Every woman needs the perfect purse to complement the perfect outfit.
There are many handbags to choose from, but what can be more stylish, glamour, and grace than the clutch bag?
Today I want to show you a small selection of breathtakingly beautiful clutches. They are made in different techniques: embroidered with beads and sequins, decorated with ribbons or fabric flowers, in the form of little animals. It seems there isn’t any kind of decor that would not be used by designers.
In fact, simple form of clutch is the perfect canvas for creative person.
The idea of the clutch purse came from the Victorian era with the reticule. It’s a small decorative bag in which lady stored her handkerchief and smelling salts. Clutch as the evening accessory has been the norm since the 1930s, when Hollywood starlets and socialites began to show a preference for handheld structured bags at special events. After the war, the clutch purse became the evening bag of choice for elegant women everywhere.
Now you can find clutches in every collection Haute couture or pret a porter. It needs a long time to produce one clutch Haute couture. Nathalie Trad and her namesake label, for example, take a minimum of two weeks. The process includes hand-picking shells (paua blue, mother-of-pearl and black lip) specific to certain tones and variations.
Here comes another additions to my summer collection of textile jewelry: Ecco un altra addizione alla mia collezione estiva di bigiotteria textile:
Summer necklace SAHARA. This is textile art necklace in beige shades. I named it SAHARA because it has colour of the sand and shape of the dunes of Sahara. It hand embroidered with pearl seet beads. Collana estiva SAHARA. E' collana d'arte tessile in tonalita beige. L'ho chiamata SAHARA, perche ha il colore di sabbia e forma delle dune del Sahara. E ricamata con perline di vetro. Summer short necklace SEA WAVES. I called this fabric so because a patern of the fabric seems waves of the sea with many tones in grey, blue, green, teal. It seems morning and mist, sea waves and olive foliage... This is only beginning of SEA WAVES collection of textile jewelry - in future I'll create many new additions! Collana corta estiva SEA WAVES. E' il perfetto acessore per la primavera e l'estate! Sono ispirata tanto da questa stoffa in tonalita di grigio, viola, iceberg blu e verde! Sembra mattina e nebbia, onde di mare e fogliame di ulivi... Questo e solo inizio di collezione SEA WAVES - in futuro creo molte altre addizioni!
This roomy and beautiful pouch bag i made from very soft italian ecoleather with embroidered flowers. This is very comfortable, fashionable, stylish and practical bag and is perfect for daily use. It’s zip-closing, lined, has deep interior pocket with velcro and cell phone pocket. I made this bag in two colours – steel grey and bronze. I hope you like it…
Questa borsa bella e spaziosa l’ho fatta di ecopelle italiana tenera con fiori ricamati। E’ molto comfortevole, alla moda e pratica ed è perfetta per l’uso quotidiano. E’ foderata, ha la chiusura con la cerniera, una grande tasca interna con chiusura a velcro ed una piccola tasca per il cellulare. L’ho fatta in due colori – grigio acciaio e bronzo। Spero che vi piacciono…
I like very much all kind of needle and craft work, it seems like things made with your own hands fill your soul with warmth and home with a comfort... When I was teen I start to needlepoint frivolite, cross-stitch, crochet and knitting. But in a last time I like especially patchwork.
Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of a needlework that appeared in England during the 17th century. It involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. Fabrics at that time were very expensive, that’s why every piece was put into work. Patchwork quickly became very popular and now there are a lot of styles it, including my favourite stile “Spiral”. This particular technique gives room to imagination as small pieces of fabric assemble an inimitable design, that’s why every piece of work made in this style is very unique and original.
Why do I like Spiral style? It’s fast. And always the piece you make is very unique. Also it’s a great way to utilize scraps of fabric left over from sewing. You don’t even have to use the same type of fabric – say, you can combine cotton and wool.
For creating patchwork in Spiral style one can use pieces of fabric with colourful patterns or mono coloured ones. You have to start work in the centre, pin your pieces to the base fabric and sew them to each other, going clockwise. The fabric for the base could be any unused piece, since it won’t be seen in the final work. But if your final piece is going to be used as a pillowcase or cover, choose a thin fabric for a base, if it’s a bag or a potholder – use a thicker fabric.
Usually, the centre of the work has a light and bright coloured piece of fabric – say white or yellow. The size of pieces changes from very small in the centre to large on the edges. Fabric pieces are combined by colour using different ideas. For example, you can sew together light coloured pieces first, and after finishing a circle, use darker coloured ones, but in the same colour gamma (“colour stretching”). Sometimes contrast coloured pieces can be used next to each other. In any case, it is a good idea not to put
together pieces that are too close to each other by colour or pattern because they might destroy your composition by creating a large mono coloured spot.Are you interested in patchwork «Spiral» stile? In next post I’ll tell you how to make pillow for divan in this stile for decorate your sitting room.
Mi piacciono molto tutti i tipi di lavori feminili, sembra che le cose fatte con le tue proprie mani riempiano l’anima di calore e la casa di particolare accoglienza... Ancora in gioventu ho cominciato a tessere merletto frivolite, fare punto a croce, lavorare ad uncinetto e sferruzzare. Ma negli ultimi tempi ho un particolare amore verso il patchwork.
Patchwork e un modo di cucire che si e sviluppato in Enghilterra nel 17° secolo, cucendo insieme molti piccoli pezzi di stoffa varia come in un grande quadro. Le stoffe in quel tempo costavano molto, percio venivano usati tutti i piccoli pezzi. Da un po’ di tempo il patchwork e diventato molto popolaree e adesso esistono molte sue varieta, tra cui il mio stile preferito “Spiral”. Questa particolare tecnica da enorme spazio alla fantasia, poiche i pezzi di stoffa separati si combinano in un quadro irripetibile, percio ogni oggetto eseguito con questo stile e unico ed originale.
Perche mi piace lo stile Patchwork Spiral? E’ veloce ed i capi vengono sempre unici. E’ anche una buona idea per utilizzare ritagli di stoffa rimasti dopo aver cucito. Si possono combinare vari tipi di stoffa: cotone e lana, lino e poliester, etc…
Per creare un capo in patchwork stile Spiral si possono usare stoffe variopinte o monocolori. Bisogna cominciare dal centro, puntare con spilli sulla stoffa di base e cucire i pezzi uno dopo l’altro in senso orario. La stoffa per base puo essere quasiasi pezzo inutile, perche non si vedra alla fine del lavoro. Ma se il capo finale sara usato come federa o sopraccoperta, scegli stoffa morbida, se invece sara una borsa o presina – usa una stoffa piu pesante.
Di solito, al centro del capo si trova il pezzo piu chiaro e acceso – come bianco o giallo. Le dimensioni dei pezzi cambiano da molto piccoli al centro a grandi sui bordi. I pezzi di stoffa vanno messi in vari modi. Per esempio, puoi cominciare a cucire prima i pezzi piu chiari, per poi finire il circolo aggiungendone di piu scuri, ma della stessa tonalita (“allungamento di colori”). A volte tutti i pezzi accanto fanno un contrasto di colori. Comunque, e una buona idea non collegare vicino i pezzi troppo simili di colore e disegno, poiche cosi si puo rovinare la vostra composizione creando una grande macchia monocolorata.
Sei interessato in patchwork “Spiral” stile? Nel prossimo post vi raccontero come cucire in questo stile una federa per cuscino da divano per decorare il salotto.
My name is Ekaterina. I’m а Russian girl living in Italy. I’ve always loved sewing since I was a child. Now I sew clothing and home decor, create fabric and leather jewelry and sell them in my online shops. Also I like photography, especially food photography.
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