My inspiration for this 'experiment' was the Seal Bag of Edward I - which used the intarsia technique to inlay wool into a ground fabric. Because of its close association with applique and because I had a larger project in mind for later, I decided to experiment with this.
Wool bag bordered with cotton three-ply cord, with intarsia design over which more cord is couched. DMC perl cotton tassles and lucet cord bag ties..