Japanese Rice Bag
I basted my fabric piece onto some cotton batting as i like the texture you get with the stitches and the bag is sturdy and squishy.
Japanese rice bag. A wide variety of japanese rice bag options are available to you such as heat seal patch handle and zipper top. See more ideas about rice bags sashiko japanese textiles. Handmade blue and white komebukuro rice bag komebukuro. Of those ten squares five are for the lining one is for the bottom and four are visible.
Komebukuro bags were hand sewn in a patchwork style using a mix of whatever fabrics were on hand and closed with a cotton drawstring cord. The pattern is the modern japanese rice bag by karen stevens and you can buy it on etsy here. I pieced most of the fabric together and then added a few patches of red that were scraps from a dress i d made. Jun 2 2016 explore junbo yang s board japanese rice bag followed by 134 people on pinterest.
A japanese rice bag or komebukuro is easy to make. Japanese rice bags were traditionally used in japan society to carry rice offerings to the temple during important religious ceremonies and at other times to hold a gift destined for a dear friend or relative connected to a significant personal event. Originally made as utilitarian bags to transport and store rice you can use this simple template for a variety of different bags.
