Satchel Tutorial This satchel tutorial has been on my to do list for a long time! I wanted to make a bag that was big enough without being huge, with pockets but not too many and in a fabric that I loved. Designing the bag was no problem….
How to Sew a Purse With a Clasp Frame Over the last few weeks I’ve been working on a piece of embroidery, and I needed a quick and easy project where I could use it. Having the attention span of a goldfish means that longer projects tend not…
Fern Stitch: Hand Embroidery Fern stitch is a useful stitch to know, especially if you’re sewing plants and flowers. Obviously you can use it to sew ferns and other plants, but it can be used in other ways as well! On the little purse I’ve been making, I’ve…
How To Sew In a Purse Frame Adding bits of hardware to handmade bags and purses is a nice way of getting a professional looking finish. Sometimes a zip or a button is fine, but if you want to use something different, there’s a nice variety of purse…
Stem Stitch: Hand Embroidery Stem stitch is a useful embroidery stitch to know if you need to embroider lines as part of your design. Obviously it’s great for stems, but it can be used in other ways to! It offers an alternative to back stitch and running stitch,…
How to Sew a Pouch With a Zip For this tutorial showing how to sew a pouch with a zip, I wanted to combine 2 things. The first thing was that I wanted to make something pretty out of the daisies that I’ve been embroidering. The second thing…