i used very lightweight sandwashed silk, leftover from my mixed media heart brooches.
i knew that the silk would be much too flimsy for the bag, but i really wanted a natural fibre for the pouch, and i loved the bright pink, so i interlined it with cotton quilt batting.
![tarot bag1](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1306/4658709355_6c8a00cb09.jpg)
the quilt batting gave it structure as well as strength, and made it strong enough to machine embroider the anatomical heart design from urban threads onto it. i switched up the colours a bit to stay in the same colour family as the fabric, and i love how it turned out.
a little bit of the batting showed around the embroidery stitches, but i'm choosing to ignore that!
i lined the bag with more of the same silk, and sewed a channel about an inch below the top to thread ribbon through.
![tarot bag side](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4658710105_960ba62b20.jpg)
![tarot bag2](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4659333756_672b398ac0.jpg)
![tarot bag contents](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4658709719_6136990efb.jpg)
it ended up being the perfect size to hold the card deck, including the gorgeous little book that came with it, and a little stuffed heart that a dear friend made me.
![tarot cards](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4659333292_a1dbbb347e.jpg)
3 comments:
That looks fabulous! I still want to order a deck.
you HAVE TO!! seriously darling, they're amazing. i still want to order another deck just to have one to display and show people, and one to actually use.
Wow I never thought of that. That little pouch looks perfect for that stuff. It really fits it all.
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