Welcome to Penelope's Pocket

Beautiful bags handmade in England for storing and transporting your stitching and knitting projects.

Merchant and Mills Baby Bow Scissors

Super cute and oh so slylish, teeny tiny scissors measuring 6.75cm or just under 3 inches. Hand finished in smooth black.

Available to add to a bag purchase.

Price: £6.00 Available

Merchant and Mills Fine Work Gold Scissors

Beautiful scissors with lustrous matt gold finish. Full size is 9cm or 3.5 inches, with a blade size of 3cm or approximately 1 inch.

Available to add to a bag purchase.

Price: £8.00 Available

The Caroline

Quilted zipped project bag with clear vinyl front for cross-stitch, embroidery, needlework or English Paper Piecing projects. All have hand finished bindings.

Garden Fete

Rifle Paper Company rich burgundy floral print with touches of gold paired with a forest green print from the same collection. Note tassel will be forest green if you choose to add one.

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £30.00 Available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

Christmas Kitties

Gingerbread cats and kittens in stockings!

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £30.00 Available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

Periwinkle Blue Alice Caroline

Scaled down cotton print version of the iconic Alice in Wonderland, Rifle Paper Company design.

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £30.00 Available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

Navy Alice Caroline

Scaled down cotton print of the iconic Rifle Paper Company Alice in Wonderland design.

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £30.00 Available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

The Dorothy

Vinyl free, padded, zipped project bag. Although the same size Dorothy is more flexible and can hold slightly more than the Caroline! She will come with a luggage label style tag as well as an optional tassel for recording her contents.

More Little Strawberries

Finely printed strawberry fruit and flowers on a combination of pink and green backgrounds.

External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Price: £30.00 Available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

The Nutcracker

Finely detailed Rifle Paper Company cotton, with a golden lining.

External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Price: £30.00 No longer available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

Navy Alice

Scaled down cotton version of the iconic Rifle Paper Company Alice in Wonderland design, with a plain pink lining.

External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Price: £30.00 No longer available

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

The Gertrude

Made specifically to hold Caroline and Dorothy bags using heavier weight fabrics, high quality interfacing and beautiful coordinating linings. (Other uses welcomed!)

Teddy

Teal and magenta, a glorious combination!

Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)

Price: £54.00 Available

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

Periwinkle Blue Alice Gertrude

I just love this hard to find print with it's gold highlights. This is the scaled up canvas weight version.

Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)

Price: £56.00 Not currently available

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

French Navy Alice Gertrude

The navy version of this iconic Alice in Wonderland print.

Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)

Price: £56.00 Not currently available

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

Les Fleurs

Pops of colourful roses on a dark navy background.

Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)

Price: £54.00 Not currently available

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

December Post

For all your stitching and knitting Christmas projects. The dark green background makes this one super smart I think!

Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)

Price: £54.00 Not currently available

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

The Isabel

Each of these draw string top bags is a one of a kind. Made using vintage Kantha quilts and lined with beautiful coordinating cotton. Please note that they are hand stitched and truly vintage so will show signs of wear and craftsmanship, some may also be pieced, but all are both beautiful and unique.

Number 18

Rather lovely, original crazy patch to the front of this one. Back pieced by me.

Base 25cm x 10cm (9 1/2 x 4 inches) Height 30.5cm (12 inches) Width at top 34cm (13 1/2 inches)

Price: £40.00 No longer available

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00