03/03/2007
Made mockups and developed the pattern for the pockets. After some deliberation, I decided I didn't have fabric suitable for the pouch and worked on the beret instead.
05/03/2007
When I went to buy the fabric, the only velvet suited for this purpose was black, so I bought that. I had really wanted some colour, but you have to work with what you can get. I went crazy with the lining — gold silk shot with black; very shiny and very bright.
07/03/2007
I'd forgotten to buy the thread, another shopping trip was in order.
10/03/2007
Finally gathered the courage to cut the velvet, too chicken to cut the silk.
23/03 - 12/04/2007
Cut the silk as I was lining the pockets to eliminate fraying as much as possible. I lined the pockets first, then made the eylets, then fingerlooped the strings. After that I made reinforced eylets in the pouch body and sewed the pockets to the body.
Before lining the body I threaded the strings to the pockets. After lining I made eylets in the body and threaded the strings. Then I made 8 buttons by covering wooden beads with thread. The buttons are very clever — they are used to pull the strings to open the bag or the pockets. No more fishing for the string in the folds!