The Royal Society Purse Mystery | Crocheting an Edwardian Reticule

[@leighharwood3886]

I inherited my great-grandmother's Edwardian crochet patterns, tools, and lace. This bag is a favorite! I found the pattern in a magazine in the 80s, possibly Old Time Crochet. My great-grandmother and her friends did a round-robin with doilies. They mailed the completed doily to each other and tried to copy it without the pattern.

[@amethystskeels3788]

I died when I saw Castle. One of my favorite characters and shows ❤️

[@jeremyhellen8234]

I absolutely love this channel. Sometimes losing oneself in the Edwardian period when watching Bernadette Banner, but here you just get reminded that no, it is, in fact, 2021 and just because you love crochet doesn't mean you don't play the heck out of Final Fantasy XIV.

[@MaireColclough]

Just like B, I love me my antiques. I grew up with 'em, and I'll caretake the heck out of 'em...but sometimes you just need a shelf of Strong Independant Woman Funkos, and only IKEA will do, y'know? 😉

[@andreacook7431]

@@MaireColclough I'll one-up you. I have the Thirteenth Doctor with the welding goggles Funko sitting on my 1882 White sewing machine. (And she doesn't actually fall off while sewing)

[@Aldisia]

I love Royal Society. I recently made Crocheted Work bag, no. 1320, no 14, c1919

[@MaireColclough]

There's a corset bag in this issue and I'm tempted to give it a try. For...research purposes... 😇

[@LadyofNonSequitr]

It's really amusing to me, because those 3 rounds of instructions and the picture seem like the perfect amount of instructions for that bag! It gives you the starting bits so you don't have to guess for the beginning loop or try to count the 36 st! The rest seems nice and straightforward to me! But, also, I like to do complicated lace doilies with elaborate 3-d bits and as much texture as possible just from the pictures, for fun, so I might not be the best person to compare to... And you found lots of interesting stuff, by digging into the origin of the pattern!

[@MaireColclough]

It sounds like this is really up your alley, then! I'm still a comparative beginner...but learning more all the time! So instructions are a good thing, in my case 😂

[@LadyofNonSequitr]

@@MaireColclough Yeah, I might have to make this! ^_^

[@DeniseSkidmore]

One of my favorite pattern books is in Japanese. I don't read Japanese, but diagrams and pictures are very informative.

[@LadyofNonSequitr]

@@MaireColclough I have now completed the first half of this lovely highly abridged bag pattern! Out of my very first attempt at hand-spinning silk, on a drop spindle made of a chopstick and macaroni-and-cheese box! ... I belatedly realize you can't throw images into youtube comments? Um. It's like 11pm; I am too tired to figure out a good solution to this. It's very pretty? You'll have to take my word for that, and also my word that I just used the image and the few lines of instructions... Anyway! The other half of it waits only on me.... spinning the rest of my silk. Yes. And then it will be a lovely shiny silky tiny bag!!!

[@stevezytveld6585]

Bag 23 could be the name of a crochet pattern company. Just sayin'... Lovely, lovely work. *Penultimate Fishing Pocket Update* It works. My 17th century inspired many-pockets-of-many-pockets to carry my gear works on the water. Huzzah! Space for a bottle of water, a thermos of coffee, small basic med kits & ID box, suntan lotion, wading shoes and a tether for a wading staff, basic fishing kit, basic watercolour and sketch kit (for the full Group of Seven experience on the waterways around downtown/Centretown Ottawa. Tee Hee. This time last weekend I was standing in the middle of the Rideau, just off Strathcona Park. The Canadian Geese (aka Cobra Chickens) have pooped out a corner of the park as their lair. Ducks and gulls were gossiping in the water. A Great Blue Herron came in to land while I was tossing out my first bit of line. And there's me, Dorking about with Grandpa's spin rod. Midstream a tree has washed up, bleached white and waiting to be a perfect midstream bench. Rested my pole in a hollow of the tree where a spider and some weeds live. Reached down and blind-grabbed the thermos of coffee. Life can be a lovely thing. And then the mid-August sudden thunder & lightning monsoon popped up. I was able to make it back to the far shore without problem and without loosing any equipment or, more importantly, the wading staff. I may or may not have been yelling at myself "I am fine. I am fine in this moment. I am fine." Waited-out the rest of the 20 minute downpour under a tree with some nice men enjoying some day-drinking in the Vanier side of park (they had some good tips on where to find some fish). And that was it. Two more drops of lightening and the storm moved on south. Took the bus home. Not one person seemed to clue in that I was soaked to the bone. People are funny creatures sometimes... The endorphin rush lasted for days... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@michellecornum5856]

HaHa! I love the whole story!

