Members olenawills Posted November 17, 2014 Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 I continue to learn and practice. If someone can direct me to some tutorials about clutches, patterns, I will be very much appreciated. This time I decided to make my first clutch bag. I had a cheap, soft piece of brown goat leather, good enough to use for it. During process made a few mistakes, now just have to adjust a pattern, plus I think that I need a better stabilizer around edges. This type of leather was way to soft and stretchy. Bag color is brown, although it looks like black. Dark red cow lining, gunmetal hardware. Size: 6" x 9" x 2". Handle is 24" drop, removable. My old vintage handbag by MURRAY KRUGER was a huge help, I wasn't really sure how to attach a bottom and sides or if I made a correct pattern. As a result , I had to cut a new sides and bottom pieces. Old ones were used for a new phone case, that why it slightly short, but I need something to practice my hand saddle stitches. This is my vintage helper on the left with the picture of the inside of it. With the phone case Quote
Members olenawills Posted November 17, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 I continue to learn and practice. If someone can direct me to some tutorials about clutches, patterns, I will be very much appreciated. This time I decided to make my first clutch bag. I had a cheap, soft piece of brown goat leather, good enough to use for it. During process made a few mistakes, now just have to adjust a pattern, plus I think that I need a better stabilizer around edges. This type of leather was way to soft and stretchy. Bag color is brown, although it looks like black. Dark red cow lining, gunmetal hardware. Size: 6" x 9" x 2". Handle is 24" drop, removable. My old vintage handbag by MURRAY KRUGER was a huge help, I wasn't really sure how to attach a bottom and sides or if I made a correct pattern. As a result , I had to cut a new sides and bottom pieces. Old ones were used for a new phone case, that why it slightly short, but I need something to practice my hand saddle stitches. This is my vintage helper on the left with the picture of the inside of it. With the phone case Quote
Members olenawills Posted November 17, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 Handle can be long - on the shoulder, shorter if bag used as a cross body or really short if you wrap it ones around a flap. Quote
Members olenawills Posted November 17, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 More photos of the process Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted November 17, 2014 Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 It looks amazing. Pretty much perfect. Great job! Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members olenawills Posted November 17, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 Thank you, Monica. Quote
Members Erystawi Posted November 17, 2014 Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 Beautiful outside and inside Quote
Members DuaneS Posted November 17, 2014 Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 Hmmm..... I don't believe you need a tutorial, and in fact think you've just come pretty close to writing one! Quote
Members susiek Posted November 17, 2014 Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 Exactly what DuaneS Said - wonderful work - thanks for sharing Quote
Members billybopp Posted November 17, 2014 Members Report Posted November 17, 2014 Once again this looks great! I love it when people post process pictures and videos. There are SO many ways to do a give thing that it is interesting to see how each person handles a particular item. Is that an open-cell padding that you used to give the "quilting" a little 3-D effect? The only thing that I see that you may want to give some thought to is the attachment for the D-ring straps. The stitch line runs right across the strap, which very much weakens the attachment. It can act as a perforation across the leather at that point and tear easily. If, instead, you use a curved line for the stitches, or perhaps a V shape, or even two straight lines along the edge, the stress is then spread in such a way that it will be far stronger. You just have to get a little creative in making it both strong and pretty. Thanks ! Bill Quote
Members Craftsman Made Posted November 18, 2014 Members Report Posted November 18, 2014 Totally agree with DuaneS comment. Amazing work More please Peter. http://www.artisanleatherworks.co.uk/ Quote
Members olenawills Posted November 18, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 18, 2014 Thank you for a comment about D-rings. Very logical! Quote
Members Eve Posted November 19, 2014 Members Report Posted November 19, 2014 Ohh my goodness, it is just amazing!!! Quote
Members SRT Posted December 17, 2014 Members Report Posted December 17, 2014 Wow! What beautiful and professional grade work!!! Quote
Members Greystone Posted December 17, 2014 Members Report Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for sharing your work and the details of its construction, awesome work and pictures , we are our own worst critics for some reason,, looking for perfection David Quote www.facebook.com/pages/Greystone-Leather www.etsy.com/shop/GREYSTONELEATHER
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