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Home Sewing Patterns Simple Kelly Wool Tweed Handbag Sewing Pattern

Simple Kelly Wool Tweed Handbag Sewing Pattern

Difficulty

Intermediate

Material

Tweed

Designer

Corinne Bradd

Techniques

Bagmaking

Pattern Guide

Download

Difficulty

Intermediate

Material

Tweed

Designer

Corinne Bradd

Techniques

Bagmaking

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Make the simple wool tweed handbag sewing pattern.

Craft a timeless handbag with this simple yet stylish sewing pattern. You’ll get to reinvent a Parisian classic, while mastering how to insert a lining and key techniques for sewing with leather techniques. This handmade bag is sure to become a new wardrobe staple!

Essentials

Fabric: wool tweed, 50cm; cotton lining, 50cm
Wadding, 50cm
Leather, upholstery weight, 11cm x 45cm
Thick cord, 1m
Magnetic bag clasp
Snap fasteners

Top sewing tip

Choose the wool tweed shade that best matches the clothing in your wardrobe. If you’re not sure, order a swatch and hold it up against some of your favourite pieces.

Meet the designer

The definition of a multi-talented maker, designer Corinne Bradd is best-known for her clever tutorials which featured across a whole host of popular craft titles: Sew, Crafts Beautiful, PaperCrafter and Make & Sew Toys to name a few. Corinne also fronted The Crafts Channel: a YouTube profile that has garnered more than 26 million views since its launch.

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