Create a Hand-Stitched Treasure: The Komebukuro Bag
A Japanese Rice Bag Project for Slow Stitchers and Embroidery Lovers

Discover the quiet joy of hand stitching with this beautiful, fully hand-sewn Japanese-style drawstring bag — the Komebukuro, a traditional rice bag reimagined as a modern, soulful sewing project.

   
Whether you're drawn to delicate embroidery or love piecing together meaningful scraps, this project invites you to slow down, stitch with intention, and make something truly one-of-a-kind.

Learn these beautiful processes

  • Slow Stitching using precious fabrics.
  • Playing and designing with colour.
  • Embroidery.
  • Make string from fabric
  • Make a box project bag

 KOMEBUKURO is....
a perfect way to explore Slow Stitching and traditional embroidery, while making an absolutely beautiful and practical bag. 

Take some fabric and make your own treasured offering bag

This self-paced, on demand course is just right when you want to create a fun textile design and make something useful, beautiful and uniquely YOU!

Join today for only $77AU

Converts to approx $50US, £40

HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED
Slow Stitching

  • I share my process of Slow Stitching
  • You'll learn about colours and using different fabrics in your designs.
  • Wonderful techniques for bringing this beautiful practice into your life.

Embroidery

  • The project bag featured in this course has three different moths and a moon embroidery. 
  • Downloadable PDFs for these patterns, as well as how to translate to fabric.
  • Learn step-by-step how to embroider the designs.


Make fabric string

  • Using fabric scraps you'll make string for the drawstring of your bag.
  • Make the drawstring channels to tie up your project bag.
  • Fully hand stitched, with machine sewing options.

Make three different rice bag styles

  • A (machine) pieced quilted design.
  • An embroidered moth & moon motifs
  • Slow Stitched with special fabrics.

   
With JAPANESE RICE BAG you'll get:

➛ Over 3 hours of video content, broken into modules for easy viewing; jump right into where you want to learn.


➛ Filmed as if you're right beside me in my studio.

Step-by-step process instructions in all my videos.


➛ Conversations about design, working with intuition and instinct.


➛ Embroidery, slow stitching and hand quilt-piecing techniques.


➛ Immediate access to all videos, so you can start watching straight away.


➛ Ongoing access - watch whenever you want, as many times as you want.


➛ Lifetime* access.

Oh hey, I’m ELLIE

I'm a textile artist and creative maker, specialising in working with intuition to create beautiful, special, unique fabric pieces that sing of your own inner whisper.


This cosy of cushions is something fun, yet also a meaningful piece to create with your own hands. Gifting a cushion, or laying your head upon your own handwork has a special feel. 

In my work I find it important to empower you to learn new skills, overcome fears, develop your own creative voice. All my courses lean into this - take my ideas and techniques to create something your way!
a new way of seeing something

I enjoy bringing traditional techniques to you in a new light. 


If you're a complete beginner, my courses are the stepping stone to a new creative textile world. You'll learn embroidery techniques from the very first stitch, right through to finishing your Japanese Rice Bag project.


More experienced students learn how to break rules, do things with abandon, instinct, intuition, and approach things with a completely different viewpoint. 

QUESTIONS?
  • What if I'm a complete beginner?
    My videos are filmed as if you're right beside me in my studio. My videos are aimed for total beginners to learn how to create. You'll learn how to insert a zip, even if you've never sewn one before - overcome your fear of zips with my simple how-to.
  • What does 'lifetime' mean?
    This means the life of the course - not so much your or my lifetime :)
    I have been sharing my courses online for 10 years, so they're not going anywhere anytime soon. If I do ever retire the courses, I'll give you ample notice so you can download the content to keep and watch from your own device.
  • How do I access the course?
    My courses are hosted on a site called ThriveCart. You can access it easily on your device - desktop, laptop, phone, tablet - wherever you can get internet access.

    Once you purchase you'll receive an email on how to log into your student portal and access your course.
  • What if I don't like the course?
    There is no refund or exchange on any of my online courses or digital products. Though if you feel like the course isn't as it's been described please let me know and we can work something out.

    I stand by my courses in their quality, value, content, and what I provide. If you've never taken one of my online courses, please check out my free course available on my website petalplum.com.au
  • What currency are your courses in?
    I'm moving all my courses to Australian $. Your bank (Stripe or PayPal) will automatically convert to your currency for you, so no need to worry about that. You can visit XE.com to check the current conversion rate, but please note that all banks do a slightly different conversion rate.

    If you are Australian you'll be charged GST on top of the course cost.
  • I have another questions
    Of course, please send me an email to ellie@petalplum.com.au and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Japanese Rice Bag course 

$77AU / $50US / £40UK

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Treasure drawstring pouch

Special one-time offer, only $17AU!
Make a lovely little purse with special fabric - for holding your treasures and gifting to your loved ones. 

Regular price $25, only $17 today

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