Kete Satchel for K
This is a kete I made last year for my brother during a course that I took. The harakeke (NZ flax) used had been found in the classroom somewhat worse for wear, a bit over-processed in some places, etc. It has a much greater colour variation than the harakeke we had harvested for the class so I think someone brought it in themselves. No one claimed it so I used some to learn to make a four corner kete. I had seen someone else do a flap at the top of one of theirs, so I made up a way to do that on mine to create a satchel. The strap used some harakeke that I had and some dyed blue stuff someone else had left over which was a good colour to match the lining I already had planned to use. So it was very serendipitous. The toggles are made from pieces of apple wood from a tree in the garden I had to prune quite severely. I cut little pieces of the branch with the bark still on, and carved out a bit of the wood around the middle to the tie attaching the toggle to the bag would...