Sunday, April 01, 2007

Stage 2.............

Piglottie wanted to see the reinforcement that I used in the bag. I bought these to do Prudence Mapstone bags, but I can get more. I really want this bag to be servicable. The felted yarn and bobbles are very stiff compared to other bags I've felted but I still wanted this bag to be perfect.




Here you can see the hand sewing needed to create the bag shape before machine sewing. BTW I deliberately used a strong colour for demonstration purposes. I also cut the oval base to avoid puckering while sewing with the machine.
It is a strong stiff cotton fabric which as you can see will stand up while sewn.




I have shown the lining inside showing the pocket machine sewn in place.



The lining pinned in place. I will have to hand sew this due to the bulk.

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14 comments:

  1. dreamcatcher4:23 pm

    Thanks for showing the stages of lining the bag, very useful! It looks great with the lining in.

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  2. Seahorse5:32 pm

    I'm loving this tutorial. I have no clue re sewing, so this step by step stuff is invaluable - thankyou!

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  3. gilraen5:39 pm

    Thanks for the votes of confidence. I've lined bags before but never with such care and step by step photography. :)

    It is fun BTW. :)

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  4. Hellbelle6:03 pm

    It's always interesting to see stuff like this being done. Lots of tips and ideas! Thanks :)

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  5. Linda6:13 pm

    Thank you so much for showing that. I really did not know how to line a bag but will know where to look now. x

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  6. Maggan9:54 pm

    It looks great!! How smart the reinforcement! I don´t think we have that in Sweden.... :( Well, here´s a link to a picture of my Fair Isle bag:
    http://stickatovirkat.blogspot.com/2007/01/lite-bilder-some-pictures.html
    I knitted it from yarn that I bought on Swedish Ebay, vegetable dyed yarn.
    And the pattern is from a Swedish women who made it. I like it a lot ;)

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  7. Piglottie8:52 pm

    Thanks for the tutorial Gilraen, and for answering my query about the plastic reinforcements. I love the lining material and it looks great!

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  8. Knittings Nice!9:24 pm

    Very interesting seeing this bit by bit...really nice.

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  9. sgeddes12:26 am

    This is coming along great! I'm so glad you are showing the steps!

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  10. Bubblesknits4:30 am

    I'm in agreement with my fellow blogger's comments: Thank you for doing this in a step-by-step format. This will definately help when I start knitting on a felted, summer tote. It looks great!

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  11. miss mandy of flitwick6:07 am

    Thanks so much for showing that, I have wanted to line a booga bag for a while now and now I know how.
    thanks again your bag looks great
    Chrissy

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  12. Jo0287:48 am

    I love this bag, your lining instructions are great, thanks for sharing.

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  13. Becka10:15 pm

    Thanks for showing us, I needed a lesson in bag lining! I like the material you chose to sturdy the bag!

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  14. T5:22 pm

    It IS perfect, that's for sure. This is great. I still don't think I'd make anywhere near as good a job as that but it's very useful for when I get brave enough to have another go.

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