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

Glad to hear that it worked. I spent a week up north with family sitting on a dock with my feet in the water watching the kids and grandson swim! I love the water.

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@robintheparttimesewer6798 I took the Goddaughters out to fish out on the point in the Ottawa, just below Parliament Hill. They both enjoyed it (yay). Yeah. Standing or sitting with your feet in the water is the absolute best. As it time with a swimming family. Good on yeh.

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@michellecornum5856 {laughing} Thanks!

[@enixon8268]

I firmly believe that a purse should not be larger than ones head. Carrying more than the basics of keys and card is still achieved with a small EDC. My personal choice is an 8" diameter, crocheted, zippered closure, cross body. I have self made this in various permutations over 20 years. My current one has a slash proof strap, RFID lining, lanyard clip for keys, card slots, ample space to include a small note book, menstrual necessities, a coin purse, a small pharmacy and a pack of tissue. My mask, tatting project, sunglasses and phone also can fit inside. I do wish it had a pen slot. If one also needs larger items occasionally I throw my "reticule" into a crossbody satchel that is custom made with RFID lining, outside zippered and slide pockets to accomodate my tablet and phone. There are interior pockets for passport etc, a key lanyard, comb, and whatever else you need. There are elasticized side pockets that accomodate my water bottle too. My suggestion for the other balls is to "grow" the pattern to a more accommodating size of purse. An EDC of highest style. Throw away your capacious handbags ladies...you don't need to haul around all that stuff everyday. It's bad for your back.

[@MaireColclough]

I have a smallish cross-body....and it often gets thrown in the "beach tote" I stuff my knitting into 😂 I have plans for that thread...such plans...there was a reason I chose that colour in particular...😉

[@sewingforyourlife]

So far I've managed to stop myself from learning Crochet. I just don´t need another hobby, where i can buy loads and loads of stuff. But the more i watch you crochet videos, the more i want to learn it....ahhh *shakes my fist in utter frustration*

[@MaireColclough]

Famous last words: It's just a LITTLE thread...what could it hurt? 😂

[@TallTeenTurtle]

But crochet hooks are so small, they hardly take up any room at all. And what if you just bought a few small balls of yarn, what harm would that do? Its the perfect carry along craft because its small and can be simple and there's no sharp points to accidentally poke someone with while you're crocheting on the train. Come on, try it. Its so much fun. >:)

[@sewingforyourlife]

@@TallTeenTurtle Haha. It wouldn't be a problem if I just had an ounce of restraint. *side-eyeing my mountains of fabric, buttons, sewing garn....*. I just started two new hobbies...hat making and embroidery...Do not get me HOOKED!

[@jeannegreeneyes1319]

Could crochet some flowers or other embellishments for those hats 😉

[@sewingforyourlife]

@@jeannegreeneyes1319 I currently knit a cardigan and there i have to crochet the border and the button holes...now i need to buy a corchet hook...lol.

[@Outlandergirl]

A) That bag is lovely, B) The fact you play FFXIV also has just cemented the fact that you're one of my favorite costubers.

[@fannyduvillage]

Part 1: amuse Maire by making the likecount go up. Part 2: pockets, yes I need them and I need them being big for my keys, my purse, my cellphone, the dog-poop-bags and chocolat and my mask...so I either use the eighteens century pockets or I need to wear my skirts, which I sew with big pockets. I love the finished ridicule...and for the leftover yarn: I am sure there are lots of other mystery patterns of only three sentences 😉😉

[@MaireColclough]

Taking back the external pocket and building better ones into our clothes is just a given at this point. And yes, I enjoy seeing the like count go up. I'm terribly easy to amuse 😄

[@Chibihugs]

I totally just made a tie on pocket for my work phone. I am a preschool teacher and they gave us a phone so the parents could contact us. I didn't wanna drop it not lose it and it is too hot for my hoodie. So a pocket made the most sense. A few students helped me stitch on the binding and my boss thinks it is neat. Oh my goodness this reticule is beautiful but good gracious figuring it out was some wizardry. Bravo

[@MaireColclough]

The nice thing is that the pictures DID come in handy for showing where the original pattern needed to be altered...so either I'm getting the hang of this crochet thing, or I'm finally starting to understand the Victorian mind. I don't know which scares me more... 😂 Hooray for your work pockets! Anything that helps is good, and I'm glad it also gave the kids an educational crafting project!

