after the Etsy made in canada sale, i was left with three envelope snap wallets!
they've always been a personal favorite and at craft sales. the original pattern was fitted perfectly to use as a iphone 4/4s or ipod case but with the new iphone 5/5c being slightly longer, i had to adjust the pattern slightly for this new batch of snap wallets to fit both phone sizes.
after cutting the linen, i then pre mordant it to have the dye color stay put. in this case when i say dye color, i mean coffee.
when they're still wet, i brush on the coffee just along the edges and where they'll be folded giving it a great old parchment paper look when dried. they don't look like much when wet so the next morning when i piled them all up, it was pretty great to see.
it's kind of funny how just a few stitches can bring much more life to a piece. it tickles my heart some how the vintage look of the dyed linen looks with
the machine embroidered line work of the stamp and postal stamp waves.
since i designed these to be used as iphone cases, i sandwich a light
cotton batting padding to each wallet to keep your devices a little safer from dings and falls. i usually would have used different fabrics to the inside separating flap to make each its own but this time i rooted for only a select fabrics to help make easier choices.
i also designed some
new stamp designs to make these a little more unisex.
as in all my small batch productions, i maybe already found a favourite!
i'm down to the last few stamps left to hand embroider and then it's on to sewing these together. they'll be put on my etsy along with a couple of other new items in time for xmas shopping.
internally yours,
sister valentine
