Hip handbags - Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader

Now it?s easier than ever to make your bags totally chic! Forty projects offer a wide variety of fabulous choices featuring great fabrics and design options, including novelty threads, raffia ribbon, straps made of jewelled necklaces and bracelets, embroidery and more. Crafters will find 25 simple sewing projects, all originating from seven basic patterns, ranging from a flat folding purse to a pocketbook made from iridescent ruched silk. Another 15 designs use plain shop-bought bags as a canvas for creative embellishments, such as transforming a simple black clutch with elegant silk flowers.