[@MelsGunn]

well you could make some really nice doilies with that thread (if you wanna go crazy look for vintage/historical norwegian patterns, they're really delicate and gorgeous, ive made a few myself. but be warned, that much chain stitching on super thin yarn is murder on your hands)

[@MaireColclough]

Some of those antique doily patterns are utter MADNESS. Someday, I'll get around to it. Probably when I get a wild hair to make an antique tablecloth or some other such nonsense... This thread, though...I has plans 😃

[@Nerdygoddess]

You have to respect someone that is like "I want that, I'm gonna make it." and when the world says how, the only true response is "IDK, but it is going to get done."

[@margaritagerman]

The purse is beautiful. Just the perfect bit for a fancy evening out with friends. Bits and bobs like this purse make me feel pretty and feminine. It is a sorry loss they are no longer part of our daily life. ( my mom was extremely allergic to green growing things. She bought handkerchiefs and edged them in delicate lace. If she had to endure these allergies,she was doing so with pretty things, not hunks of paper.) Thank you for your humor, your skill and the detective story. A cup of tea or hot chocolate makes it complete. 🎄🤗

[@rosesanderson4625]

My grandmother crocheted edging on wash cloths while she watched TV. All of our wash cloths were very fancy.

[@marietteestabrook4098]

My grandmother crocheted and tatted( a definite lost art) around hankies.

[@LG-dj9qr]

You are a wonderful story teller with very handy hands. A double, triple threat!

[@TreScotts1Fan]

Turned out absolutely gorgeous. NOOOOOO! Not only did your channel sway me back to crochet while I was in between stitching projects. I don't need this. I don't. Ahhhh I need it!

[@lisat2247]

Had to pause 30 seconds in to go listen to Cornflake Girl on full blast 😂💖

[@MaireColclough]

Oh good. The subliminal advertising is working 😂 (There's a Carole King songbook in the background under the candle, if you'd like to feel the earth move under your feet and the sky tumblin' down...)

[@nixhixx]

Booped the like. :D So pretty... my grandmother could crochet like that... I ... Cannot. LOL.

[@MaireColclough]

I find that with most crafts, it's a matter of finding a teaching style that suits your learning processes, and then repeating the task often, in 15+ minute increments. One of my unfinished projects (that I really do want to get around to again at some point when time permits) is a very textural crocheted throw...which is complicated enough that the designer released video instructions for Every. Bloody. Line. And it's taught me a heck of a lot more than I care to admit! 😄

[@nixhixx]

@@MaireColclough Well, I have never buckled down to learn more than the basics, and there are some hand/eye issues which play in, but I'm sure I could improve... Instead, I'm teaching myself Tablet Weaving (Elewys of Fingingfield would probably delight you, here on KZbin University!) Meanwhile, I can live my knit and crochet life vicariously through you.

[@ladyjusticesusan]

Your bag is stunningly gorgeous! WOW! Love how you tracked down the pattern too. And of course a gratuitous cameo of your furry assistant is always welcome. Such a BEAUTIFUL bag!!!

[@namelessgrace6319]

I'm making this now and fell in love with the pattern!!! I had no idea there was all this mystery behind it! 🤣🤣👍😁👏💚

[@canucknancy4257]

Ah the sound of that crinkly plastic when you open crochet cotton. This is sweet. Thanks for sharing your project.

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you Nancy! So glad you like it! 😊

[@robynmurray6530]

I fully intend to make some history bounding beach outfits which are basically edwardian combinations, drawers and short chemise combos. Adding tie on pockets needs to happen now too.

[@andreacook7431]

My favourite redicule moment is from the Doctor Who story "The Daemons" where Miss Hawthorne (the villiage witch) keeps only her crystal ball in hers and knocks someone out with it.

[@jeannegreeneyes1319]

Reticule as sap - I'm there for that!

