These are very special little bags made from velvet, the surface design is inspired by the pattern in the work of Gustav Klimt.This workshop features 'Hotspots' from Nid-Noi my chum Kim Thittichai's mail order company. You will need a bit of experience with the sewing machine and free machine embroidery to do this workshop.
Materials List
Black cotton velvet, 23 x 32 cm
Iron-on Vilene, heavy, 23 x 32 cm
Lining fabric (cotton, silk or polyester) to match your colour scheme, 23 x 32 cm
Transparent polyester organza to match your colours, 23 x 32 cm
Transfoils
Foil sweet wrappers
Scraps of fabrics (silks, cottons, etc) for collage)
Bondaweb, A4 size
Hotspots (see suppliers)
Baking parchment
Iron and ironing pad/board
Machine embroidery threads, metallics and coloured
Cord or embroidery threads for draw string
Threads for making tassels
A bead to finish the tassel
A pack of eyelets plus hammer (I used 8.7cm)
Ruler, Pencil, Sheet of paper, A4
Sewing machine with foot suitable for free machine embroider
Basic sewing kit: scissors, pins, needles, hand-stitching thread