How to Make Designer Bags
Buying a designer bag can cost you tones of money. Learning how to make your own designer bag will allow you to build a wardrobe full of bags that will make you feel incredibly put together and save you a lot of money at the same time.
How to Make Designer Bags
Things You Will Need:
- Heavy fabric
- Lining fabric
- Stiff pattern paper
- Rubber cement
- Measuring tape
- Handbag handles
- Sewing machine
- Draw a picture of the designer bag that you will be making. Choose the length, type of handle, trimmings and closures that you will have on your designer bag.
- Measure, sketch and cut the pattern pieces for the front, back, sides, bottom, lining and flap on the pattern paper.
- Glue the pattern pieces to the wrong side of you outer fabric and cut out. Leave at least 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of fabric for a seam allowance. Follow these same steps for your lining fabric.
- Fold the top edging over in 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch and glue in place.
- Sew the front, back, sides and bottom of the outer fabric together inside out. Sew the lining inside out also.
- Turn the outer sides right side out.
- Sew the flap in the place that you designed for your designer bag.
- Sew the handbag handles in place.
- Leaving the lining inside out, place the lining inside the outer bag casing and sew in place.
- Affix the closures and any added extra pieces as needed.