Handmade Bags

Rating:
Summary: Ho-Hum
Review: I was looking for a starting point for making bags...this is not it. They have a few cool bags, but I was looking for something a little more "practical" and frankly, a little more "cool". You know? Buy this book if you want a coffee table book, but don't buy it for anything else...

Rating:
Summary: Cool ideas!
Review: I was looking for a starting point for making bags...this is not it. They have a few cool bags, but I was looking for something a little more "practical" and frankly, a little more "cool". You know? Buy this book if you want a coffee table book, but don't buy it for anything else...

Rating:
Summary: Cool ideas!
Review: There are a lot of cool ideas in this book, along with 30 bag patterns for you to follow. In addition to traditional fabric handbags, here are several "wire bag" designs in this book.

Written by professional accessory designers, this book is full of clever and innovative ideas. However, in spite of the creativity, I did not find many bags I would actually make.

However, it is well written with many good sewing tips. It even includes a fully illustrated section on hand-sewing which I found very useful.

If nothing else, this is a good "idea book".

Rating:
Summary: Great Book, Great Style
Review: This is a wonderful idea spawning book for anyone interested in making their own handbags. The authors are British so some of the materials they talk about have different names in the US. Don't let this hold you back, its a great book. The sewing can be advanced and you do have to make your own patterns but its totally worth the effort. I just wish I could find some "novelty turf" here....Such a cute bag they made out of it!

Rating:
Summary: Great Book, Great Style
Review: This is a wonderful idea spawning book for anyone interested in making their own handbags. The authors are British so some of the materials they talk about have different names in the US. Don't let this hold you back, its a great book. The sewing can be advanced and you do have to make your own patterns but its totally worth the effort. I just wish I could find some "novelty turf" here....Such a cute bag they made out of it!