A cute eco jute shopper with black handles and side panels (it is also wax lined). I have hand appliqued 3 babushkas on one side with red embroidery cotton.

This bag was designed for a friend of mine who owns a cake shop hence the cake. She wanted to offer her customers a reusable bag.

Bag measures - 42cm wide x 3.5cm high x 12cm deep

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Jute is a natural fiber (a vegetable fiber composed of cellulose), like all natural fibers, jute is totally biodegradable. When discarded, jute decomposes putting valuable nutrients back into the soil. As the jute stem is cut during harvesting a major portion of the root remains within the soil. This, in due course, decomposes and disappears into the soil. Through this process of bio-degradation it enriches the soil by way of providing natural manure for other subsequent crops to be grown there. Jute fiber strands or 'jutes' are crafted into strong re-usable bags ideal for shopping and many other activities. A few facts about Jute production and the jute industry:

*Jute industry supports an estimated 5 million people in the poorest regions on earth.

*One hectare of Jute plants consumes over 15 tonnes of CO2, several times higher than trees.

*Jute is environmentally friendly - non pollutant.