The merchant bag

A pouch for the wares of a travelling merchant



Several circles of green and purple fabric cut out, prepared for sewing.
A somewhat swirly and floral patterned green fabric sheet, as well as a folded shiny purple fabric sitting on top of it, that will be used to make the merchant bag.Circles cut out from the fabric, we have large green circles, smaller purple circles on top ofit, the dual layers of each pinned together, and a smaller circle of green fabric above them all, with the earring bag that we are using as a template sitting on top of them all.
A folded business card sitting on top of the smallest circle of green fabric, showing that this will be used to make a miniature business card holder at the base of the pouch.
I've always carried a dragon with me, two technically, one personal dragon and one for-sale dragon (so that I still have a dragon for display if I sell that one, also to have my dragon with me), and it's also more or less what my merchant bell is there for, to indicate that you have found a travelling neko cat merchant!

And with that pile of links out of the way, let's get to the build. It's based on a travel earring pouch that I picked up in The Pas years ago, and then is being made an inch or so bigger. Because y'see (sorry, another pile of links lol), I need with me at least one dragon, some earrings (I have more than what's on that page, but I don't plan on taking a photo of literally every pair that I make), a 3 sided Möbius ring, and a handful of tetra orbs just to give away. And whatever else I've been making at the time, aside from the dragons, the random miscellanea will change out here and there. But make it first we must!

Now, I've had that green fabric kicking around for *years*, and at long last, its first use. I went with this green fabric on the outside, and that magical purple fabric for the inside. Originally, I had imagined the inside being black with wisps of gold through it, but being unable to find anything like that, we went with a magical looking purple, which is opposite the colour wheel from green, so that works well. Basically copying the designs for the original earring pouch, as well as online instructions, we set off to make it.

Made X, 2024



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