[@MsAnpassad]

I've made that handbag. Didn't know it was victorian, just found a chart online.

[@MaireColclough]

I'm just happy I was able to find a trail of breadcrumbs leading to the instructions! Glad you found the chart and recognized it for the gem it is 😃

[@MsAnpassad]

@Anu Vangala KZbin removes my post if I link.

[@katherinemorelle7115]

That thread is so shiny and silky! So pretty, it almost makes me want to take up crochet (even though I find it extremely intimidating, much like knitting, and I really don’t have the time to pick up any extra hobbies. My projects list is full as it is). But it just looks so soft and shiny!

[@CopenhagenDreaming]

Crocheting is actually quite easy to pick up. If you learn perhaps 3 basic stitches you can make a wide array of patterns, so you could literally teach yourself in an afternoon with just a KZbin tutorial. (And it's easy to carry around for some "crafts on the go" and doesn't take up much storage space...) I'm a big fan of having a go at all sorts of thread crafts, just to see what's my thing and what's not. (Tatting is NOT my thing, but surprisingly bobbin lace is.)

[@Nanenna]

"What am I going to do with the other two balls of thread?" Omg! I about died laughing. Ah, the problem of buying too much. What a lovely problem to have.

[@rebeccacuthbertson1271]

so by definition, are fanny packs/bum bags/waist packs the same thing as an 18th century pocket? Came out so cute though! Love the pink shade you chose.

[@nicnaknoc]

Delightful pastime hobby 😅 thank you edwardians

[@LisaJedi]

Thanks! This was really fun & interesting. Last year I taught myself Irish Crochet from Victorian original sources and navigating the terminology & pattern brevity was a trip. The way these patterns assume your familiarity with techniques is rather breathtaking! But fun, too 😁

[@MaireColclough]

When it comes to Irish Crochet, I think a lot of the brevity has to do with families taking up the trade during the famine years - so chances were pretty good that someone in the household, or in the local guild would have insight. Unfortunately...that wealth of knowledge is now a missing piece of our craft history that requires a little creative "Filling in the blanks". I'm still working my way up to Irish Crochet...good work! 😃

[@LisaJedi]

@@MaireColclough thanks very much!

[@x1435]

It turned out great! I love seeing antique patterns come to life. Also, KZbin must be broken. It was serving me the same golfball add every 1.5 minutes 🙄 I'm clearly here for golfing content.

[@MaireColclough]

That's weird. Once in a blue moon, KZbin decides someone needs to see All The Ads...but for it to be only golf balls is WACKY. Got a closet duffer in the family? 😉 (Also, I'm sorry you got chosen in the advert lottery.)

[@wendynordstrom3487]

YOU are TOO DANG CUTE! And I love your sense of humor! I don't know if I have the gumption to make this purse, but I'll keep it in the back of my head. Thanks for the video!

[@melusinenoArashi]

Love your snark about men and handbag.

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! 😃

[@mycreauxchetpage]

"I'm easily amused by watching the numbers go up" (insert side eye) I LOVE THIS!! "liked and subscribed' ♥

[@MildredCady]

Okay, I *love* the pic of that Royal Society pamphlet cover....

[@SusieQ3]

*This purse is going to dinner, and she's ordering the lobster* 🤣🤣🤣 perfect description 💜

[@BookCat18]

Yes, I'm in the bag!!😂

[@KaliTragus]

I love the cat scritches in most of the videos ❤️ I am tempted to start crocheting again, I went through a crochet phase before I started knitting more regularly and somewhere there's a bit of a pile of doily-like things I made at some point. Perhaps a tiny bag might be in my future, or maybe some ornaments for a Christmas tree I now have space for.

[@MaireColclough]

Ornaments are always good. You'd be surprised at what you can make if you check out the antique pattern library online . I thought I was going to go wild over the knitting patterns, but it was the crochet that sucked me in. 🤔

[@michellecornum5856]

The Case of the Purloined Pattern. The Mystery of the Lifted Stitch. HA! Just when I was getting used to feeling on the periphery of the Costuming Community for liking purses instead of pockets. In this time of Recurring Hundred Year Plague, I find that I only carry into a store what I absolutely need, my store card, my money card, my phone and my keys, all of which will fit into a small reticule. I say, Large roomy pockets for some, Purses for others! Or BOTH if you so wish. To quote The Welsh Viking : It's 2020, make whatever damn shoe you like. -- so to speak.

