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How to make a backstrap rigid heddle loom from Popsicle sticks. Includes instructions for weaving a Greek bag.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jan 1973 (v.51#1) pg. 54, 82

How to do finger weaving on a cardboard loom you make yourself. Includes instructions for making a doll and a handbag.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jun 1977 (v.8#5) pg. 53

An assortment of weaving projects for beginners includes a saddlebag style purse.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Apr 1978 (v.9#3) pg. 26, 74

Woven baskets and basket purses in the Nantucket tradition.
FINE WOODWORKING #55 Nov-Dec 1985 pg. 84

Evening bag made by weaving ribbons and features a satin lining.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1981 (v.193#5) pg. 167, 274

Two styles of purses to weave.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Spring-Summer 1979 pg. 77, 138

Disco bag is woven in silk using an undulating twill pattern. Requires a 4-harness loom.
HANDWOVEN Fall-Winter 1979 (v.1#1) pg. 47

Shoulder bag woven in a pattern stripe with an inkle band strap.
HANDWOVEN Mar 1982 (v.3#2) pg. 67

Handwoven silk purse incorporates an antique frame and chain.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1983 (v.4#1) pg. 43, 83

Fancy twill is used for making purse accessory items (a purse organizer, card case, address book cover, etc.)
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1984 (v.5#1) pg. 49, 94

Weaving with leather. Instructions for using leather strips for warp and weft. Includes instructions for making simple clutch and shoulder bag purses.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1984 (v.5#1) pg. 52, 102

Weave an antique striped evening bag in two-thread pocket weave on an eight shaft loom.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1985 (v.6#1) pg. 36, I-10

Weave an "aurora borealis" patterned evening clutch in two-thread pocket weave on an eight shaft loom.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1985 (v.6#1) pg. 36, I-10

Weave a purse in shadow weave on a four shaft loom.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1985 (v.6#5) pg. 50, I-9

How to weave delicate dotted patterns by using petit point treadlings on twills or overshots. Three treadlings are furnished. Instructions for making an evening purse and eyeglasses case from petit point fabric are included.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1986 (v.7#1) pg. 66, I-12, I-15
Correction HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1988 (v.9#4) pg. 91

Handwoven handbag (14"x9"x3") combines an easy pick-up pattern with a warp-rep stripe background. Its design is based on traditional weaving done in the highlands of Bolivia.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1988 (v.9#4) pg. 66, 101

A weft-faced, pattern-weave purse is woven using rosepath threading and treadled bound weave on opposites.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1989 (v.10#4) pg. 48, 80

A new twist on bead leno. Two blocks threaded on eight shafts. Includes instructions for (1) a sampler showing half-basket and leno variations and (2) two evening bags woven on four or eight shafts using gold and silver wefts.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1989 (v.10#5) pg. 92, 83

Tiny purse (6"x7") is woven in Calliope (a four-shaft overshot name draft). It has a zipper closure, chain handle and is trimmed with metallic yarns twisted into a rope.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1991 (v.12#4) pg. 80, 97

Evening bag (6" square) with hand-manipulated loop pile on a ground of striped, warp-emphasized plain weave.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1992 (v.13#4) pg. 66, 92

"Easy Inlay" evening pouch in basket weave uses novelty yarn, space-dyed yarns or bias-cut fabric strips for the block of inlay on the front.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1994 (v.15#3) pg. 43, 82

A description of supplementary-weft techniques from Bhutan. Includes instructions for weaving a runner and small bags incorporating a medley of Bhutanese finger-manipulated surface designs against a plain-weave background.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1994 (v.15#3) pg. 63, 88

"Mountain Majesty" clutch purse is a good project for a beginning tapestry weaver.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 58, 90

Pick-up weaving of patterned bands on an inkle loom. Includes 12 seven-end pattern drafts using chevron and diamond motifs and pattern drafts for five bookmarks. Three wider bands are joined to make a purse (5"x7") with a button flap and inkle-band strap.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1996 (v.17#1) pg. 50, 91

Hold-all purse, woven in four-shaft summer & winter weave, has shoulder straps, a small inside pocket and a long zipper closure.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1996 (v.17#3) pg. 58, 87

How to weave a tinsel bag from crochet cotton and Christmas tree icicles on a cardboard loom.
LADIES HOME JOURNAL NEEDLE & CRAFT Fall-Winter 1978 (v.9#1) pg. 76, 107

Tiny strawberry-shaped change purse is woven from ribbon over a molded plastic mesh form. Green ribbon loops are added for leaves.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jun 1987 (v.32#3) pg. 51, 34

Weft-twined weaving. Building the loom. Instructions for a purse to weave.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #63 Summer 1985 (v.16#3) pg. 82

Handwoven ribbon evening bags. Weaving is done by pinning the warp to corrugated cardboard.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #78 Spring 1989 (v.20#2) pg. 62

Textiles of Slovakia. A look at the traditional brightly decorated linen fabrics. Includes instructions for a Slovak mini-bag woven on four shafts. Features a folk pattern woven using a sword and pickup stick.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #82 Spring 1990 (v.21#2) pg. 38, 56

Saddlebag-style handbag is handspun and handwoven. Includes spinning and weaving instructions and the pattern.
SPIN-OFF 1981 (v.5) pg. 58

Project ideas for using odds and ends of yarn. Includes instructions for woven "Thai" bag.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1988 (v.12#1) pg. 27, 57

Pattern and instructions for an Island Bag.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #19 Winter 1981 (v.5#3) pg. 42

Handwoven purse with drawstring top.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #27 Winter 1982-83 (v.7#3) pg. 37

Tablet-woven garments. Instructions for a vest, skirt and handbag are included.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #35 Winter 1985 (v.9#3) pg. 29

An evening bag woven in regular weft faced satin weave on a five harness loom.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #37 Summer 1985 (v.10#1) pg. 39

Two plaited twill projects to weave: bookmarks and a purse.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #44 Spring 1987 (v.11#4) pg. 55

Shoulder bag with woven-ribbon front.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 23 1978 (v.42#2) pg. 118, 166

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