Woven cattail shopper bag

Beautiful boho-chic bag

€ 99,00
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This stylish shopper bag will be your best companion when you go downtown, not only for shopping. You will fall in love with its natural colour which goes well with every outfit. Cattail (also known as bulrush, latin name Typha latifolia, is growing in the lake) is an extraordinary material: waterproof, ultralight, and extremely durable. You can take it with you everywhere! 

 

The bag is a perfect choice if you love natural and unusual materials. It is definitely one of a kind, woven locally by Polish craftspeople. For possessing cattail, you need to go into the lake and cut the material by hands. Basketry Master Helena cuts every leaf manually and then carefully weaves the bags. She weaves every bag with a heart and with a huge experience.  It's a lot of work, but the effect is splendid, the bag is perfect in general and in details.

 

We can offer this bag to you thanks to our long-standing friendships formed during Serfenta’s basketry expeditions. By purchasing it, you support local Polish craft and Basketry Master Helena directly. You can be sure, that by choosing this product, you are supporting local handcraft. 

A vowen cattail hat is a perfet accompany to the shopper bag! 

Material: cattail (bulrush).

 

The bag is 100% handmade, so the dimensions may vary by 1 or 2 cm.  

 

Height 34 cm 
Length 31 cm 
Base width 15 cm 
Handle length 45 cm 

 

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Helena Rogala

Helena Rogala – Cattail Queen – one of the last remaining basket makers who weaves unique cattail bags for us. We have cooperated with Helena for 11 years. Along with her family, she cuts cattail manually in muddy ponds. Then she cleans the material uses it to weave her magic!  

 

Take a look at the cutting process!  

Join the only cattail weaving workshop at Serfenta this year!  

Meet Helena Rogala as you stay at home – buy a tutorial DVD and see how the bag is made

 

Helena’s bags are part of our offer thanks to our long-standing friendships formed during Serfenta’s basketry expeditions. By purchasing them, you support local Polish craft and Basketry Master Helena directly. 

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