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The Ditty Bag Book: A Guide for Sailors

No sailor should leave the dock without this book!
Sailors have used ditty bags to carry sewing equipment, toiletries, and other small items for centuries, and now The Ditty Bag Book teaches modern-day sailors the art form of hand-making ditty bags to use on their own seaward travels. Master sailor Frank Rosenow provides complete, step-by-step instructions in the making of a ditty bag—from cutting material to size to decorative touches—and emphasizes the proper maintenance of rigging and sails using the items stowed in the ditty bag.

Included in this handy, portable guide is additional information about the essential tools any sailor should have aboard ship, such as a clasp knife, a hand-seeming palm, beeswax, and a serving mallet. Rosenow also offers an array of advice on repairing sails, splicing, palm-and-needle whippings, chafing gear, and much more! Complete with hand drawings by the author, The Ditty Bag Book is essential for any modern-day sailor. 100 black-and-white illustrations

Paper ditty bag inspired by the basic traditional shape. There are many variations - as each sailor would have personalised their own. Mine is made from my own handmade papers, digitally printed with info about the Westland voyage, then waterproofed with the fermented persimmon juice (kakishibu). The waterproofing technique give the papers added strength too, as you crumple it up when wet, the hundreds of small folds in the paper stay. The more it is coated with the juice, and repeatedly crumpled and unfolded, the softer the paper is. This ditty bag feels like soft leather. I used chunky string made from montbretia leaves for the drawstring. I've not used any of the traditinal sail makers stitches in the construction of my ditty bag.........that's next on my list!


Following on-line instructions -


My apprenticeship............. I've managed to do the flat stitch on the side seams, the tabling and am now working on the patches then sticking stitch!
Working inside-out for some stitches.........

This little ditty bag was last-minute project that designer Jennifer Hansen made from a swatch that was laying around gathering dust.

This knitted swatch (about 6" wide by 5" tall) was first seamed into a tube and then the bottom was sewn shut. The top was then edged with a broomstick lace edging (using a #19 knitting needle, pulled up a loop in each stitch, then worked the stitch row into the loops as [sc into a group of 4 lps, triple picot, ch 3] around.) A pretty button was selected and the laceyness of the edging provides a buttonhole closure. Lastly, some twisted cord was made to the desired length and sewn to the sides of the bag.

Yarn used was Stitch Diva Studios Studio Silk in Hushed Lavender.

Watch our stream for more ideas on last minute gifts you can make with swatches - after all, swatches are just little projects that are 90% done!

Sailors have used ditty bags to carry sewing equipment, toiletries, and other small items for centuries, and now The Ditty Bag Book teaches modern–day sailors the art form of hand–making ditty bags to use on their own seaward travels. Master sailor Frank Rosenow provides complete, step–by–step instructions in the making of a ditty bag—from cutting material to size to decorative touches—and emphasizes the proper maintenance of rigging and sails using the items stowed in the ditty bag.Included in this handy, portable guide is additional information about the essential tools any sailor should have aboard ship, such as a clasp knife, a hand–seeming palm, beeswax, and a serving mallet. Rosenow also offers an array of advice on repairing sails, splicing, palm–and–needle whippings, chafing gear, and much more! Complete with hand drawings by the author, The Ditty Bag Book is essential for any modern–day sailor.

Sailors have used ditty bags to carry sewing equipment, toiletries, and other small items for centuries, and now The Ditty Bag Book teaches modern–day sailors the art form of hand–making ditty bags to use on their own seaward travels. Master sailor Frank Rosenow provides complete, step–by–step instructions in the making of a ditty bag—from cutting material to size to decorative touches—and emphasizes the proper maintenance of rigging and sails using the items stowed in the ditty bag.Included in this handy, portable guide is additional information about the essential tools any sailor should have aboard ship, such as a clasp knife, a hand–seeming palm, beeswax, and a serving mallet. Rosenow also offers an array of advice on repairing sails, splicing, palm–and–needle whippings, chafing gear, and much more! Complete with hand drawings by the author, The Ditty Bag Book is essential for any modern–day sailor.