Enjoy an assortment of informative painting, purse making and fashion related articles.
Making an accurate purse pattern is by far the most important element in your handcrafted bag making process. It can be low keyed or as ambitious as you desire but it should be something that any bag maker with experience in your particular purse style should be able to follow and make.
Are You Ready To Add Value to Your Structured Handbag? Sometimes it’s the purse handle that speaks to you before the actual handbag does. Extraordinary bags with a blase’ purse handle can cause you to dilute the impact of your handbags’ appearance. The same can be said for an awesome purse handle with a mediocre …
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Fabric Feeding Issues? You May Need a Walking Foot Yes, the walking foot is an odd name, but that can easily be overlooked once you have installed one of these ever-so-useful gadgets to your sewing machine. I personally don’t know how I sewed without it. You’ll feel the same way when you attach one of …
Who’s Wants to Make A Purse Pattern? So you have a choice, make a free purse pattern and save oodles of money or buy one and never really get that nagging design you’ve been yearning to make. Many purse designers shudder at the thought of making a purse pattern until they see how simple it …
Can Any Fabric Be Used On a Bag? When learning how to make designer handbags, you must choose the type of fabric you really like. However, bearing in mind that your fabric should be suitable for the type of handbag you will be making. It is recommended that you choose a firm weight fabric; one …
Does Anyone Care What The Inside of Their Purse Looks Like? Bag designers typically go all out on the outside of their handbags, giving the best of their creativity and quality materials. But have you ever wondered what happened to the attention on the inside? With the introduction of bag buddies, which help keep handbags …
BOUTIQUE READY – HOW TO PLACE YOUR BAGS IN STORES You’ve made a great product, and now you’re ready to sell it to your local boutiques. This is actually a great way to see if you are on track with what you are producing. Just because you’ve sold your products to your sister, Aunt Jenny, …
Your Purse Pics Should Pop! Making super products is just a part of the process of selling your goods. We don’t just want to make stuff, we want to get them off the shelf and into the hands of our customers. One of the ways we do this is by taking clear and inviting product …
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Who Else Wants to Improve Your Skills to Make Better Bags? In making a better bag or purse many new designers tend to look at what’s new in the market with a view to emulating what they see. Very few look towards being innovative or enhancing their skills with technical knowledge that would propel their products …
How to Paint a Cigar Box Purse Of course, a pun was intended in using the title; painting outside of your cigar box is just another fun way to make a purse. What we are seeing around fashion circles is a timeless trend in accessorizing outfits with gorgeous box bags. The fun part of the …
Ready to Start Transforming That Boring Purse? Who says being resourceful is not a design strength? Some of our greatest designs are from used items or items that were pre-fabricated. That takes a load off of the person whose ability is not to create a product from scratch but to enhance it as it is …
Are Your Dreams and Ambitions Being Held Hostage? It is said that what happens on the inside ultimately affects what happens on the outside, whether it’s our thoughts, our diet, or our training. The greatest enemy we face is not our lack of physical opponents but perhaps our willingness to allow what other people think …