The Palma
The maker's mark
Every palm frond on this bag was placed one bead at a time. Thousands of glass seed beads, each threaded by hand onto cotton, build a tropical scene no printer or machine could replicate. Blue sky, gold light, the kind of bag that makes people stop and ask where you are going.
Specification
- Technique
- Hand-beaded, glass seed beads on cotton
- Motif
- Tropical palms in blue, green, and gold beadwork
- Dimensions
- 9"L × 2"W × 6"H
- Closure
- Single flap
- Interior
- Inner zip pocket
- Exterior pocket
- Back slip pocket
- Handle
- Single shoulder strap
- Detail
- Cloth piping throughout
- Origin
- Handmade in India
- Production
- Small batch, each piece unique
Dispatched within 1 to 2 business days by FedEx Ground, arriving in 2 to 7 days across the U.S. Your tracking follows the moment it leaves us. Should it ever need to come home, you have 30 days from delivery.
What does hand-beaded mean?
Every bead was placed individually by hand with a needle and thread, no machine involved. The palm scene is the result of thousands of small decisions made by a single artisan over hours of focused work.
Will the beads fall off?
Each bead is stitched individually into the fabric, so with normal handling the beading is very durable. Avoid snagging on rough surfaces and do not submerge it in water, which can weaken the thread over time.
What fits inside?
At 9" wide and 6" tall it carries a full day or evening, phone, wallet, keys, lipstick, and cards. An inner zip pocket secures valuables and a back slip pocket holds what you reach for often.
Is every bag identical?
No. Because each is beaded by hand, the bead placement and color density vary slightly between pieces. Those small differences are the proof a hand made it, not a machine.
The story
The scene here is not printed. It is beaded. Using a fine needle and a frame to hold the cloth taut, the artisan places each glass bead, no larger than two millimeters, by hand, thousands of times, without a single misplaced mark changing the image. Each frond took hundreds of beads; the blue sky behind them took hundreds more.
The artisan who made yours looked at this same image through every hour of that work and decided, bead by bead, that it was worth finishing. You carry the result of that decision on your shoulder.
A thousand marks. One image. Yours.
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What is Gullye
Gullye finds its soul in the forgotten lanes, where quiet hands shape beauty that the world often overlooks. We bring these stories forward not as relics of the past, but as living treasures meant to be cherished.
The house of Gullye
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Heirloom objects from the workshops of South Asia, made in editions, never in factories.
The Palma
Every palm frond on this bag was placed one bead at a time. Thousands of glass seed beads, each threaded by hand onto cotton, build a tropical scene no printer or machine could replicate. Blue sky, gold light, the kind of bag that makes people stop and ask where you are going.
Gullye makes sculptural pieces by hand, in small editions, with master artisans in Jaipur. Once an edition sells out, it is retired.
The specification
The Palma is hand-beaded on cotton with glass seed beads secured individually by thread. Spot clean only, pressing a soft damp cloth gently against the fabric. Do not rub across the beaded surface, which can loosen stitches, and do not machine wash, hand wash, tumble dry, or dry clean. Keep it from snagging on rough objects or jewelry, and avoid prolonged direct sunlight. Store flat or lightly stuffed in the Gullye dust bag.
In confidence
The palm is one of the oldest symbols in human art. The Egyptians carved it into temple walls as a sign of eternal life; Phoenician traders carried its image across the Mediterranean. Nearly every culture that met the palm saw the same thing: the tree that belongs to everywhere warm and beautiful.
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