Right before starting making these bags I realized what should be added !

It's another piece that closes the bag. It has 2 purposes:

1. That way the user's hand closes the bag. No Velcro needed !

2. It's another reference to an envelope.

I made one bag, but I didn't plan it right:

I started by gluing all the pieces, then glued the ribbon and planned to sew everything at the end. I realized that:

1. After more than couple of hours the glue gets too stiff and even capable to break the needle.. I also discovered that for some reason it takes me hours to recover from a broken needle - I only need to replace it and that is easy, but then the tension of the thread is affected and to balance that I need to play a lot...

2. It's not smart to plan your work late at night ! It's always better to sew small pieces one to another and then to connect them all, than to work with the entire bag all the time. It's too clumsy.