handbag reinforcement options

[Colinml]

12 hours ago, SUP said:

I don't do silk lining because it looks nice but is not very practical. We women tend to dump any and everything inside our bags. Silk gets dirty pretty fast and is difficult to clean. 

 I made a bag recently with soft leather on the outside and a lovely ostrich embossed on the inside. It give support and looks unusual. Cuts down the weight too, which is always an important consideration. 

 

Yes, good point.  I like your ostrich idea.  Most of the common things used for lining seem to have the same cleaning problem...suede, etc.  I just happened to have some shantung, and it's doubtful this first bag will even turn out, so no worries about customer satisfaction.

[Fraulein]

3 minutes ago, Colinml said:

Thanks.  I went ahead and ordered a few different types or reinforcement to experiment.  Didn't see bontex, but I'll look into it.

Good luck on you bag! Look forward to seeing finished pics

[Colinml]

Just now, Fraulein said:

Good luck on you bag! Look forward to seeing finished pics

Thank you.  I've sort of back burnered this because I'm not quite to designing/patterning my own just yet.  I've decided o make a few more purchased pattern projects to get some concepts into my brain, and then return to the project of creating my own pattern.