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In: Bags

The Arden Bag

This is great all round useful Shopper bag.

Henley Zippy Bag

A great little bag for keeping those essentials in!

Cargo Pocket

These are a brilliant and utilitarian addition to any project

Sewing with Sequins

Sewing with Velvet

A wonderful guide to sewing with Velvet fabrics

Digital Sewing Planner

Our lovely digital planner to help you plan all your new projects!

How to make a simple drawstring bag

Lovely quick project to make a useful drawstring bag

How To Make A Throw It All In Bag

How To Make A Circle Bag

Circle Bag

Cutting out

Cut out all the pattern pieces ready to lay on to the fabrics

Cutting Out

Cut out all the pattern pieces ready to lay on to the fabrics

Cutting out

Making a pattern for Your Cargo Pocket

It's easy to create your own pattern to get your pocket just the right size.

Types of sequin fabrics

Different types of velvet

Sewing the Shell

A Bit of Prep

Transfer the pattern info to your fabrics

Making up the corner

This is the bit that makes the bag special

Sewing in the zip

Making up the cargo pocket

Creating the three dimensional Cargo Pocket

Sewing pocket bags together

Sewing with sequins – Do’s

Nap Direction

Sewing the Lining

Making up the Outer Pocket and the Handles

Once you know how to make up the outer pocket you can chose to add one to two to your own bag

Sewing up the bag

Now the corner section is pinned on you can sew up the rest of the bag

Sewing in the lining at the zip

Attaching the cargo pocket

Keep your pocket square as you sew it to the main fabric

Sewing with sequins – Don’ts

Laying and cutting out the pattern

Finishing the bag

Making up the Outer Bag

Now you sew up the rest of the outer bag

Hemming the Handles

The handles need to be finished off next

Sewing the sides of the bag

Pocket Flap

Adding a pocket flap can really add to the finish of your cargo pocket

Marking out Stabilising

Making up the inside Zipped Pocket

Again once you know how to make up the inside pocket you can decide how may you want in your bag.

Sewing the base of the bag

Sewing Velvet

Making up the Bag Lining

Making up the bag lining is very similar to the outer bag.

Bagging out the bag

Pressing Velvet

Finishing off the bag

Turn the bag through and finish it off

Finishing up

Finishing seams and hems