Hmmm...this doesn't sound too promising...I bought 3 purses for my DD's b'maids that weren't the $40 ones she was going to have to buy them....thought I'd done good ;-D Perhaps a few calls to other dyeing places...I still think tons of inexpensive satin shoes over the years have been successfully dyed....Thanks for your suggestions and cautions...!

Check out swoonpatterns.com or emmalinebags.com. I've seen many of these made with wool.

I like my current purse. It's not very big but is big enough for me. Has an outside zippered pocket that I put house keys, earphones, and the key ring that has all my store mini rewards cards on. Another outside pocket that has a snap, doesn't get used. There are little side slits that I keep my cell phone in and use the other side to carry cds (books from library) that I listen to in the car. They fit in there perfectly and keep the cd from getting scratched up when I'm carrying a bunch of other stuff to my car. Inner portion has a large area for my wallet, car keys and lotion pod. There is also a zippered area inside that has big rewards cards, on the other inner portion there are 3 pockets that I keep lip gloss, pens, eye drops and chap stick in. I now wish I had bought 2 of these purses so when this one wears out I would not have to go in search of another 'perfect' purse.

Can we post pics yet? Madewell is my go to for casual bags. I'll try to post a pic of mine. I also have a great woven straw (actually, I think it's woven paper) tote that I got off walmart dot com for about $20. It's lined and has a pocket. It's lasted for 2 summers and I'm looking forward using it again if it ever warms up here. Last summer the vinyl handles cracked, so I sewed on two new woven ones in about 5 minutes (I think they look even better than the originals). My bag and one I'm contemplating. ETA: nope. pic posting not fixed, obviously. And there they are! And, just because I can now post pics, here is one of the straw bag. Honestly, one of my favourite bags ever and it was > $20 https://www.walmart.com/ip/MABOTO-Women-Straw-Paper-Woven-Tote-Bag-Large-Capacity-PU-Handle-with-Zipper-Chi/147973837?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=18988