Instructions to make an easy tote bag Neon tote bag I started making my own clothes and accessories mostly because I knew exactly what I wanted and local retailers either didn’t get my kind of style, or they weren’t stocking new fashions that I fancied....
How to and pattern for this easy fabric hand bag Slouchy bag This slouchy bag is easy to make, roomy enough to use as a beach bag and great for up-cycling old curtains, tablecloths or linen. Maybe even recycle a maxi skirt or winter scarf you’ve grown tired of?...
Tote bag tutorial A really, really easy way for someone like myself to get in on trends is to add one small element at a time. I can’t begin to count the times I’ve dismissed an emerging look in horror, only to discover that actually, I do like it and wish...
Easy clutch bag tutorial There are probably millions of fashion bloggers out there. If you trim it down to DIY fashion bloggers the field becomes much narrower. I have a few that I follow. Broadband is slow here and blogs with lots of heavy photos just don’t...
Cloth bag sewing tutorial The instructions for this bag are – here – and also – here. I’ve made it a good few times. My favourite sling bag in a different green. It’s probably a bit obvious by now that I do like green....
Denim bag tutorial Sometimes these items are so much harder to explain than they are to make. Here are the instructions for yesterday’s sling bag. It consists of two rectangles of firm fabric about 80centimetres by 40centimetres. I have hand stitched in big...
