My mother embroidered this ten years ago.
It was more of a homage to Guinness than to the harp.
The bag is getting a bit scruffy now, but I have grown to like it.
Lee Sei-Macfhearchair
Pictures of your Bag Covers
Pictures of your Bag Covers
I was wondering if anyone else had a 'non-standard' bag cover.
My mother embroidered this ten years ago.
It was more of a homage to Guinness than to the harp.
The bag is getting a bit scruffy now, but I have grown to like it.
Lee Sei-Macfhearchair
My mother embroidered this ten years ago.
It was more of a homage to Guinness than to the harp.
The bag is getting a bit scruffy now, but I have grown to like it.
Lee Sei-Macfhearchair
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Oh! Pick me! 
I'm way too fond of my bag covers.
I played for years without a bag cover, until i went into my local "fancy" (read: expensive) fabric store. I was looking for a fleur-de-lys pattern for a SSP cover (i actually play mostly French music on the SSP...) Anyway, they had this fabric with BEES on it! And it seemed so perfect ("hive of honeyed sound" and all) that i bought some for the SSP. Later, i decided to get some more, but a rich wine-coloured, for my plumwood C set. It's just a little slippery but i love it!
More recent is this sort-of-chenille patchwork. When i saw it in the store, i knew instantly that's what i needed for my concert set. They also had some with squares half this size, which i might get for my NSP once they're done. The fringe exactly matches the colours in the fabric.
When i was buying the "bee" fabric, and explaining to the saleslady what i wanted it for, a nearby customer asked me, with much derision, "...and WHO'S going to sew it?" and was somewhat taken aback when i told her i was going to do it myself. My mom won't touch these with a 10-foot pole, so i had to figure it out myself. I hate making them, especially the little sleeves for the stocks, but i have grown to like my pipes dressed-up a little.
Be seeing you,
eric.
I'm way too fond of my bag covers.
I played for years without a bag cover, until i went into my local "fancy" (read: expensive) fabric store. I was looking for a fleur-de-lys pattern for a SSP cover (i actually play mostly French music on the SSP...) Anyway, they had this fabric with BEES on it! And it seemed so perfect ("hive of honeyed sound" and all) that i bought some for the SSP. Later, i decided to get some more, but a rich wine-coloured, for my plumwood C set. It's just a little slippery but i love it!
More recent is this sort-of-chenille patchwork. When i saw it in the store, i knew instantly that's what i needed for my concert set. They also had some with squares half this size, which i might get for my NSP once they're done. The fringe exactly matches the colours in the fabric.
When i was buying the "bee" fabric, and explaining to the saleslady what i wanted it for, a nearby customer asked me, with much derision, "...and WHO'S going to sew it?" and was somewhat taken aback when i told her i was going to do it myself. My mom won't touch these with a 10-foot pole, so i had to figure it out myself. I hate making them, especially the little sleeves for the stocks, but i have grown to like my pipes dressed-up a little.
Be seeing you,
eric.
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