VIDEO: Sew a bag yourself

No matter what kind of bag you want to sew, Bags sewing is fun because - compared to trousers, hats or fitted jackets - it is quite easy.

How to make the classic, tried and tested shoulder bag

1. To practice, perhaps first sew a classic shoulder bag without a lining, but with shoulder straps, preferably with a material that is not exactly outrageously expensive. You can even do this without a pattern. In order to enjoy the bag, you do not need to master any great sewing skills, a tasteful fabric alone makes a great impression. And if you then sew a key case, wallet and / or a scarf from the same fabric, it can look very chic.
2. If you want a more elaborately crafted bag, sew a lining. You can see the inside of the bag a lot, especially with the classic open shoulder bags. A neon-colored yellow for a brown bag on the outside is good, also magenta for the inside and outside a nice deep red are two colors that go well with each other. But sewing a lining is also easy.
3. Perhaps you take two A4 sheets of paper that you lay next to each other on the fabric on the narrower side, then you have the pattern for a small shoulder bag. If you do not have the usual sewing chalk to go around the leaves and to mark the cutting line on the fabric, you can also use soap scraps reduced to narrow flakes.
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4. Cut the fabric for the outside.


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5. Put the outside of the bag right sides together and next to one another - at the top of the narrow side then the lining, also right sides together, so that a tube is in front of you. Now sew - you have the left side in front of your eyes - the outside of the pocket and the pocket lining in the middle, about at a distance of one centimeter, even with a double seam, and then the lining on the two long sides and the two long sides of the outer fabric. But leave an opening near the bottom of the bag through which you can put the hose sewn and you can see the inside so that you can pull through the right side see. Then sew the small opening shut by hand.
6. Then iron the bag smooth.
7. For the straps, cut a strip of fabric that is about three times as wide as the lanyard should be at the end. In the case of nine centimeters, then iron a strap that is 3 centimeters over 3 centimeters. Then iron the remaining 3 centimeters over the two layers so that the edge is about a centimeter is tucked in because you overcast it at the same time and conceal the edge that threatens to fray lies. Step 2 to three millimeters apart. You can make the tape more stable with more seams. It is important that you work precisely. It happens quickly that the tape becomes crooked and the human eye is quite sensitive to asymmetries.
8. Now sew the straps on the inside of the bag. It looks cleaner when the end of the straps disappears between the fabric for the outside and the lining. To do this, separate the seam with a seam ripper so that you can insert the strap through it and then just sew over it - several times, because the bag needs a lot at this point endure.
9. So that the edge is firmer at the top, simply stitch a seam about 2 millimeters apart over the lining and the outer fabric.

In this way you can sew certain extras to your "daily companion"

• Often it is the clasp that makes a bag particularly great. You can sew pockets with zippers. Drawstring closures - popular for sports trousers and pajamas - are also conceivable. Shiny metal clasps are still more stylish. You can either get them from specialist retailers or you can find them in a thrift store, cut them out and use them for your own bag.

• There are endless decorations for your bag: buttons, bows, sequins, etc. It is usually more convenient to sew sequins onto the fabric, for example, before sewing. Also small pockets - for the cell phone, wallet, make-up utensils.

If you google a little, you can easily find sewing patterns for bags (for example with a bottom) and photos that show the sew of bags. A picture is often worth a thousand words, which is why only the sewing of a simple version of a bag was presented here. But if you have never sewn bags, you might get a taste for it and may still sew disposable bags. Bags are important to a woman every day. A woman without a bag is like a man without... (I'm sure you can think of something!).