Beaded Shuttle Bags

If you remember, a little while ago I showed you the wonderful beaded shuttle bag Marie Smith had sent me as a gift.  Of course, I HAD to know how to make them!  Marie kindly shared the pattern with me.  And the pictures just don't do them justice:  these little bags are so wonderfully textured with the roundness of the beads that you have to hold one between your fingers to get how great they are.

I started tatting one straight away but wasn't happy with the first.  So these are the second and third bags I've done.  The grey-blue one still doesn't have its drawcord done.

Here's a close-up that better shows the beadwork.

I made a different ruffle on the blue-grey and will

probably make a different tassel for the drawcord too.

I love these bags and the bead technique would look nice for other projects too (brain cogs in motion...).

Best wishes,