[@morningmoondove5065]

Booped! That turned out very pretty. Great job lady!

[@coreygilles847]

That is so darling! Also…excellent work sleuthing out the instructions!

[@janisi9262]

Tie-on pockets are just fancy fanny-packs.

[@MildredCady]

I love the color combination... that rose and sage looks incredible together.

[@katewill7302]

SO. ENTIRELY. FABULOUS. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💖

[@ambrosia18]

Was so surprised to see a variation on a purse I'd made last year! I guess that pattern has caught so many eyes that someone hadta figure it out. It's so pretty in the thread you used! I love it.

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! 😃

[@angelacepeda5981]

Love this!! Your presentation of your journey into the history of purses was as entertaining as it is facinating. The ridicule turned out soo beautiful. ❤

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you so much! 😃

[@johannageisel5390]

That's a really pretty purse. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. What you are going to do with the other two balls of thread is of course crocheting a nice, lacy shawl or capelet to keep you warm on your elegant night out.

[@polkadot8788]

You could call it a mask and hand sanitizer purse. If you have thread left it's rather useful for making deathhead buttons or I've used it for tablet weaving as well...oh and lucet cord.

[@TealCheetah]

Pockets being underwear is such a hilarious idea to me!

[@unrightist]

I love visual crochet diagrams. My adhd brain loves getting mixed up about where in a text pattern I'm working from.

[@kaytiej8311]

"...the era's equivalent of the panty line." 😂 Just found your channel and what a great video! Thank you for your research to unlock the mystery. And the glow of your chosen thread was perfect for such a dainty morsel.

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! 😃

[@jargoggle]

fantastic video. dripping with wit and fascinating pattern sleuthing. the end result is gorgeous too. i hope many more people see your videos and delight in them as i have. keep it up! !♡♡♡

[@lynnecurran1787]

Lol, I made these back in the early 90's and sold them at work. I lined them with silk and satin. I still have the whole pattern. I recently found the one I made for my mother in a box. Lavender thread and purple silk.

[@robindudleyhowes]

Just found you and subscribed! I love your persistence and now I'm going to check out your other videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@remzabobovcan3637]

Thank you very much for sharing ❤

[@999Giustina]

This was so interesting! Very nice result to this mystery. There's a "safety purse" pattern 1018 that claims to need only 1 ball of cotton if you are inclined...

[@MaireColclough]

We'll see what thread is left over after my next project 😉

[@saffity]

I love the yarn dilemma of 'this is way too much but WHAT IF???' I look forward to seeing what the rest of the crochet thread becomes :D

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

Actually, looking at what I'm seeing, that's European terminology. The reason I know that, is the double treble and treble treble. In European terms, a dc for them is an sc for US. Double treble is our double crochet, and treble treble is our treble crochet. That purse turned out beautifully! It makes me want to make a modern, slightly larger version (one that my phone will fit into!) I saw in a reply to someone else, that you love antiques. I do too! One thing I have in my antique cedar chest (that was my grandmother's, then my mother's and now mine) is two stacks of ladies' handkerchiefs, each with hand-crocheted lace, that was done by my paternal grandmother, and my great-aunt Jesse. When those two wonderful ladies passed away, my father sent some of their linens and other things (depression glass and stuff) to my mother (parents divorced) to be handed down to my brother and I. When cleaning out my mother's house (she died a couple of years ago) I came across them, and recognized them and brought them home, since my father told me they were supposed to go to me years ago. I also have a few of their hand crocheted lace doilies and things. I was going to donate them, since no one uses handkerchiefs anymore, when I remember something my maternal grandmother once said. "Why waste money on disposable tissues, when you have a perfectly good, washable hanky (she grew up during the Great Depression)?" I kept every single one of those handkerchiefs.

[@jassconrad]

So beautiful, this caught my eye because I just finished watching this almost same bag being made on "handmadebyraine"!!! Synchronicity as you both posted 1 year ago. I get the frustration as I haven't made any of my vintage patterns because of these reasons.

[@kathrynjames8770]

That was entertaining and informative and I have now added something else to my mental list of things I didn't know I wanted to make. I'm definitely going to start asking my husband if he can rummage around in my underwear for things :D

[@MaireColclough]

That's me: Finding New Ways to Spice Up my Viewers' Lives....Using Old Handcrafts (while using apostrophes correctly. Booyeah!) 😉

[@bekytg9393]

You are funny, informative and creative, glad I have found your channel.

