Sewing Structured Bags: Purse Frames & Beyond

Lisa Lam

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Getting Started With Exterior Frames

19:45

Meet instructor Lisa Lam, expert handbag-pattern designer. Lisa starts class by helping you choose frames for the Easy Peasy Clutch Bag you'll make in class. Then, find out how to draft the pattern for any frame, even adding pleats or gathers for easy glamor.

Constructing the Easy Peasy Purse

25:35

Make sure your bag will stand up to the test! Follow along with Lisa as she constructs the Easy Peasy Bag and carefully glues it into the frame for secure, professional results.

Preparing the Carpet Bag

22:38

How about a bag that's a little bigger? Get on your way by preparing fabric and pockets for a roomy carpet bag with an interior frame. Lisa also guides you through choosing fabrics, constructing a flap with a gorgeous hand-stitched clasp, and sewing elastic-top pockets for the inside of your bag.

Constructing the Carpet Bag

18:45

Bring that bag together! Construct the lining and exterior of your carpet bag with step-by-step instruction that you can sew along with. As you go, you'll attach the pockets you made in the previous lesson.

Completing the Carpet Bag

24:04

You're almost there. In this lesson, you'll add a plastic bag bottom and feet to support your bag. Then join the exterior and lining layers before Lisa shows you the simple steps to inserting an interior frame. And you've got a bag!

5 Lessons

1 hrs 51 mins

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Get bag-savvy by mastering the use of purse frames. Join bag-making expert Lisa Lam as she shares easy-to-follow instructions for creating refined, durable bags using exterior and interior purse frames. Get expert advice, tips and step-by-step instruction to create two purses: the Easy Peasy Purse clutch bag and the roomy Carpet Bag.

Lisa Lam

Once upon a time, Lisa Lam received lots of lovely off-cuts from a curtain maker and thought they might sell as bags. Boy was she right! During her bag-sewing escapades, Lisa realized the supplies she needed weren't as easy to obtain as they should be. That's how her site, U-handbag.com, was born! Now, she spends most of her time designing sewing patterns and kits, putting together tutorials for future bag fanatics and sourcing yummy fabrics, handles, patterns and accessories. She's also the author of two best-selling bag books: The Bag Making Bible and A Bag for All Reasons.

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