The third prototype handle was finally completed yesterday evening after the third prototype was fitted with a handle.
The three completed pieces were then photographed earlier.
It is a prototype, so there is still room for improvement, but I am personally satisfied.
As mentioned elsewhere on the site, we are pursuing a form that anyone might come up with, but not everyone has.
I also think that if you are going to make the same things as other people, making things from the materials you are using is the best way to enjoy new handicrafts. The prototype, or rather the use of the material Fortuna, also takes into account the plastic waste problem.
I wondered if the materials that remained as scraps could be used as a form of something, rather than just being thrown away, and when I tried changing the form by connecting the materials, I found a way to use them like leather materials.
This is also how Taiwanese handicraft enthusiasts used to do it, but it came as a great shock, as they had never thought it was possible to sew the same material onto a material.
This method is not possible with domestic PP bands as they crack vertically.
I received a comment on Instagram asking "Why can't Japanese PP bands be used to make handles?", but I think this is because they crack lengthwise and become fibrous during use.
In fact, many of the PP band handles are actually threaded through a transparent tube, which can also be seen in the answer.
I have also seen PP bands used on construction sites many times, and even if they are twisted, broken or partially cut, they can still be partially connected by splitting vertically, which means that PP bands are a dedicated material for cargo fastening.
This does not mean that Fortuna materials are better.
Fortuna material has problems with tension, and in narrow widths, it is not strong enough to break off during tightening, so you need to be careful about the amount of force you use. In the end, I think handicrafts are about using materials with ideas.
I'm halfway through explaining from completion to waste issues and PP bands, but the thing is that it's complicated to do something.
The three prototypes will not be sold as they are for my own use.
But it may be sold at Origin.
From now on, we will carry them with us for publicity purposes.
So every time you go shopping and pay the bill, you won't be asked, "Do you need a fukuro?" every time you pay for your shopping!
But would a giant, caned and suspicious-looking old man stand out if he carried these around as a shopping basket!
But unless it's very urgent, just ask us and we'll be happy to help.
If you are behind me, I am hard of hearing and may not be able to hear you and may ignore you, so please speak to me from the front (even though it may be scary)!
But first I have to take some photos!
