The Rahab Bag "Eden" (NFS)

The Rahab Bag "Eden" was a special request from a client, that of which I utilized articles of clothing belonging to her grandmother. I was immediately drawn to a cardigan sweater, artistically embroidered with beautiful wildflowers. It reminded me of an untamed, magnificent garden, abundant in color and rich in fragrance. Eden is the Hebrew word for paradise; a place of extreme beauty, delight or happiness. Many associate paradise with the Garden of Eden from the book of Genesis. Visions of beautiful, lush gardens conjure up in one's mind. With this, I chose to highlight the needlework employing it as the focal point for this handbag.


The red scarf that is prominent on all Rahab bags are symbolic of the crimson cord that Joshua told Rahab to hang from her window (Josh 2: 18). The crimson cord would be a sign to the Israelites not to attack anyone of that household when they sacked Jericho.

The deep sky blue fabric used here is part of the collection of clothing belonging to my clients grandmother.





The buttons are from the floral cardigan sweater.








I also made a little change purse to match.










The lavender pockets were cut from a decorative blouse. These pockets are perfect for holding large sunglasses or your mobile phones.










The sea-glass buttons are also from my clients collection. The double pockets are located on both sides of the lining. Perfect for holding checkbooks, small note pads, mobile phones, business card cases, writing pens and nail files.