Royal Purple Woven Basket Bag with Scarf, 45cm

A handwoven straw basket bag with a deep violet cotton band around the rim, a long fringed scarf in the same violet tied at the front and twin braided rope handles. This is the plain one of the pair, and that is the point. The colour sits in one block rather than a print, so it goes with a patterned dress without arguing with it, and it reads as a handbag rather than a beach basket. If you would rather the bag were the colourful thing, pick the Sunset Stripe Woven Basket Bag instead. The body is plaited by hand in a close diagonal weave, so it stands up on its own and holds a good deal more than it looks. The scarf is threaded through a beaded loop at the front and carries fine grey and silver stripes through the violet, so it can be untied and worn. Keep it dry, brush the weave rather than washing it, and hand wash the scarf separately.