CORK Hobo Bag "Unicorn Roots" shimmer online

Roomy, sturdy and lightweight CORK Hobo Bag in a beautiful Unicorn Roots shimmery multi-colored cork. This purse is 14.25" wide, stands 9 1/2" tall upon a 4" base. The front of the purse has a zippered pocket with a tan/ bronze metal zipper. The Unicorn Roots CORK has shimmery stripes of pink, blue and gold in natural cork laid on top of a metallic backing that peeks through and adds shimmer and light.

The inside lining is a high quality quilting cotton that is fully interfaced. The lining color is a light colored quilting cotton, fully interfaced. On one side inside is a zippered pocket with a light brown zipper. On the other side is one deep pocket divided into two and rimmed on top with cork.

The purse zips closed on top with a zipper that matches the one on front. The strap is 1 1/4" wide and 54" long, adjustable. The empty purse weighs 13.9 ounces. Lightweight, but sturdy.

The quality of the cork fabric is excellent. It is soft, yet durable and stands up well to continuous carry.

The pattern I used for this purse is by Sincerely, Jen and she named it the Ugly Naked Guy Hobo Bag, named for a character in the tv series Friends. It is the nicest hobo bag pattern I could find to suit my online style. Elsewhere on my site this purse is also available in different colors. I included one photo to show the Gingerbread cork, also shimmery.

Handmade in Merritt Island, Florida.

"Cork Fabric is fabric backed cork strips created sustainably from the bark of cork oak trees in Portugal. First, the cork bark is harvested from the cork oak trees with machetes. Removing the bark from the cork oak trees does not harm the tree. The life expectancy for a cork tree is 200 years, and can be harvested every 10 years, so a single cork oak tree can be harvested multiple times while living a healthy life! Next, the cork bark is boiled in water to alter the cell structure of cork, to create a more manageable material. There are no chemicals needed, just water! The cork is then shaved into thin sheets and glued to their fabric backing creating the cork fabric. Finally, the cork is coated to keep it manageable!" (description from Sassafras Lane Designs)