Burda Style For people who sew
Description
My girlfriend in Malaysia loves large bags – “so that she can throw everything in”!!! When we met last November for a short vacation together, I made her this bag so that she can “shop till she dropped”. I had quite a bit of this wonderful bag fabric, so I decided to use it and then matched it with a faux animal skin fabric to complement it. For the bag handles, I attached 4 large grommets and hand sewed the fabric handles through it.
Well, I guess my girlfriend loved it because she took it everywhere with her!
Categories
- Garment Type
- Accessories
2 Comments
You must be registered to add a new post!
Featured
-
Fashion & Trends
Cannes Film Festival
Get the Red Carpet Style With Our Patterns
-
Member Project of the Week
Circles
Kokuryu's version of the Burda Vintage Pattern
-
Editor's Pick
South-Western Summer: 12 New Patterns
Check out these great new patterns
Click here to go to blog post...
-
Editor's Pick
Vintage Dress
A pattern from 1961 brought back to life!
-
Featured Member
Featured Member: laikadoll
I am mostly interested in Production Design, encompassing my love of quirky costumes...
BurdaStyle - Footer
All products market with the “B” label have been produced by BurdaStyle. BurdaStyle projects and quality patterns are available for all difficulty levels and price ranges. Get started right away!
Make Your Style... And Friends Too
Copyright-free sewing patterns, step-by-step tutorials, skill sharing, inspiration, project ideas and people just like you. It takes less than a minute to get started.
Website Help
About BurdaStyle
Advertise Here
© 2009 BurdaStyle. Inc. All rights reserved. Site by AREA 17
May 2, 2011, 08.31 AMby japconst
Nomaliza, yenpetlee has a point – check out curain makers in KL – they should carry such supplies. That’s where I bought my large grommets from. The small half inch etc etc brass grommets can be found at a hardware store.
Apr 28, 2011, 08.05 AMby nomaliza
Nice, I still haven’t experiment with grommet tools…how much was it, I mean, the tools?
3 Replies
Apr 28, 2011, 09.23 AMby japconst
Well, for my first try (actually, the frist try was using brass grommets – check my slouch bags) I purchased a kit at the hardware store – the kit came with with 12 grommets, a cutting tool, a setting tool and I believe a piece of wood. Then, as I continue to make my other bags, I purchased only the grommet refills without the tools. Oh, you’ll also need a hammer! As for the large grommets, I browsed online as I had received an order to make grommet -style drapery. Found this company (forgot the name right now – sudah tua :(…..) that was willing to ship to Guam. I also purchased their cutting tool but it was difficult to work with, so I ended up cutting every hole with scissors! That was a pain! Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention how much it cost – hmmm, I think the small half inch grommet set was under US$10 and the large 2" grommets were under a $1 each, but then I bought in bulk. I tried China suppliers before but also very expensive.
May 1, 2011, 04.23 AMby yenpetlee
If you’re in Malaysia and this is only your one time project. I think it is cheaper to bring it to the tailor or curtain shop to have them do the grommet for you.
May 1, 2011, 05.22 AMby nomaliza
yenpetlee: do you know where to buy the tools? As I’m making hand bags and sell it on line, if you have time do visut my b log at http://little-iro-iro.blogspot.com
I personally don’t like to buy materials online, as I don’t know the quality :)