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Hanging Shoe-Bag

In the February 1882 issue of Peterson’s Magazine, Mrs. Jane Weaver provides instructions for crafting a decorative hanging bag for boots and shoes. Made from brown holland and red braiding, this practical closet organizer features scalloped flaps and worsted ball ornaments.
Published February, 1882
A vintage illustration shows an ornate hanging shoe bag with scalloped flaps, braided trim, and decorative tassels.

Make up with brown holland or sheeting, and line with cloth. Strips of red turret braiding, or narrow strips of cretonne, divide the compartments. The lambrequin cover is cut in three deep scallops, and a simple pattern is braided on in red worsted braid. Worsted balls ornament the point of each flap. Bind all round with red worsted braid, and add a loop at each end to suspend the bag. Hang upon the inside of a closet door, it will be found most useful, and a very neat place to keep out of sight boots and shoes in use.

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