This is the second part of my tutorial on making a leather purse. In this article, I am showing you how to sew a lining and a stabilizer for my DIY leather bag, how to make leather flowers and leaves for the purse embellishment, how to sew the metal purse frame and how to finish the purse.
Did you ever want to make a leather purse yourself? I always wanted but I thought it will be too complicated. But it turned out nothing could be further from the truth.
I made this lovely little leather purse and got lots of compliments. One of my friends even said that it’s absolutely the most beautiful purse she has ever seen. Well, it’s unique and I have never come across anything like it in stores. So I am excited to show it off!
I decided to publish this tutorial how you can make the purse too because many of my friends showed interest.
I am not a professional seamstress, but I sew a little bit almost every day and because of this I have a big fabric collection and handle fabrics and make fabric choices on a regular basis. I prefer to use natural or even organic fabrics for my sewing projects. Where can I buy organic fabric? Well, I visited many fabric stores in USA and Canada (I travel a lot) but I have never seen organic fabric in those stores. But there are many online stores that sell organic fabric. One of them is www.fabric.com where I buy organic cotton for my sewing projects.
I often get questions from my readers about using natural silk fabric:
What can I sew with silk?
Is silk fabric good for casual outfits or only for party dresses?
Which is the best silk fabric for dresses? Skirts?
Can I use silk fabric in interior design?
Can I make pajamas from silk fabric?
What types of silk are good to make a lining?
How do I choose silk fabric suitable for my project?
In this article I will try to answer some of these questions.
Tailor’s ham is a kind of a small pillow used for pressing seams and hems during garment construction. It’s very convenient tool for pressing darts, pleats, princess seams, sleeves seams, etc. Here is a step-by-step tutorial how you can make it for all your sewing needs.
My favorite pressing tools I use for sewing are irons, ironing stations, ironing and pressing boards, a tailor’s ham and a press cloth. They make my sewing life easier. I really can’t finish any sewing project without them. I hope this information will help you in your sewing adventure.