[@MaireColclough]

Thanks so much!

[@MizzMaree7]

I really LOVE your channel. Your whimsical sassiness (and are you a Sassenach lass - I spied a ring?) is just spot on for my sense of humor. Thank you for taking me down a rabbit hole I didn't know I needed this morning! Boop that above, folks!

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! Canadian of Scots-Irish settler extraction. I love my old, inexpensive Claddagh. Eventually it'll be replaced by a sturdier model, but this one does the job for now. I read Outlander in the early 90's, but haven't gotten into the series (I think that's where the reference is from, right? 😃 )

[@MizzMaree7]

@@MaireColclough Yes, that is correct :)

[@bonniecolleenpappin8807]

This bag is so pretty. I have a ball of cream Petra languishing in my stash so I think I will give this a go. Altho' I've been crocheting since I was about 7, 50-hum years later, I'm not very good. My stitches are too short and wide. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@MaireColclough]

Give it a try anyhow. Can't hurt to practice and limber up the fingers. 😃

[@bonniecolleenpappin8807]

@@MaireColclough Sure will!

[@brigidscaldron]

GASP! That’s beautiful!

[@christenagervais7303]

Thank you for sharing this link! I can't wait to try it!

[@lesleyharris525]

Very cute,but way above my level.💖

[@MaireColclough]

It was surprisingly easy once I figured it out. Hardest part was joining the two halves & masking the bag....and even that didn't take too long 😃

[@lisahodges8299]

I learned to crochet in 70s, after a while it became easier to crochet from a photo of looking at the actual article. I wore a bra because it supported me; a handbag was still revered and no one looked inside anyone elses' (sanpro etc). I have thoroughly enjoyed this and wanted so much to help. It was great knowing that this was for fun. Where can one get a Procrastinators Club card? Birdy

[@MaireColclough]

I think I picked it up somewhere in Ottawa or Toronto on a high school trip..um...about 30 years ago... 😉 Probably a joke shop is your best bet.

[@cthall7428]

I enjoyed your tutorial! Thank you for sharing all the information you shared! I really like the pattern and hope to get to try it soon. Cth

[@mmmsss2443]

I mean, tie-on pockets still exist in the form of fanny packs, they're just not always particularly pretty!

[@lifewithlolo9746]

I support both.

[@margaretstover2142]

Oh I just discovered your place here I adore your style wonderful

[@MaireColclough]

I'm so glad! 😃

[@Rebelhomeland]

Loved all of this!

[@jencrochetingradtech5913]

I am loving learning all that you have learned. And I think jstor is pronounced just as you have.

[@MaireColclough]

Thanks! ☺️

[@OSuzieQBabyILuvU]

Beautiful job! I love your choice of colors. I have a similar little change purse that was once my grandmother's, bit now I'm wondering if it might be older still!

[@gaylescovel7308]

Someday i may try this. But atm im more excited that you provided a link for size 5 thread! I have a doll dress pattern for an 18" doll that i need this for. And bejesus it cannot hardly be found at my hobbylobby n very little if at all at joannes. It turned out beautifull, your redicule❣ 🥰

[@pradnyashenoy6527]

Loved this thanks for taking the effort

[@MendyLady]

Hurray FF14! I do keep handwork around for when I'm in a long queue, or for those endless cutscenes in Praetorium. Snarking about how much Gaius likes to hear himself talk only gets you through them so far.

[@MaireColclough]

I used to knit at Flight Points in WoW. Now (over the past 2 months or so) I finish socks to Gaius monologuing... 😂

[@katherinemorelle7115]

My brother has also made the switch (as so many have) from WoW to FF14. And he’s said he wants to try his hand at knitting. I think he’d be pleased to know many others integrate their gaming and their crafts.

[@mandylavida]

I will always need a roomy pocket/reticule/tie on purse. Where else would I put my husband's keys, wallet, tissues etc. Mum also had Dad's Rennies, tobacco, papers and lighter, and his teeth. Having a pair of tie-on pockets seems the best option - one for me, one for him-in-doors.

