Japanese Rice Bag
A modern take on the japanese komebukuro a traditional pouch used in japan to carry rice offerings to the temple during religious ceremonies or to hold gifts destined for a close friend or relative.
Japanese rice bag. I pieced most of the fabric together and then added a few patches of red that were scraps from a dress i d made. You may want to choose your fabrics keeping this in mind. You will need 10 squares of fabric. A japanese rice bag or komebukuro is easy to make.
Komebukuro bags were hand sewn in a patchwork style using a mix of whatever fabrics were on hand and closed with a cotton drawstring cord. Handmade blue and white komebukuro rice bag komebukuro. A wide variety of japanese rice bag options are available to you such as heat seal patch handle and zipper top. Jun 2 2016 explore junbo yang s board japanese rice bag followed by 134 people on pinterest.
Japanese rice bags were traditionally used in japan society to carry rice offerings to the temple during important religious ceremonies and at other times to hold a gift destined for a dear friend or relative connected to a significant personal event. I basted my fabric piece onto some cotton batting as i like the texture you get with the stitches and the bag is sturdy and squishy. The pattern is the modern japanese rice bag by karen stevens and you can buy it on etsy here.