Here the theme is about recycling,
so oddments of fabrics, threads, etc have been used.
The tube is made from a rectangle
measuring 58 cms (height ) by 41.5 cms (width).
The ring is made from millinery
wire, with an approximate circumference of 38.5 cms. The height of the six tabs
enclosing the ring is 5 cms. The height of the loop attached to the tube is 11.5
cms. Elastic is inserted at the bottom of the tube to hold the bags in.
The measurement for the panel of frayed
edge shapes is 41.5 cms by 19.5 cms. This is bordered at the top and bottom by
machine embroidered mosaic panels. Each of these measures 41.5 cms by 10.5 cms.
The tube is lined, the size of the lining measures 58 cms by 41.5 cms.
The technique used for the two
machine embroidered mosaic panels is described in detail in the Mosaic Tutorial.
Stitches used here are not illustrated in the Tutorial, I encourage you to
explore with your sewing machine stitches.
Different shapes and sizes of various
fabrics were used for the frayed shapes panel, and stitched in place using a
machine embroidery stitch that appealed at the time. These shapes will fray,
but this fits in with the recycling theme.
The ring has been covered with
bias binding.
The inspiration for this tube
came from an article “Kitchen Bag Holder” that was published in “Fabulous Bags”
magazine.
