In many tutorials on handmade fabrics, the making of handbags is very popular, mainly because handbags are so convenient and practical. They are suitable whether we go out to buy groceries or go shopping. If we can have a handbag as With assistance, it often brings a lot of convenience to our shopping life. We use simple fabric methods to make very practical handbags. Below, the editor of the production department will introduce to you the tutorial for making handbags. After you have finished making them, You will find that the design of this labb pocket is very simple and elegant. It mainly uses polka dot or plaid cloth materials. You need to prepare the fabric in advance. Once it is made, you can keep it for your own use or give it as a gift.
Illustration of making a handbag
- First prepare two strips of cloth, fold them 6 cm wide by 20 cm long from both ends to the center line, fold them into two (1.5 cm wide), and secure them with clips (as shown in the picture). Make two handles this way.
- On a 21 cm wide x 31 cm long piece of cloth, draw 3 cm from the top and bottom ends (bag opening line, red line) and 5 cm from the left and right ends (horizontal width line, yellow line), as shown in the photo.
- Use a folding clip to close and secure at the bag mouth line (3cm·red line). Double-sided adhesive (white) sewn on one side of the handle. Stay 2.5 cm from the horizontal width line (yellow) and temporarily secure the handle with double-sided tape.
- Sew the fabric end side (blue line) and peel off the double-sided tape. Then sew the bag opening (white thread).
- Sew the other side in the same way.
- Fold the horizontal width line and sew with a sewing machine at 3 mm from the hem. (red line)
- Stretch the sides apart. And turn back "inside" and sew.
- Use a seam allowance of 1 cm wide at both ends. (blue line)
- Make the side and bottom lines overlap so you can create regular corners.
- When you look at the sewn corners from the side, it looks like this.
- Flip back to "Previous".
- It looks like this.
- Done. Illustration of how to make a portable cloth bag. Have you learned it? Try it out!
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