Turning waste into treasure, handmade. Even those ordinary items in life have become something brand new through a series of simple splicing and sewing processes by master craftsmen. Next, the editor of the production department will introduce to you a tutorial on making a double-sided drawstring bag. You can take out the shirts and other clothes you don’t wear at home and recycle them! Let’s learn how to make a fashionable double-sided drawstring bag.
Double-sided drawstring bag making tutorial
- Prepare three pieces of fabric, which can be cut from a plaid dress you are not wearing. As shown below, prepare two pieces of dark blue plaid fabric and one piece of black fabric.
li> - Sew the three pieces of fabric together at a seam width of 1cm so that the upper fabric sandwich the lower fabric.
li> - Sew the top ends together, leaving a 1cm seam allowance in the middle. (yellow line location)
li> - If the seam edge of the lower fabric is warped, you can use the presser foot to sew a line on the front (or use an ironing machine to flatten it) to make it look beautiful on the front.
li> - As shown in the picture, starting from the horizontal center, mark a line about 2 cm wide in the center. This position is where the drawstring will be made. .
- Sew both ends (pink line), 2cm drawstring position and return opening (10cm) without sewing. The marked location is shown in the figure below.
li> - Turn it over from the return port to the front, as shown in the picture below.
li> - Fold the top half of the bag inward repeatedly so that the straps become double layers.
li> - Turn back to the front and create the drawstring position.
- Use a sewing machine to sew along the yellow line.
li> - Put the drawstring into the bag opening.
- Hand-sewn return port. (yellow line)
- Our handmade drawstring bag is finished.
li> - Have you learned the tutorial on fashionable double-sided drawstring bags? Hurry up and try making your own double-sided drawstring bag.
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