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The Bag Making Bible: The Complete Creative Guide to Sewing Your Own Bags by Amy Butler, Lisa Lam (Paperback, 2010)
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The ultimate guide to sewing bags from expert Lisa Lam, whose technical knowledge, creative flair and enthusiasm have helped and inspired thousands while promoting the craft of bag-making worldwide. Whether you are getting started, improving your technique or want to design your own creations, this is the book you will grab for every bag you make!
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Offers a technique-led approach to sewing your own designer bags and designer purses. This title introduces, explains and demonstrates the myriad of materials, hardware, tools and techniques available to the modern crafter, including using the sewing machine.|The ultimate practical guide to sewing fabulous bags from expert Lisa Lam, whose technical knowledge, creative flair and enthusiasm have helped and inspired thousands while promoting the craft of bag-making worldwide. Whether you are getting started, improving your technique or want to design your own creations, this is the book you will grab for every bag you make! Detailed photographs illustrate every technique in this unique book, from choosing fabric to inserting fastenings. Expert tips, trade secrets and inspirational advice result in professional and beautiful results every time, allowing you to create a capsule wardrobe of eight exclusive bag designs which will amaze your friends they will never believe you made it yourself! Lisa's helpful and friendly tone comes through in her instructions, and it really feels like you have an expert by your side holding you hand every step of the way. She starts with the basics of how to read and interpret patterns, how to prepare and cut fabrics, and how to select the right interfacings and interlinings for your bags, then moves on to more specific techniques in each chapter. The Structure and Reinforcement chapter covers how to sew darts, pleats, gussets, flat bottoms and gathers showing you in detail how to sew these features. The Linings chapter reveals how to insert zip pockets into your linings, as well as different methods of inserting a bag lining. The Closures chapter explains how to insert a zip in three different scenarios, plus how to insert magnetic snap fastenings, twist lock fastenings, and how to use eyelets and rivets. The Handles and Straps chapter teaches you six different types of straps, from making simple straps to adjustable straps and even designer looking piped handles. The Pockets chapter contains a wealth of different pocket types, showing you how to sew a slip pocket to sewing roomy bellows pockets, elasticized pockets and darted corner pockets. Finally, the Edgings and Trimmings chapter reveals how to bind raw edges for a professional finish, including how to make bias binding, and also shows you how to sew piping and how to use ribbon, jewellery and embellishments on your bags. At the end of each chapter there is a bag project to make so you can put the techniques into practice straight away. These exciting and desirable designs are explained in full detail, with helpful photographs to guide you every step of the way. Starting with how to make a tote bag, the projects build in complexity. You will learn how to make a clutch bag, how to sew a messenger bag, how to make a hobo bag, how to make a travel holdall bag and more. Crucially, the pull-out pattern sheet gives full-size patterns, meaning there is no resizing or photocopying to do you can get straight into cutting and sewing bags. This one-of-a-kind book is the ultimate guide to bag-making and an invaluable resource that you will reach for time and time again. An amazing sewing education coupled with beautiful bags that of course, you can customize! Amy Butler.Product Identifiers
PublisherDavid & Charles
ISBN-139780715336243
eBay Product ID (ePID)93345095
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Bag Making Bible: the Complete Creative Guide to Sewing Your Own Bags
AuthorAmy Butler, Lisa Lam
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicDecorative Art, Crafts
Publication Year2010
Number of Pages160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height276mm
Item Width210mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAmy Butler, Lisa Lam
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 04 Mar, 2017
Practical, clear encouraging guidance
This book shows you how to make a selection of bags, and encourages you to think with confidence, and understand how the techniques are done. Previously I had downloaded free bag patterns, and they lack any of the subtle helpful guidance and instructions found in this book. There are careful closeup photos of processes that are harder to explain. The patterns are well drawn with useful markers and details. This book makes it difficult to make a lumpy wonky bag, and I am delighted with it, and amazed at my success. Thank you, Lisa.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Jul, 2017
Excellent book for bag making
A great book for bag makers with well explained details on how to do everything and steps that follow through the whole process. Bags increase in difficulty as you go through the book. Full colour pictures throughout. Great for beginners and those who are more advanced sewers.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 02 Oct, 2022
Bag Making Bible
Great resource for someone looking to start making their own bags. Each chapter focuses on a particular technique and provides patterns to practice, but also guides you as to how to design your own bag. Just what I was after.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Sep, 2018
The only bag book you need.
Saw lisa on sewing quarter just had to buy this book and was not disappointed full of great useful information as 8 am new to bag making. Plenty of inspiration and patterns for bags presented at back of book. Just fabulous!,Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Jun, 2022
The only book you need to help with Bag making
Very good book very informative. Easy to follow good descriptions of vital bag making techniques. Highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Apr, 2018
Great book for all the facts and info.
I am an experienced sewer but this was my first go at making a bag. This book is great for all the facts and information needed as well as patterns.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Jul, 2021
Brilliant
As someone who likes making bags I wanted to have a more professional finish and a better understanding of all the tools needed. The layout and information is easy to follow, I'm more than happy.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Mar, 2025
I love making bags!
Great bag making bible she has gone to create a bag making career so great for learning good basics to.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Oct, 2017
A paperback which I like and the content gives me inspiration.
A great book to help me improve my bag making skillsVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Aug, 2018
Very helpful book
Good clear instructions and picturesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
