envelope corner piece

upcycled coffee bag basket

My friend had collected 80 Reykjavik coffee packages from his workplace. First I thought about making a bag out of them, but the light colored material with a malty surface is not necessarily the best for that purpose. I decided to weave a basket similar to the one I made earlier from Juhla Mokka bags, but instead of square weaving, I used zigzag weaving.

A few more coffee bags are used for zigzag weaving compared to a square weaving in a basket of the same size, because in zigzag weaving, the edges of the basket are formed by branches, which in this basket are folded to the inside of the edge. This way, the edge becomes more stable, which is why the extra used coffee bags are not particularly harmful. I also decided to add carrying handles from ribbon to this basket.

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58 coffee bags were used in this basket. I cut three strips from each coffee bag, making a total of 172 strips that are 6,8 cm wide and 2,3 cm when folded. The height of the finished basket is 21 cm and the size of the base is 21 x 31,5 cm.

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The bottom of the basket consists of two parts and the edges are made of two zigzag layers. You can watch all the work stages of weaving in the video below.

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black and white envelope purse

I decided to try a weave a small envelope from coffee bags and use the black and white Juhla Mokka squares waiting for it. An envelope needs one square, one triangle, and two corner pieces. There are six strips in one corner, so I got to convert one finished square into two corners.

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The challenge in weaving a triangle is to design the pattern as the strips are turned in the middle of the weaving. For Juhla Mokka bags, this will not work if the goal is a black and white triangle. There would be one red spot on the edge of the triangle. As a solution to this problem, coffee bag strips have been chosen instead, which are almost completely black and thus well suited for weaving a black triangle. After all, that triangle doesn’t show much under the flap of the envelope and brings even a nice detail as a black stripe to the edge of the flap.

The corner pieces from Juhla Mokka bags can be woven in black and white and two corners are needed for this envelope. The pieces are connected in the usual way with a gift string. The edge of the envelope flap is finished with black cord, which is also threaded through the long edge of the triangle. This prevents the edge from coming loose.

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A magnetic clip has been added to the flap to close the envelope. The half of the magnetic clip on the flap is attached through the innermost strip, so that the fastener is not visible outside the flap. Holes for magnets can be easily made with sharp-edged scissors, as long as they do not become too large.

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