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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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