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Choose from 12 beautiful projects, then design your own by Debbie Shore
It can be difficult to find bag designs that really inspire you: you might want the shape and pockets of one combined with the size and handles of another. But how do you put all these different elements together to create your perfect bag? Let sewing superstar Debbie Shore equip you with all the techniques you need to create 12 beautiful, customizable projects, and then show you how to apply these techniques and ideas to create your own unique designs.
The projects are wide-ranging, giving you plenty of ideas and techniques to try out, including a large, square-bottomed beach bag, a zipped, curved-top shoulder bag, an oilcloth tote, a pleated cosmetic bag, and a three-pocket cross-body bag with a magnetic fastener. Learn how to complete a range of techniques, from adding piping and making eyelets to inserting zips, adding handles and straps and creating a square bag base. What you create next is up to you! Mix and match techniques, fabrics and ideas to create a truly personal bag. All the techniques and stitches you need are clearly explained, and the projects can all be made on a basic sewing machine. The book is packed full of Debbie’s friendly help and advice, with all the projects shown using clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions.
Introduction 8 DESIGN TOOLKIT Useful materials and tools 10 Basic techniques 14 Inserting a zip 14 Using bias binding 17 Making handles and straps 18 Piping 19 Fussy cutting 20 Cutting corners 20 Snipping into curves 20 Making eyelets 21 Making a square bag base 22 Adding poppers 23 Useful stitches 24 CUSTOMISING YOUR PROJECTS 26 DESIGNING YOUR OWN PROJECTS 28 PROJECTS Beach Bag 30 City Bag 36 Office Bag 42 Oilcloth tote 50 Pleated Cosmetic Bag 54 Shopper 58 Three-pocket Bag 62 Twist Bag 66 Large Zipped Bag 70 Duffel Bag 76 Smocked Pouch 82 Pleated Bag 88 Index 96
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Debbie Shore is a best-selling and award-winning author. She began her career as a children's television presenter and since then has appeared regularly as an actress in various popular dramas and as a presenter on shopping channels. Debbie has developed her own range of fabrics, designed her own patterns, writes for several popular sewing magazines and has written over 30 books for Search Press with several more underway. Over 800,000 copies of her books have been sold worldwide. She is the winner of Craft Influencer of the Year 2020 in the Craft Business Awards, and Social Media Influencer of the Year 2019 in the British Sewing Awards.
Debbie has over 285,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, which has over 30 million views. In 2018, Debbie launched her Half Yard Sewing Club, a monthly subscription service based on the mega-selling Half Yard series, and won the 2019 IPG Digital Publishing Award. For more details about the club visitwww.halfyardsewingclub.com.
Debbie lives in Lincolnshire, UK. Visit her website: www.debbieshoresewing.com
Debbie cannot put a stitch wrong and this time she brings us a book full of bags. With her stylish projects, easy to follow instructions and clear photos, she's onto another winner with this colourful, fun and user friendly book. It isn't that you can't find similar projects elsewhere, but Debbie gives you options to customize projects and also puts together a great selection of bags. Use the patterns as they are, or give them a personal twist. There are twelve projects in all, suitable for all ages and also for all skills. Make them for yourself, or give as a gift. Techniques include zips and fastenings, bases and piping. From practical bags for work or shopping to dressy bags for going out. You'll never tire of making variations on these. There are no pattern pieces, you are simply cutting fabric to size.
The book is designed to teach us all the techniques we need to create our own designs and the 12 projects are wide ranging, offering plenty of ideas. Everything is clearly explained and the bags can all be made on a basic sewing machine. The book is packed full of friendly help and advice, using clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions
Popular TV presenter and author Debbie offers twelve beautiful projects in her latest book, including shoulder bag, totes, shoppers, rucksacks and large holdall. There are no patterns as each project comes with a detailed cutting list together with a comprehensive guide to tools and materials. Every bag introduces the reader a new technique for which detailed instructions are given and there are many suggestions for customising the bags to create unique and personalised designs. Outstanding value for money, this book is suitable for those with a basic knowledge of sewing and also the more experienced wishing to take their bag-making to a higher level.
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