Camelia Handbag

Bead Embroidery Japanese Style - Advanced Level - Camelia Handbag (Design © JEC)
Bead Embroidery on White Nishijin Silk
Camellia Handbag is an advance project that requires knowledge of silk embroidery. Ms. Reiko Matsukawa, author of “Bead Embroidery Bag Textbook” created the Camellia Purse (© JEC) utilizing both Japanese embroidery and beadwork combined. The beads used are teal colored Tri-cut Beads with gold & black seed beads. The foundation fabric is white Nishijin silk. The piece is stitched on a traditional Japanese Embroidery frame. The finishing is done in Japan.