A Bag for Jane
by Elizabeth Boyle
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A Bag for Jane
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During the Regency period, sisters and friends knit small bags known as “Sovereign purses” to exchange as gifts. After seeing them in Candice Hern’s wonderful Regency collection, I was inspired to replicate something Jane Austen might have made for her sister, Cassandra.
Keeping with the historical feel, I knit one bag in linen and the other in silk. To give these purses a modern practicality, since the originals were sized only to hold a few coins, my versions are large enough for an evening out or as a lovely gift bag.
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Sport
100% Linen / Flax
270 yards
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- First published: May 2009
- Page created: June 7, 2009
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