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Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and line

Don’t throw away the cotton and linen clothing that you don’t use in daily life. Have you ever thought about turning these unused fabrics into beautiful and exquisite bags? Reusing waste items is economical, affordable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and can also cultivate interest in crafts. Cotton and linen products are very common in daily life, fashionable and beautiful. Next we are going to use cotton and linen products to transform small bags. Follow the production department editor to learn the details of making cotton and linen handmade bags and teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.

Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.

Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags

  1. Prepare the fabric. Prepare a piece of brown cotton and linen fabric as the front fabric and a piece of back fabric.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  2. As shown in the photo, insert the zipper in between to align the overlap and adjust the fabric inside out. Adjust the position: ① Place the inner fabric in the front, ② Place the tight zipper in the front.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  3. Sew approximately 6-7 mm from the edge.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  4. The effect is shown in the figure below.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  5. Similarly, on the other side, overlap the edges of the front fabric and inside fabric with the zipper between them.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  6. Sew approximately 6-7 mm from the edge seam. As shown in the photo.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  7. The effect of opening the zipper is as shown in the picture below.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  8. Use a sewing machine to sew a seam on the zipper.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  9. In this way, both ends of the zipper will be tighter and there will be no wrinkles when pulling the zipper.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  10. If possible, you can use an iron to smooth it.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  11. Temporarily secure the bottom end of the zipper (the red line in the photo) so that both ends of the tight zipper do not open. Also, please open the zipper about 10 cm.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  12. Place the front fabric side down and return to the same position as step "6".
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  13. Turn back the clothInside the material, the effect is as shown in the picture below.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  14. Adjust the position of the zipper lock, the seam allowance on both sides is about 1.5 cm, ① all on one side, and ② leave about 8 cm of return opening on the other side.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  15. The stitching effect is shown in the picture below.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  16. The 2 cm overlap at the bottom (red line) can be sewn.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  17. Turn over the inner fabric from the front fabric.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  18. Sewing the return port (can be done by hand sewing).
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.
  19. The production of cotton and linen handmade bags is completed. Have you learned how to make cotton and linen handmade bags? Give it a try.
    Detailed explanation of making cotton and linen handmade bags. Teach you how to make cotton and linen handmade bags.

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