Rune bag and casting tray
I used to keep my runes in my belt pouch – but once that was finished, it was filled with other gear. So I made another bag to keep the rune set in and draw them from. There wasn’t any real plan for making the bag. I just had an idea in my head of what the design could look like. The idea was to make the bag like the classic, simple leather pouch. But I wanted to add a piece of thick vegetable-tanned leather in the middle for more support. After tightening it, however, it turned out to be far too small. The runes would fit inside, but I couldn’t draw one without looking down – and you can’t be looking at the runes when you’re drawing them at random. So I had to cut a few extra scraps and expand the bag. It works. When pulled tight, it’s now deep enough. With my burner, I’ve burned a wyrd symbol on both the inside and outside of the bag. I’m fully aware that wyrd is a modern symbol – but it looks great. It represents the Norns’ threads woven together:...
