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I like the idea of another international bag making weekend Butterfly! We’re a bit busy some weekends but would take part – even if we have to move the day a little.

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Maybe you’re like me and almost never read the front page? If so, you may have missed what Pol wrote today.

“Posted on August 27, 2014

People have been ordering labels like mad – so are you ready for the next handout in October?

We’ve chosen Sunday 26th of October….

The idea is to sew like billy-o to make as many lovely morsbags to hand out as possible – perhaps organise a local group for courage, support and joy, and hand out free morsbags to locals wherever you are in the world……

You can:
bag your local library
bag a local car park
bag dog walkers
bag a cinema
bag a care home
bag your neighbours
bag your Facebook friends

The possibilities are endless and it’s up to YOU, wherever YOU are!

If you fancy joining in, give us, and your local radio/newspaper, a shout. Email, or write here to say that you’re IN and see what people in other areas are doing… “

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Golly, I hadn’t noticed that Sazzie. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! That’s 8 weeks away, so plenty of time to run up an armful of morsbags 😀

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“Redwing Gallery is a not-for-profit social enterprise which aims to represent art and artists excluded from the mainstream commercial art world. Redwing was founded by the artist Peter Fox and has been popping up in Penzance, Cornwall since 2011.”

It’s up a little alleyway off one of the main shopping streets, Market Jew Street.

Peter Fox, who started the gallery was there when we arrived, with a volunteer, Nancy, and they both helped us unload swiftly as double yellow lines patrolled by fast-reacting traffic wardens circle the area.

Peter had come prepared with a pocket he wanted to add to the bag he would make – what a great idea! Perhaps it was from a favourite shirt that had reached the end of its life?

There wasn’t wall space to set up our usual ‘washing line’ with the M-O-R-S-bags on it but we did managed to find a little gap to hang a short line with bags for customers to help themselves from.

Here is our first customer of the day – she had read about the workshop in the local paper and had come specially to make a bag.

She enjoyed making the first one so much, she made a second one for a friend, using a different sewing machine! 😀

I like the way the chough (rook-like bird with red legs, lives on cliff tops) in this photo is supervising the people sewing. 😀

I seem to have taken a lot of photos of people holding up bags that have flopped over into folds. This one was made from a kid’s duvet cover with Winnie the Pooh and friends on it – here’s a bag showing half a Piglet, held by its creator.

This gentleman came in and made himself at home on the sofa, watching what we were doing and chatting with Ros who works at the gallery.

He didn’t want to have a go, but just watched as I made up a bag from pieces that Masterclock had sewn together a few days ago. It was made of lots of surplus handles – you know how the “spare handles” box grows and multiplies…
So this bag was made of lots of strips and stripes of different materials. When it was finished I gave it to him (another floppy bag photo doesn’t do justice to M/C’s strips) and Ros commented it was like his paintings.

So I asked his name and looked him up via Google.

What do you think?

http://www.johnchambers-artist.com/index.html

Midway through the afternoon a Mum with two lovely girls came in. I’m so glad we relaxed our general rule of “no under 12’s” on this occasion. We were less busy by then, so could help and supervise adequately, and they proved to be very good seamstresses, but also unusually sensible.

No, they’re not twins!! There’s 14 months between them in age.

We made 17 bags during the day and had a lovely time in this beautiful space. Thank you for inviting us Ros, and for allowing us to come and sew Peter! 😀

• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by  beattie.

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Thank you for that, Sazzie! I don’t know what I’ll be giving anyone for Christmas yet, but I do have fabric put by for Christmas gift morsbags! 😀

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Whoops, thanks for the correction, Offcuts

“Have you checked your connection speed Krisaby? Masterclock uses this site to check it – http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/“

Sorry for the mistake, Krisaby and Agwen! 😳

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Thanks for telling us about “star morsbagger” Ruth! Any chance of a photo to complete the picture? We hate throwing the smaller pieces away too, and know that it takes much more time to make a bag out of bits than it does with just one piece of fabric. Kudos, Ruth.

We hope your husband makes a great recovery.
Thanks for the post, Offcuts 😀

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I reckon that piece of timber was well able to handle your piece of string! Nice one 😀

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Thanks for the info on what to call them for short – neither has usable initials, to my way of thinking! 😕

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What a great interview! Congratulations, Tori of Butterfly Bags – it was so interesting to read all about you and your pod! 😀

Thanks to Offcuts as well for pointing out the new featured pod, as well as the supplementary story, extra photos and background information 😀

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Thanks Joby! All photos seemed to be OK today, M/C suggested Flickr probably were the source of the problem too. Glad it’s working now, anyway 😀

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I’m so jealous! I love the atmosphere! I’m so glad you had a great day together. The silhouette is marvellous – and what a great idea to sit the king down when he got tired of holding up his morsbag in the window – brilliant!! 😀

I don’t get your comment about the “low-hanging swaggy thing” – were you not allowed to hang it above waist height in case someone got caught up in it? Did they not want string tied more than 1 metre above floor level?

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Have you checked your connection speed Agwen? Masterclock uses this site to check it – http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/

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Spent the evening ironing kits in case we have a massive influx of eager stitchers next Saturday. It’s not my fave job – reminded my why we just “fold and sew” when it’s only us sewing! A bit much to ask of a newbie though, hence the chore.

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