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How’s your holiday shopping coming? If you are still looking for beautiful, quality handmade bags, I’d love for you to take a look at the new bags coming to WoolNeedleThread next week. There will be holiday-themed project bags, zipper bags, and Sockses Boxes (both ho-ho-ho prints and more generally winter-themed prints), as well as gorgeous handbags and my very popular smaller backpacks.

My email subscribers have 24 hours of exclusive access before the bags go public. I’d be honored if you’d join the list. (I promise, I’m not an email-all-the-time kind of person.)

In the photos here you can see both project bags and a backpack that are available and ready to ship right now, as well as a sneak peek at a few of the bags coming next week. I hope you’ll take a look!

Oooh the leaves are turning and that means one thing: stash diving for the chonkiest wool for a new sweater project.

If you’re casting on a big project, then you need a big bag to keep your work protected and accessible. If it can look great at the same time, even better! I have just the bag. Like everything in my shop, it was handmade by me from quality materials like heavy, hand waxed cotton canvas and sturdy denim.

I have several styles, including the popular Waxed Canvas Tote that (new for this year!) I turned sideways. Same size, just easier to reach the bottom of the bag. Even better, you can add an optional cross-body strap for when you want that freedom of movement.

The Waxed Canvas Collage Totes are little works of art, each absolutely unique.

And finally, my waxed canvas and denim Project Backpacks are strong enough for taking along your project on the weekend, and your laptop and books during the week.

Unsure? Please have a look at the glowing customer reviews on my website.

The holidays are coming — are you ready? Small bags make great gifts. They’re pretty, useful, and easily filled with little goodies. Right now in my shop I have loads, and they all do double (or triple) duty. They make great small project bags one day, and can be used for something else the next.

Sockses Boxes are perfect for, well, sock projects. No socks on the needles at the moment? Pack makeup or toiletries for your holiday travels. They’re washable, so no need to be precious about using them any way you need.

Dumpling pouches are too cute. They have a sweet shape and a fat footprint that makes it easy to knit out of it. After you finish using it for your hat project, pop all your small bits and pieces in so they don’t get lost in your larger handbag. Fill one with sweet treats (or a skein of your favorite indie dyed yarn?) for your knitting bestie.

And pyramid pouches make great notions pouches, or they can hold your cords, chargers, and ear buds, or makeup essentials, or even a dice bag for family game night. They’re also sweet micro purses to dangle from your wrist at that New Year’s Eve party. Even better, they’re made from fabric samples that were on their way to the landfill.

I have loads on the website ready to ship right now.

Fall can never come fast enough for me. As soon as there’s a hint of crisp in the air, I’m ready for all the wool and all the sweater knitting. And I have just the bags for those new projects…

I make everything myself and love putting together beautiful combinations of fabrics, many with water-resistant hand-waxed canvases, leather trims, and useful features like open-wide tops and metal frames to hold your knitting bag open.

Right now, I have all sizes of project bags with magnetic snap or zipper closures, all fully lined and with waxed canvas bases. I have super cute Sockses Boxes for knitting your smaller projects on the go, and extra large and sturdy backpacks. I’m almost never able to offer these on my website because they sell out too quickly at events, but I tried to make extra this year. They have eight pockets, a waterproof canvas lining, leather trims, and adjustable straps. Even better, the base and strap attachments are all reinforced for strength and durability, so load it up with a project for your favorite fall fiber fest and use it the next week to carry your laptop and books to work.

Please have a look! I hope you’ll find one you love.

Spring is here, and it’s time for a refresh. I’ve taken my classic project bags and zhuzhed them up a little bit. I made them a little larger and added leather handles and magnetic snap closures. Of course, all the nice details of my classic project bags (which you can still find here!) remain: a hand-waxed, water-resistant canvas base, a fully finished lining with slip pockets, and a binder ring on a ribbon for your small tools and stitch markers. And like everything I offer, it was made entirely by me in my smoke-free, dog-friendly home.

I also have a group of medium classic project bags made from repurposed fabric samples that were on their way to the landfill before I rescued them. I hope you’ll agree that they’re far too pretty to throw away and that they make beautiful project bags.

There are also zipper pouches and lots of pretty handbags if you’re shopping for something pretty for Mom, too. I put lots of love and care into my bags, and I hope you’ll love them, too.

New project bags for spring have landed on my website. There are pretty linen and floral drawstring project bags and open-wide zipper bags with water resistant waxed canvas bases. But my absolute favorites are the waxed canvas collage totes. Each is one of a kind and a beautiful arrangement of colors and shapes. They have leather handles, magnetic snap closures, and you’ll never see someone with the same bag. Every item on my website was handmade entirely by me. They’re ready to ship — the bag you see in the photos is the one you’ll receive — and they go out within 1-2 days. Each was a labor of love for me. I hope you’ll love them, too.

I don’t tend to make resolutions at the start of the year, but I do like the idea of new beginnings. It seems like the perfect time to learn a new knitting technique or try that pretty crochet stitch I saw on Instagram. What better way to mark a new start on a new project than with a new project bag? All of my bags are handmade by me. They all have water resistant waxed canvas bases and are fully lined with pockets inside. Several in this group feature repurposed fabric samples that were headed for the landfill. I hope you’ll find one you love and start something new with it.