>Hi Denise! Yes, I thought the same thing about the bag. If there was any eorrmideby done here it was done one bead at a time in between the knitted beads. I cannot see the back of the stitching. The bag is nicely lined with some type of (very old) leather. And, it was hard to resist all the beads at that one shop, for sure! My main consideration was the fact that I had to carry them to another country in my hand luggage before going home. The small amount of beads I did buy were quite heavy! :0