tapestry tote bag

I made this from an article in Handwoven magazine, Jan-Feb 2008 doing tapestry weaving on a cardboard box. I wanted to make this using only yarns I had on hand and I wanted it to have a Southwest style. I looked over my yarns and studied the colors I had on hand, and came up with the design of the bear against the mountains. I chose my box, drew the cartoon and started working. I ran out of the blue sky and topped it off with the red stripe since that was what I had the most of. I wove the strap and the closure tab from the same yarns on my inkle loom and lined it with a red calico, including two pockets inside. I also covered a piece of plastic canvas with the lining and put it in the bottom to give it some stiffness and shape.