I was getting worried about you, afraid you had froze up. These bags are amazing, looks like a ton of work in them...and all fine work I might add.
Those curlie things you do so well Bruce Grant calls them "Applicate Braiding" and they were real popular on handmade horse tack such as saddles back when things were made by hand.
Thats a long way around those bags...makes my stitching hand hurt looking at them.....