Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Work In Progress Wednesday - Woven Bag Progress

Today is a national holiday in Japan, Labor Thanksgiving Day.  I thought it was for being thankful you have a job, but maybe not... 


Labor Thanksgiving Day is the modern name for the ritual of Harvest Festival (Niinamesai).  On this day, the Emperor makes the season's first offering of freshly harvested rice to the gods, then eats the rice himself.  


So, I have the day off from work and plan to spend the afternoon with my stitch group. Before I go, I'll show what I have done with the bag this week.






11 comments:

Janie said...

That's a beautiful group of flowers, I like the bead centers.
Have fun at stitch group!

Anonymous said...

Hi Pamela have fun in your stitch group today,your bag is looking fantastic,well done.

Beth in IL said...

LOve the woven flowers. Very nice.

Ondrea said...

Oh my! How beautiful is that!

Brigitte said...

Oh my, Pamela, your bag looks fantastic. Such beautiful flowers.
Enjoy the holiday.

Lin said...

Very nice! xx

Leonore Winterer said...

How nice to have a day off! Great progress, and thanks for the closeup. There's a lot more to those flowers than I thought!

Carol- Beads and Birds said...

I like these flowers and the texture you've added with the bullion stitches. It's interesting that Japan also has a day that is devoted to thanksgiving.
xx, Carol

Pam said...

Thanks for the interesting insight into Japan and their holiday. Have a nice Japanese holiday! Your flowers are so pretty. What a nice bag that will be!

chitra said...

very beautifully worked flowers, Pamela!

Renee said...

This is beautiful!