A Rustic Twined Bag: Cotton Covered Bast Fiber
Written on April 26, 2012
This is a beautifully rustic, hand twined bag–a kind of combination of a back pack/back pad. It is braided from bast fiber rope which is covered in cotton.
This beauty is an acquisition from my recent trip to Japan so I am in the process of studying it. Imagine my surprise when I stuck my hand in this pouch and found a smashed box of safety matches, some dried leaves, a few pine needles and a carefully folded, hand made envelope (or sorts) made of newspaper–which is dated 1935.
This heavily abraded bag measures 16″ x 15″ or 40 cm x 38 cm. It’s subtle–and beautiful. And even though there was an unexpected cache of contents in the bag, I wish I knew more about the owner what this bag was used for.
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I love these twined bags. I saw one at an art museum in Tokyo, and took a photo of it. Then I decided to try and figure out the weave. It was a challenge, but I was able to make a mini-version. May I send you photos of both?
July 1, 2012 @ 11:39 pm
Please do!
July 3, 2012 @ 12:55 pm
[…] in Mary Schoeser’s Textiles, page 316) * Twined cotton covered bast fibre bag, (source http://threads.srithreads.com/2012/04/a-rustic-twined-bag-cotton-covered-bast-fiber/, accessed 26 April 2012). * Pandora Vaughan, cross stitch from “All the Little Rooms of One’s […]
January 11, 2013 @ 5:22 am