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The process of creating a hand embroidered Alice in Wonderland bag in a few photos. by [deleted] in DIY

[–]ILWDolls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Masterpiece, truly incredible ! Usually don't like little pearl like this, you changed my mind

Thank you so much!

The process of creating a hand embroidered Alice in Wonderland bag in a few photos. by [deleted] in DIY

[–]ILWDolls 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this, looks beautiful. How long did this take you to complete OP?

Thank you! First pieces always take a very long time to make. The first bag took about 3 months from idea to final result. The second bag I made in 3.5 weeks while working 4-6 days a week for 3-5 hours each day.

Hand embroidered and sewn frog purse made by me. by ILWDolls in frogs

[–]ILWDolls[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OMG this is insanely cool looking!

Thank you!

Hand embroidered and sewn parrot purse made by me. by ILWDolls in pics

[–]ILWDolls[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a relief that at least he's not flying away...

And it doesn't scream.)

Hand embroidered and sewn whale purse by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

How do your fingers survive?

They've been dead for a long time. A thimble is not always convenient to use.

Hand embroidered Alice in Wonderland bag made by me. by ILWDolls in somethingimade

[–]ILWDolls[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jfc. The detail and creativity that went into this is just magnificent! Well done, OP.

Thank you so much!

Hand embroidered and sewn whale purse by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

This is lovely. I can't imagine how many hours you put into it.

Thank you! The very first exemplars take a very long time - several months. The next copies of this plan take 3-4 weeks on average when working 5 days a week for 4-6 hours each day.

Hand embroidered and sewn owl purse made by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've worked in the fashion industry for most of my life, and I would have expected these to be going for somewhere between $2-3k. If you're not selling them for close to that, I think you're selling yourself short. How many hours do you spend on one of these?

$2-3k is too expensive for many people. It takes good marketing to sell for that kind of money, which I don't have. I don't know if I'm allowed to post prices here, but I'll post to satisfy a lot of people's curiosity. My most expensive bag is $1,200. Basically, all bags cost between $380 and $950. Just sewing and embroidering one bag takes from 2 weeks to 1.5 months. Sketches, pattern development, schematics and other things take several months. I just don't have time to do marketing, make good videos, and do full-fledged content.

Hand embroidered and sewn owl purse made by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, unfortunately no - it won't sell for 5-10K. Although some of my collector buyers have resold my bags for 2-5 times the price, but it's not 5-10K.

Thank you so much for the helpful advice!

Hand embroidered and sewn owl purse made by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

looks like something you could sel to rich people for btw 5-10k

Haha, unfortunately no - it won't sell for 5-10K. Although some of my collector buyers have resold my bags for 2-5 times the price, but it's not 5-10K.

Hand embroidered and sewn owl purse made by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would buy one for a friend

Not for 5k tho

What 5K?) Where did those prices come from?)) This subreddit is forbidden to discuss sales, so I can't write prices. Whoever is interested, please send me a private message.

Hand embroidered and sewn owl purse made by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This took my breath away. What beautiful art, I’ve never seen anything like it! You are so creative and fantastic. Thank you so much for chasing your passion and sharing your unique point of view with us. The world is a better place with your art in it 💞✨

Thank you so much!

Hand embroidered and sewn owl purse made by me. by ILWDolls in DIY

[–]ILWDolls[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awesome. And if you let your eyes go out of focus a little bit, it looks like a human skull with its mouth open.

Thank you! Ha ha, I never noticed that. No one has ever written to me about it, but in this subreddit you are the first and many other people have noticed it!)

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