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| Three bags full (of what though?) |
It's not the bag trio itself so much as the illustration and the layout of the page that made me want to post this. Notice the middle girl's stance, her watch strap, patchwork skirt and the white frilly cuff emerging from the sleeve of her friend's brown leather (or maybe it's meant to be suede) jacket. I live for stuff like this!
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| The page in all its glory (including corner stainage) |
This was once the back cover of an issue of Golden Hands magazine. No idea which issue because I'm ashamed to admit I tore it out... I bought the entire back catalogue in special ring binders from eBay a decade or so ago (I remember the postage costing a fortune). But then I had to move flats several times in quick succession and didn't have room to store my mags or the strength to keep lugging them up and down stairs so, in a fit of recklessness, I went through ripping out the pages I particularly liked and recycled the rest*. HOW COULD I?
Moving swiftly on... the drawings are very similar in style to the fashion illustrations in Jackie magazine (
future blog post alert) I wonder if they were done by the same artist – I'd love to find out who it was.
Lets have a closer look at the striking headline:
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| Ta-dah |
Nice. If you'd like a go at making one (or all) of the bags, click
here for free, printable instructions. All measurements in inches.
*I have been trying to replace them issue-by-issue ever since. Still regret chucking the ring binders though
So strange, there's hardly anything on Jackie illustrators on the web...it seems crediting illustrations wasn't a priority for the magazines in those years...
ReplyDeleteI know how it feels when you have to get rid of some things and they haunt you forever - I'm always in mourning for most of the 'junk' I decided to chuck, sell or give away when moving houses and countries...
Hope you get your Golden Hands issues back eventually!
Thanks Aniko... I know - I could cry when I remember the stuff I've thrown away over the years, at least I'm not the only one! I have been investigating Jackie illustrators through a lady I work with who used to work there... I'll do a post on it, stay tuned! xx
DeleteI used to throw about dust jackets of books because they annoyed me. The things we do when we are young eh!
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Hi PDV, yep, we were young and foolish! x
DeleteHowdy! I love this pattern, but it calls for the motifs to be made first which isn't included. Could you include that patTern too? I'd like to give it a go. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHowdy Maize! So pleased to hear you want to make one of the bags. Unfortunately the pattern for the motifs is in an earlier chapter of Golden Hands, in one of the issues I threw away :-( However, it shouldn't be difficult to find a pattern online for a square motif with a central flower shape, doesn't seem to matter what size. Good luck x
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