lace Ooh I do think you create beautiful pieces! I wonder if any bloging ladies,such as your self have been watching the Paradise drama on TV!
    It is worth a peek for the wonderful trimmings,satin, lace and not to mention dresses!
    Thanks for the kindest comments Jenny too!
    love Maria x
    love Maria x

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    1. Oops for give my bad typing!
      Time for Specsavers, I believe, well it comes to us all!
      kind Regards xx

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    2. ...and then the hearing goes...
      I have indeed been watching Paradise - not for the plot lines which are a bit daft for my liking but for the background and the ooo ahh'ness of it. I think that in part it was watching that that made me dig out the lace bits. I have a hankering to set up a department store in a corner of our house....
      Best wishes Maria
      Jenny
      xxxxxxxxxx

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