DIY fashion clutch

This season clutches are soft, warm and comfortable. They do not want to let go of your hands!

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Clutch envelope

The top edge of a felt clutch with a zipper is turned down.

Size approx. 22 x 23 cm

You will need

• gray felt size 30 x 50 cm and peach color size. 10 x 20 cm
• metal zipper 25 cm long
• metal clasp approx. 7 cm with 2 jumpers (jumper width 2 cm)
• two large sewing buttons
• magic tailor crayon
• sewing threads

Description of work

Step 1

From the gray felt, cut out the part of the bag 28 cm wide, 46 cm long. From the residues, cut 2 belt loops for the fastener 12 cm long, 2 cm wide.

Step 2

For a patch pocket, chop a piece of peach-colored felt in the middle at a distance of 9 cm from the side of the bag 28 cm long (= upper front edge). Sew the side edges and the bottom edge of the pocket to a width of 5 mm.

Step 3

On loops for fasteners, cut off at one end at an acute angle. Stitch the straight ends of the loops at a distance of 5 mm. Pull the buckle loops on the upper edge of the patch pocket, the ends cut off by the corner protrude on the sides. Wrap the straight ends around the jumpers towards the inside, stitch next to the jumpers on the patch pocket of the bag, without grabbing the gray part of the bag. Stitch the lateral ends of the loops on the lateral edges of the patch pocket.

Step 4

Stitch the upper ends of the 28 cm long bag into zipper braids so that the teeth protrude a width of approx. 7 mm.On both sides, leave the side edges of the bag detail protruding to the same width. Open the zipper. Fold the bag detail face to face, grind the side edges, seam width 1 cm), then grind the ends with a zipper tape.

Step 5

Unscrew the bag and iron so that the side seams lie in the fold. Wrap the upper edge of the bag to a width of 4.5 cm on the front side, iron it.

Step 6

Fasten the upper edge of the bag with the buttons, sew the buttons without grabbing the back of the bag.

Curled clutch

And with this clutch, the top edge, also with a zipper, is curiously folded into a tube.

You will need

• woolen fabric with crumpled sections at least 125 cm wide, 45 cm long
• yellow felt size 8 x 60 cm, non-woven H 410
• 40 cm detachable metal zipper
• thick cardboard for the bottom of the bag size. 7 x 34 cm
• magic tailor crayon
• sewing threads

Description of work

Step 1

Cut out the part of the bag with a width of 43 cm, a length of 120 cm. Iron the non-woven on the wrong side of the bag parts. Fold the fabric halfway out with the face out. Iron the fold = middle of the bottom of the bag. In the middle of one half of the bag, chop a strip of felt (the lower end lies on the ironed fold), stitch the edges to the edge.

Step 2

Disconnect the zipper. Stitch the short edges of the bag detail on the braid of the zipper so that the teeth protrude 7 mm wide and begin and end at a distance of 1.5 cm from the side edges.

Step 3

Fold the bag detail face to face, fasten the zipper. First grind the side sections near the zipper (seam width 1 cm). Open the zipper.Iron allowances, down as far as you can. For the lower corners of the bag, stitch the seam in the middle of the bottom of the bag and grind the seams of corners 6 cm long - 3 cm on both sides of the seam (see photo).

Step 4

Turn out the bag. Lay corners on the bottom of the bag. On the cardboard for the bottom at the corners to punch a hole. Lay the cardboard on the bottom inside the bag, sew the corners of the cardboard with several stitches to the allowances for the corner seams of the bag.

Closed-back clutch clutch

The original clutch with a delayed flap is complemented by a contrasting zipper.

You will need:

• A3 paper
• ruler
• pencil
• paper scissors
• felt size 35 x 45 cm
• cut scissors
• 16 cm metal zipper in contrasting color
• pins
• sewing threads

Description of work

Step 1

Cut the sheet in half along. Put three points: at the top, lay 3 cm from the right end, on the left - 13 cm down, on the right - 11 cm down. Connect the points with lines.

Step 2

In parallel with the solid lines drawn, draw a dotted line of four lines of finishing lines with an interval of 8 mm.

Step 3

Cut the pattern in solid lines.

Step 4

Paste the paper pattern on felt, add 1 cm to the allowance for long sections. Detail cut out. Cut out the second part of the bag in a mirror image.

Step 5

Paste the zipper braid onto the short straight edges of the bag parts (on the front side) so that the teeth protrude 1 cm. Stitch the edges of the zipper braid to the edge. Open the zipper. Fold the bag details face to face, stitch long sections to a width of 5 mm, then stitch the ends with a zipper tape.To turn out a bag, to iron long edges, thus seams should lie in a fold.

Step 6

Chop the sharp corners of the ends of the bags from the inside to the inside, as shown in the pattern. Wrap the pointed corner on the handbag and iron it.
Photo: Jan Schmidel (7); catwalkpix.com (3); production: Jessica Mersman
Material prepared by Elena Karpova