This handbag is very sturdy (it survived vacation in the Upper Peninsula last summer!) -- fun to carry, durable and machine washes and dries like a dream. I am currently making another in Ecru color--not sure of the handle I will use. Either a dark brown rattan, dark brown rectangular wood or maybe I will make my own handle using some big cool beads. If I use rattan handle, I may sew some small beads on front and back of bag. I will share photos of my Ecru Hobo in the near future.
for cool handbag handles! They're fairly expensive in craft stores, and the ones you find on thrift-store bags are so unique, just like the bag it's intended for!