This is a tutorial on sewing backpack straps and it’s the second part of the Small Backpack Pattern sew along. If you landed here directly without seeing the first part of this sew along tutorial, you may want to go back and start the project from the beginning with Part … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, here’s the final video in the the Sewing the Anti Pickpocket Bag tutorial series. In this video we assemble the body of the bag and do all the finishing. You can refer back to the original project by clicking HERE or on the image below. Due to a … Continue reading
Hi, just letting you all know that we’ve released the second video in the Sewing the Anti Pickpocket Bag series in which we sew and assemble the lining of the bag. You can refer back to the original project by clicking HERE or on the image below. The first video … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, just letting you know that we’ve posted the full video tutorial for how to Make Bag Handles from Twisted Fabric Scraps on our Youtube channel. You can make the handles long or short depending on the style and functionality you want. It’s totally up to you and explained … Continue reading
Is your style more functional than fussy? Like to carry a small bag without being laden down with weight and unnecessary items? Or have a special guy and you’d like to make something just for him? Then I have the ideal pattern for you – the Minimalist Kraft Tex Wallet. … Continue reading
Small bags are really “in” at the moment and a small fringed bag like this one is particularly fun and easy to make. A small fringed bag for me represents freedom from the overwhelming amount of things I end up carrying around inside my normal bag. I was in a restaurant recently … Continue reading
It’s that time of year when we start to feel like we are running around in circles, and that feeling has inspired the pattern of the month for December – the Roundabout Bag. I’m told that round bags are going to be all the fashion this Spring after Chanel previewed … Continue reading
I’m loving my new lunch bag and know that you will too. Whether you live in a hot or cold environment or somewhere in between, we often need to take things with us we want to keep insulated. I like to take some cold drinks with me out in the … Continue reading
Introducing a new easy bag pattern this month. A smart fold over bag that can be used as a clutch bag or with an optional handbag/shoulder strap too, or even make a wrist strap. It’s very versatile. Fashionable and practical, fold over for your essentials, but shop too much and … Continue reading
I’m a sucker for shiny bag hardware. Any time I see something new, my mind starts to turn over with the possibilities for how to use it and this unusual little piece was no exception. It’s called an expandable gate-fold purse frame and lends itself perfectly to making a cute … Continue reading
I have a great new bag pattern released today for you as the Pattern of the Month for September. A friend had one similar that I just loved and it took me a while to work out how to sew it, so the bags would all be joined, but now … Continue reading
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