Peace Flag Bag

My Ladies of the Evening series continues with this little lass. The Flag Bag is more suited to a girl than a woman. She's small - only 3" x 5". She could easily be used as a coin purse. She has only 32 "star" beads, so is not accurate as a modern day American flag.



The red and white beads that form the stripes are secured with a thread that runs horizontally through the beads. The field of blue beads is secured with a thread that runs vertically through the beads. The white "star" beads are sewn in fairly haphazardly. The bottom row of the blue field is secured horizontally like the stripes. All of this detail helps to add texture to a solid side of beading.



Here's the surprise. This little lady is fully beaded on the other side -- depicting the Canadian flag! This is why I call her the Peace Flag Bag. I've seen similar souvenirs in gift shops at the US / Canadian border where peace between our two nations reigns supreme.



On this side, all the beads in the red and white fields are secured with a thread running vertically through the beads. The beads that fill the maple leaf follow the contours of the outline. On both sides of this beaded bag, the red beads are sparkly clear glass beads. The white beads are opaque. This, too, adds to the detail and texture of the finished bag.



The seams of the bag are completely beaded with red beads. The top is zippered. There is no inner pocket. The bag originally had a 10 inch handle made of a satin cord. As you can see, it was pulled out of one side seam, which has sustained some damage. That shouldn't be too hard to repair.

I rescued this little lass at a Goodwill thrift store in Portland, Oregon in October 2016. She cost only $1.99.