Gladstone Bag

Inspired by the colours of the souk in Marrakesh this bag is knitted flat on two needles with a base worked in slip stitch stripes which creates a bright contrast to the bag sides which are worked in intarsia, swiss darning and subtle 2 colour bead knitting. After felting which gives the bag it’s structure, several embroidery techniques ~ chainstitch, bullion knots & Pekinese stitch ~ are used to create the rich textures on it’s front, back & sides.

Please note you'll also need;

One pair of  wide bag handles such as HBH004 Bag Handles  available from www.fun2do.co.uk The bag was originally designed and made using Trendsetter Lucite Bag Handles in Brown / Black  but these have since been discontinued

For bag base: Piece of heavyweight card 13 cm wide x 41 cm long 

( 5 inches wide x 16 inches long )

Piece of lining fabric 30 cm wide x 50 cm long ( 11 ¾ inches wide x 19 ¾ inches long )