[@SimpleDesertRose]

Just what I needed first thing this morning before facing my teenagers, a cute project to look at and a little dose of snark. I'll be in the market soon for another project. I'm almost done with the shawl I started back in the spring. I just started the last color over the weekend and starting to get really excited about finishing it. I used the cotton linen fingering weight from we crochet. I'm not sure if the shawl itself screams shire but it was a fun project to work on. I've been toying with the idea of making another shawl that has a more hobbity feel to it. But I think I am going to take a break from the big projects and maybe take time for a few smaller projects. I really want to use the silk thread I treated myself to for my birthday. Maybe I will try my hand at lace making. I have the beaded lace pattern you shared stored somewhere on my computer. Problem is I also have a bunch of other patterns stored on my computer. I've taken to PDF patterns a little too well. I may not ever get around to using all of them either. Still a cute little hand bag might be fun too. Though I never use a hand bag. When I was a teenager the backpack purse was introduced and all the rage. I loved mine. When I was in my early 20's I tried switching to a regular purse for a mire grown up look, but I could never find one that fit everything I needed, you know wallet keys and a small hair brush to keep the the fly away hairs tucked into place. Except I could only find smaller purses or the great big granny size purses that you can haul a full load of college books around in. Eventually I got over that and switched back to the regular back pack purse. Its better for my posture anyways. Cute as a little hand bag is, I'm not sure what I would do with one. I have kids so I don't ever go anywhere fancy. Formal for me is going to an actual sit down restaurant where you have to wait to be seated and then leave a tip when you are done with your meal. All of my friends are already married and some are even grand parents. I'm a little ways off from my own children getting married. The most I have to look forward any time soon is hoping someone will ask my daughter out to homecoming or prom. Assuming we are ever allowed to have things like formal dances again. Even then it will be her going to the dance and not me. And what does a teenager want with such a thing as a hand bag? Oh well. If the need should ever arrive for a cute little hand bag, I know where to find one.

[@MaireColclough]

Welp, you definitely can't take a big purse to a prom (or homecoming, I suppose), and so it might make a good little keepsake. I made mine with leftover fabric from my sibling's wedding for that purpose...as a keepsake. The crochet itself won't take you long...maybe a couple of days 😁

[@SimpleDesertRose]

@@MaireColclough I will have to sit down and look at the pattern. I'm not starting anything new until I finish my shawl. Then when the time comes, I will have to ask said moody hormonal teenager if she wants a cute little handbag to take with her to a formal dance. Otherwise I will have to wait until one of my kids grows up and gets married. Which may not be too far off if my duaghter follows family tradition of getting married young. So in another 5-6 years. As for my boys who knows.

[@grammykcutter6374]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Loved this show

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! 😃

[@DeniseSkidmore]

Finding the true author of an old pattern is difficult. I ran into an issue correctly attributing one of my own pieces because two authors were getting inspiration off of each other, and I had confused the situation more by mixing in different motifs into the overall design.

[@lindasmann8264]

I love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ the purse you made it's so beautiful and sweet and adorable ty for sharing and I'm going to ask my husband if I can join the second patrion at the 10.00 a month say a prayer that I can ty

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

I'm a big bag type of gal and not the sort to go to dinner at places that serve lobster lol. The mystery and research was fun but I need a purse that fits a water bottle, 16 years worth of receipts, and snacks that I bought during grocery shopping but won't be sharing with the fam. Super pretty though, I love the contrast between the yarn and lining.

[@MaireColclough]

Ouch. That 16 years of receipts...part of the reason I switched to a smaller cross-body (that I stuff into my craft tote, whoops!)😎

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

@@MaireColclough I think I literally stopped wearing lipstick because I could never find it under the receipts. Not even joking!

[@jwolfe1209]

Scaled up in a snazzy firm dk weight or higher would make a fantastic market or beachbag!

[@usedtobeblue2]

This purse is amazing! HELLO! I wish you well. New subscriber. STAY ENCOURAGED😊

[@jeannegreeneyes1319]

Great sleuthing and great job creating! What will you pair it wth outfit-wise? I would've been all about the chart and photo, as those are my go-to's for patterns. As for the rest of the thread? How's about a matching collar and cuffs? Or maybe a floral corsage? Thanks for the Cap'n Mal clip 💗. As always, love your style n content.

