PublishedTuttle, December 2014 |
ISBN9784805313169 |
FormatSoftcover, 80 pages |
Dimensions25.4cm × 20.3cm |
There is no better project for the eco-conscious crafter than a simple cloth bag. Handmade Bags in Natural Fabrics offers patterns for twenty-five basic bag styles along with sixty variations and the know-how to customize each bag to suit any style-from sweet-and innocent to minimalist to counter-culture.
Emiko Takahashi, a fashion and textiles designer, provides easy instructions and diagrams, as well as a sheet of fully-sized pattern pieces for each handmade bag project-plus easy lessons on the basics of hand-stitching drawstring casings, corners, edges, straps, and simple flourishes.
"This book has twenty-five unique patterns with sixty variations with ideas for embellishments, applique, and more. The instructions and diagrams are very clear, so a beginner would have no problem creating the bags in this book. I would recommend to everyone, at all sewing skill levels." -Elegance & Elephants blog
"The book has 25 bag projects in a variety of sizes and shapes, and a total of 60 variations, lots of bags for your buck!" -The Sewing Directory
"There is no better project for the eco-conscious crafter than a simple cloth bag. Handmade Bags in Natural Fabrics offers patterns for twenty-five basic bag styles along with sixty variations and the know-how to customize each bag to suit any style-from sweet-and innocent to minimalist to counter-culture." -Sew Mama Sew blog
