The Japanese call this style of bag Komebukuro. Kome meaning "rice" and bukuro meaning 'bag". In the old days the Japanese would carry offerings of rice to the temples and shrines in these special bags. Now they are used for festivals and bento picnics. This container has been sewn from fabrics that I have accumulated over time from preloved stores or left over bits and pieces from other projects. My hobby originates from a dislike of waste. Surely from discard useful things can be rescued, reused and remade. Most times waste is like new especially when it comes to fabric. But it's more difficult to use fabric that a pattern doesn't include because it is an awkward shape, has to be unpicked and is "off the grain". Therefore to sew takes more time as you can imagine. See some of my projects from discard on Etsy at creatifbitsnpieces.
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My name is Catherine Rowe. I live in Australia.I'm busy producing new creative items for my Etsy shop called Creatifbitsnpieces. Fashion is becoming more artistic don't you think? It's now a challenge to think of new things. Archives
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