[@MaireColclough]

I have a couple of ideas for the thread...it's just having the time to figure out the pattern ;-)

[@methatlovescats3602]

I have that very one except the tassels are like real tassles . I just received it from the mail box.

[@Sharpclaw2000]

Love the video, your channel, and you! You have the best type of humor - the same as me. :D I appreciate.

[@gaylescovel7308]

Update: I did try this pattern, 😁. I got as far upto the lining. I have not completed it as of yet. Probably because i started a new project ( well actually i did two complete with hoop skirts, pantalones, n hats with fancy flowers all of which i had to learn). The grandaughters loved the dresses for thier 18" dolls, one of which sleeps with her doll with the dress on! Lol, yes the hoop skirt is in a hat box (i made two) for safe keeping. My redicule is white n i will finish it just as soon as i get over my fear of hand sewing, i really suck at it so i must practise. I will use dark blue for the lining. I hit the notification bell as i havent seen you pop up for quite awhile now. 🥰 < Hugs

[@TealCheetah]

I love it and I want one!

[@TealCheetah]

Started one, and quickly remembered that I cannot stand crochet!! UGH!

[@marietteestabrook4098]

Why do all of us craft girls have cats? Love your show and your research. I may have to crochet up a ridiculous reticule for my next Night Out at the Opera!

[@JennCampbell]

Oh, no!!! Now you have to make more purses...... 😂

[@lynitplus3268]

It’s actually easy to follow a pattern with a picture.

[@MaireColclough]

I think that if one already has the skills necessary to read the picture, and the image is clear, you could be correct. However, accounting for variable skill level and image quality - your mileage may vary. 😃

[@itsmonday7450]

Crochet! All day! Beautiful result. So what ARE you going to make with that extra thread?

[@MaireColclough]

You'll find out soon enough 😉

[@kariechaos5382]

I like it! I use crochet thread to make clothes for my BJD's (because I am an adult darnit), and I've made a couple of pretty dresses just by fiddling with some old doll clothes patterns from like... the 50s.

[@MaireColclough]

Scaling up dresses to that degree is pretty darn impressive!

[@kariechaos5382]

@@MaireColclough Its fiddly, that's for sure! All four of my boys are 1/4 size dolls, so about 45cm tall (yep, I have one of them in nothing but dresses. I also make shirts for the others, and jackets) and a lot of doll clothes are either for fashion doll sizes like Barbie; or they're for porcelain dolls which are a bit too big in some areas and too small in others. So I have to adjust, try it on, see where I need to alter it, take it off, frog back, make the new adjustment, try it again... Its a process.

[@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355]

Questions: Where is the line between crochet and tatting?

[@MaireColclough]

Crochet actively uses a hook to create loops forming multiple motifs. Tatting uses knots (either using a hooked shuttle or needle and additional crochet hook) to make knots that form loops, which are then attached in motifs unique to tatting. Check out examples of both on antiquepatternlibrary.org and you'll recognize the difference pretty quickly 😁

[@askedgeorgia17]

Handmade by Raine had the whole pattern. On KZbin. Good Luck! Georgia-Rose.

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

I read somewhere that fabric was like fine wine and needed to be aged. So while the thread is ageing I’m sure you will come up with something to make.

[@penelope-oe2vr]

I notice you have Rosacea. LaRoche Posay makes an incredible gel face cleanser that is so soothing and works very well for it and a whole set of skin care for it. I used to work at a plastic surgeons office in the skin care department. I know, I hate people that give unsolicited advice, but please perhaps try a sample of it. I also had rosacea for awhile. It is gone now. Meant with all due respect madam. 🙏 I absolutely love your channel. 💙🖤💙🖤 I am just figuring our crochet, I definitely can't use those charts to do it. I need written out instructions. You can always crochet some lace or another accessory to match with the leftover thread.

[@MaireColclough]

I've noted down your cleanser recommendation...thank you! 😃

[@lisamoseley9914]

I'm wondering, if I got some of the cream thread and tried to dye it a sage color. Have you ever tried to dye this thread? It might prove to be frustrating. Thought i would ask, though.

[@dorothyAW]

I just found that the old purse I've had hanging on my antique furniture piece for a decade is this purse.

[@methatlovescats3602]

But I think mine is replica but still from the Victorian era.becuase of the inside fabric and the color. It smells very old. I love crochet