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Nautical Flag Bag

Nautical Flag Bag

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This wipe-clean vinyl toe bag measures 38cm x 39cm which is roomy enough to fit in a laptop in its sleeve along with a packed lunch. The fabric is salvaged from the workshop floor after covers for Cornish boats and trailers have been made. (The white is the remnants of covers for vegetable packing trailers which are a feature of the Cornish lanes). The scraps are sewn together, with a strong zig zag stitch, to replicate the nautical flags which are still used for communication at sea today.
The handles are made from new 2.5cm wide webbing which is strong and comfortable to hold.

Generally nautical flags each represent a letter or number, and each has a meaning. This bag show letters T and Z. (see right for meaning)

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Welcome! This is a very new shop and I'll be adding lots of other items soon. Look out for more hip bags, hip pouches, bags, hats, aprons, coin pouches, tote bags and shoulder bags. All made from recycled, salvaged or found materials.

I love making things from discarded materials - and this pvc was easy to keep out of landfill - such strong colours! I'm from a nautical family and still enjoy sailing my dinghy around Mount's Bay so a marine theme for the scraps was a no-brainer. Nautical flags are used in dinghy and yacht racing to communicate when to set off and which direction to go in. Very Important!

It occurred to me that the very formal nautical meaning for the letters could be translated so that they have more pertinance in ordinary life. Here are my efforts to translate:

T - at sea- means 'Keep clear, engaged in trawling'. Translated it could be ' Keep away from me!'
Z - at sea - means 'I require a tug'. Translated it could be 'pull me out of this mess!'

More nautical flag bags to be listed - but if you'd like particular letters please get in touch

This item will be posted to you by Barefoot Pedlar within 3 days of receiving payment.

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Designed by Julie Hanson in Cornwall

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