The selvedges of the rug will be the top of the bag, and the header will be the sides. Start and end with a 3.5" header. I used a triple strand of rug warp, using all 3 colors in the warp.
- Take a D ring and pull the weft through it before placing it in the next shed.
- Repeat on the other side.
- Put the weft through the D ring in successive picks until the D ring is covered.
- Weave 3" of rag.
- If you want a loop to fasten the bag, add one end of the loop strip with this pick, and the other end of the loop strip in the next pick.
- Weave 3" of rag.
- Repeat step 4 with 2 more D rings.
I sewed the sides, using french seams, pleated at the bottom so the bag can stand up. Then I sewed strap over the D rings.
Using the same method, I wove the double bottle wine tote. Instead of using the D rings for the handles, I wove in 3 picks of rags, braided them, then wove the other ends in to finish the handles.
nice bag!
this is a clever way to work the rings in .
thanks for sharing this tip with us.
Hey Tina,
I love the way you put the D rings in, how clever of you.
BTW, I think you may have used "triple" strands of rug warp, not a "striple". Sorry, typos have a way of jumping in my face.
This bag looks wonderful, thanks for sharing it here.
Claudia
I have directions from KarenInTheWoods to make a tote almost exactly like this, but instead of the D rings you end up with braided handles woven in. This got me thinking about other ways to deal with the handle and I thought the D ring would be neat. I like projects that make me think outside the box.
Thanks Claudia! I hate typos. I guess I need to remember to use spell checker, huh?
Tina:
How clever using the D rings! I used to weave bags and did a similar thing by weaving the handles that I made from the fabric in the bag right into the cloth -- space kind of like your D rings. I took the woven bag to the sewing machine to stitch over the joining a few times to make sure it didn't come out and then sewed up the sides (warp woven on itself for 1.5 ") and tucked in the bottom corners to make the bag sit flat. I loved these bags and sold quite a few of them -- gee, that was about 25 years ago -- EEK!
Suzy
