Summer is passing, but there is no stylish accessory in the wardrobe? If you want to decorate your image with a spectacular bag, you can make a stylish novelty yourself. Its creation will not take much time, and the result with a skillful approach will not yield to branded products. How to make a summer bag with your own hands?
Such an accessory can be knitted or crocheted, sewn or weave from scrap materials. In any case, the product will look extraordinary and spectacular. Of all the methods of tailoring - the fastest process to create a stylish and fashionable product.
Material selection
In order for the product to have a marketable appearance, textiles must be new, with pleasant colors. You should not choose an unnecessarily bright and acidic color: the appropriate decor will help to emphasize the nobility of the material. You can use natural leather, but the best option for a summer bag would be materials from natural fibers. Suitable rough varieties of cotton, flax, calico, denim. Lightness and simplicity - this is the main rule of summer bag textile.
The choice is to give preference to materials with less creasing. Such products will always look perfect. It is good if there is a small percentage of synthetics among the fibers of the yarn: it will add strength and will not allow things to look untidy.
It is necessary to choose a grade of fabric taking into account that the thing kept a form after duplication by glue material. The color of the bag depends on the clothes you plan to wear. It can be a plain canvas or a color with different shades, which can be combined with most things, shoes or accessories.
How to make a cloth?
In order for the bag to be functional, it is important to think over its style well. Fabrics can not be too voluminous, because without a frame, they can not keep shape. It is not advisable to add cardboard inside: when washing, the product deforms and becomes unusable. In addition, not every frame will withstand the cleaning process.
Summer bag, created by hand, should have an average size. Be sure to sew when using a seal. Glue material (non-woven, dublerin) is used to impart density to textiles. It is better if the glue is woven on the basis: it will make textiles coarse.
Skilled craftswomen use not only glue for sealing. To make the bag look beautiful, between the lining and the base, they insert blanks from plastic folders, denim textiles from old unwanted things, and also coarse leatherette. However, combining the base, lining and gasket component, you need to consider that a heavy seal can ruin all the work.
A simple bag can be made of flax with handles of convenient length, freeing the hands. It is not necessary to hang metal zippers, buckles, spikes in large quantities on the model, since the fabric will not withstand such decor.
How to make a hard bottom, see the next video.
Model over the shoulder
The most convenient option for a summer bag is a shoulder-length style. Well, if such a bag is optimally tight, then if you wish, you can carry A4 documents in it. The flawless model is executed thoughtfully not only outside. Usually it has good functionality, so that if necessary all the necessary accessories were always at hand. The task of the accessory is to look beautiful, be practical and have the organization of the internal space.
Styles can be very different, but we must not forget that convenience is the basis of the bag. This indicator makes it a favorite accessory image. Most of the craftswomen use patterns in the form of a square and a rectangle of different sizes, although they often decorate their bags with real masterpieces that look at the level of branded products.
The bag should have comfortable handles or an optimal belt length. Some models combine both. An exclusive handbag can be in the form of a postman bag, be a shopper, a beach option, a product with a soft frame, a bag, boho.
Simple patterns
Summer bag is associated with ease and convenience. Patterns can be very diverse, it all depends on the taste and preferences of the woman. Someone likes models made in the best Italian traditions. Others are fascinated by the Arab culture, therefore reflect their mood through a special design.
Do not choose too complex styles of patterns. Even the simplest model can be refined if you choose the right decor. In addition to the flat models, which are simply stitched on the sides, there are interesting styles with sidewalls, a ring, in the form of a bag-bag and others.
To deal with each pattern is not difficult: the templates are applied to the base, cut, taking into account the allowances for the seams.
On good patterns, the number of parts is usually indicated. Although in most cases, looking at the pattern, it is already clear what fragments the bag will consist of.
How to decorate?
Any model, regardless of style, looks more interesting if it has a decor. Finishing is selected according to the chosen style, in tone or contrast of the base.
As decoration techniques, you can use different decoration options:
- contrast inserts;
- applications;
- lace;
- metal fittings;
- buttons;
- buckles, rivets;
- thermoapplications;
- embroidery;
- finishing and fancy lines;
- fringe;
- beads;
- knitted items;
- tapes;
- flaps;
- acrylic paints;
- rhinestones, sparkling crystals, sequins.
In addition to the variety of elements, you can decorate the product according to the chosen theme (marine, urban, beach, denim, flower). With a creative approach to the design can do with their own hands such an accessory that is universal and suitable for different occasions.
Summer is the time when everything is possible, so the choice of design is unlimited. However, it’s not worth sculpturing the bag all at once: a decent bag is not like a gypsy bag. Well, if the decor will emphasize the style of the owner. The abundance of jewelry will indicate a lack of taste, such a bag will not look beautiful.
How to sew a shopping bag?
Sewing bags by yourself is an exciting process. You can show all your creative abilities and realize the most interesting ideas.
In order for the product to look professional, as if made by a well-known trademark, the following components will be needed:
- rough linen fabric;
- rigid padding to strengthen the belt;
- lining;
- durable thread;
- tape measure;
- pencil;
- lightning;
- magnet fastener;
- scissors;
- sewing pins;
- leather pens (available at a specialty store);
- sewing machine.
As a template, you can use a sheet of A4 paper to check that documents fit into the future model. To do without additional seams, you can use a solid canvas.
The size of the workpiece base is 75 cm (30 is the front, 30 is the back, 15 is the bottom) in length and 45 cm in width.
To improve the inside, the edges can be processed on the overlock.
The sewing process is as follows:
- Cut out the fabric impose on the cushioning material cut to size and cut along the contour. Such a compactor has a rough texture, thanks to which it “sticks” well to the main textile: it does not need to be glued.
- To give the product the desired shape, cut the sidewall blanks (having bent a basis, with the help of a measuring tape measure the necessary volume and draw a template). The template cut out the blanks of the sidewalls from the base and the seal, overcast the edge and cut with pins.
- A zipper is sewn from two sides of the curved part (in the direction from the bottom to the middle). Then the sidewall pinned to the base and sew, for greater accuracy by paving temporary stitches. It remains to sew handles and a magnet fastener, as well as decorate the model with beads.
- The lining is cut the same size as the base. If desired, pockets for various accessories can be made from a double material (for reliability).
- Gathering the inside of the sewing machine, the lining is connected to the base. and remove temporary lines. To give stability to the bottom, you can reinforce the bottom with a piece cut from a plastic envelope or plastic kitchen board before joining the milestone and the lining.
Errors when sewing
To make the model look expensive, you cannot ignore certain tailoring nuances:
- the use of old and faded fabric will not create a beautiful and “marketable” look;
- at the very beginning you need to perform decoding the base material and lining (ironed with steam), subsequently saving textiles from shrinkage;
- at some stages it is necessary to iron the product, since not every finished model allows it;
- iron the fabric better from the wrong side, so that no lashes appear;
- so that the sewing pins do not interfere with sewing, they are injected perpendicular to the seam attachment;
- thread bags better to use reinforced (they are more durable);
- if textiles leave puncture marks, the number of pins should be kept to a minimum;
- almost all lines should be machine: manual techniques are less reliable;
- hardware products used in moderation, otherwise the fabric will outweigh.
Sewing summer bags like every creative girl. Having made one product, you want to constantly update your wardrobe.
