The Sewing Room

cuddles123

Look forward to seeing pics Nichelette

fruit-loop

Hi All

Hoping someone here can help me out! I'm learning to sew with my new machine, so far I've only made a few sock monkeys. I want to learn to make bags and fancy having a go at this http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/01/1-hour-bag-tutorial.html

Anyway can some one tell me what sort of material I need? Also do I need to buy interfacing? and if so what weight is best for bags? I'm a complete beginner!:cool:

Kandipandi

fruit-loop wrote: »

Hi All

Hoping someone here can help me out! I'm learning to sew with my new machine, so far I've only made a few sock monkeys. I want to learn to make bags and fancy having a go at this http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/01/1-hour-bag-tutorial.html

Anyway can some one tell me what sort of material I need? Also do I need to buy interfacing? and if so what weight is best for bags? I'm a complete beginner!:cool:

Hi Froot Loop
I have made similar bags to that one and used medium weight interfacing but if you want a very structured bag you will need heavy interfacing.

Interfacing will make all the difference between a bag that looks home made and a professional looking unique bag to treasure!

I have made bags without interfacing and they are stashed away somewhere (probably containing other bags (I'm a bag freak!).

eta. if you use interfacing you can use pretty much any material, I would go for a heavy cotton personally, but I use anything I can get cheap usually curtain off cuts etc.

Kandipandi

rosalie-lavender wrote: »

I thought this might be of interest to someone on here.
https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_183856_100_48144__category_

They have a free delivery offer until midnight tonight 18th March. Put FREEWED into the promotions box.

This book came today and its great, many thanks for the heads up!

I am quite good with the machine now but there are loads of brilliant things in there that will come in handy, how to use your machine, sewing seams, hems, zips, gathers, binding decorative techniques etc.

They should give one of these away with every single sewing machine sold, in fact when I rule the world they will! (That and free chocolate)
Well worth the £4.99 :j

fruit-loop

Thanks Kandi I was planning to use curtain material.

Sorry another newbie question:D Is it better to use iron on interfacing or sew in? And is it sold by the metre or as a sheet normally?

chocsessential

I was looking at the BBC archive the other day and found this old Ann Ladbury programme from 1982 called Weekend Wardrobe. The 1980s clothes are horrible but she does show you how to do put in darts and things (very technical aren't I?)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/whatwewore/5600.shtml

She explains everything nice and clearly with some general tips which are still useful today.

Sunshine12

fruit-loop wrote: »

Hi All

Hoping someone here can help me out! I'm learning to sew with my new machine, so far I've only made a few sock monkeys. I want to learn to make bags and fancy having a go at this http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/01/1-hour-bag-tutorial.html

Anyway can some one tell me what sort of material I need? Also do I need to buy interfacing? and if so what weight is best for bags? I'm a complete beginner!:cool:

Fruitloop Ive made this one (twice as first one was a disaster!). Are you using wadding per tutorial? If yes then 2oz stuff should do it. I didnt use any interfacing for this as the wadding gave it a bit of body and was using quite heavy material so didnt need it. If you are using it though, I was told that you should never use anything heavier than the material you are using. You can buy either iron on or sew in. I think some projects state if they are better with the sew in stuff. (although I always buy iron on as more versatile and easier.) It comes in metres. You can get it on ebay. Supplier I use attached as they were cheapest I could find the last time I bought any. Sure they have different weights too.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-METRE-OF-IRON-ON-HEAVY-INTERFACING-WHITE-x-70cm_W0QQitemZ390173445134QQihZ026QQcategoryZ28159QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m444QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%252BLA%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8692230882490024156

Sunshine12

I got this book for my birthday and its fantastic! It has so much info in it, techniques, projects, which fabric to use to make what etc etc. I havent had the chance to read it all but its really good particularly for a newby (although some of the reviews suggest its good for those more experienced too). Its full of step by step photographs which I always love!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1405335556/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1405312955&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0XSED5SZ52TDYCKJ8C3J

Justamum

chocsessential wrote: »

I was looking at the BBC archive the other day and found this old Ann Ladbury programme from 1982 called Weekend Wardrobe.

Gosh, now you're taking me back! She used to be on Pebble Mill at One too.

Anyone remember the American woman Erica on Embroidery? She did exquisite embroideries, but her programme was a little odd. A bell would ring at the end of the programme, and no matter what she was doing she would just get up and walk off :rotfl:

chocsessential

Justamum wrote: »

Gosh, now you're taking me back! She used to be on Pebble Mill at One too.

Anyone remember the American woman Erica on Embroidery? She did exquisite embroideries, but her programme was a little odd. A bell would ring at the end of the programme, and no matter what she was doing she would just get up and walk off :rotfl:

I don't remember Erica, and it's a shame because that sounds fun. Maybe she kept talking too much and the producers told her they were stopping the programme on time whether she'd finished talking or not. I do remember a very grumpy gardening woman who used to have a programme on BBC1 on Sunday mornings in the 70s. She had a tantrum once and threw her trowel on the ground. I can't remember her name unfortunately.