July is bags at whiplash – I have collected a few online patterns and tutorials to get you started – do you know of a good online bag resource for readers – leave a comment and I will check it out.
Sewing
totes, slouch bags and messengers
this image is from the tote bag tutorial by little purl of the orient
tote bag tutorial
super eggplant tote 101
craftster jordy bag
craftster hobo jordy bag with tie
craftster messenger bag with gusset
rounded roomy bag
small bags – pouches, drawsting bags and wallets
thimble drawstring bag
craftster hipslinger
craftster – add a slash pocket to your bag
craftster lined zippered pouch
craftster classy pouch
knitting needle case
craftster wallet tutorial
Yarn – felted, knitted and crochet
felted
this image is from instructables and a an easy knit and felt bag
instructables weekend felted knitted bag
knitty mens satchelfelted – booga bag
knitty french market bag
knitted
knitty - unbiased bag
knittysmall hipster pouch
magknits knitted – small amulet bag
magknits knitted – knitted girly bag
crochet
crochet beach bag
tapestry crochet kitty bag
cotton crochet drawstring bag
paper and plastic – using recycled materials
image is from In the wake and is a tutorial on how to make a bag/pouch by melting plastic bags together melted plastic bag pouch
about.com crochet bag using recycled plastic bag
bag from recycled magazines
bag from recycled juice boxes
melted plastic bag pouch
duct tape wallet instructions
book purse tutorial
recycled sweatshirt bag
craftster woven magazine bag
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The quilting mag of Better Homes and Gardens featured Amy Butler and is currently offering a free clutch pattern of hers at http://www.bhg.com/sipclutch
there are some great crocheted bag patterns at http://www.crochetme.com.
the full archive of bag patterns is here: http://www.crochetme.com/pattern-item/accessories/bags?
and more knitted bags at http://www.interweave.com/knit/projects/bags.asp
Here’s a tutorial I’ve put together for my blog. It’s an easy, cute, sack-style purse. http://kristinlaflamme.com/musings/?p=119 I recommend making it with the longer handles.
I have a little flickr tutorial for a lined flap pouch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchedinholland/sets/72157594143866506/
Hope that helps someone :0
here are a couple of tutorials that I have used or bookmarked
http://happythings.typepad.com/happythings/2006/04/dsb_201_lined_d.html
box bag http://smallhand.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_smallhand_archive.html
http://spytastic.blogspot.com/2005/07/cable-knit-purse.html
http://tinyhappy.typepad.com/tiny_happy/2006/06/shoulder_bag_tu.html
http://creativelittledaisy.typepad.com/creative_little_daisy/2006/06/two_little_tuts.html#comment-18901830
I forgot another one
http://creativelittledaisy.typepad.com/creative_little_daisy/2006/01/basic_purse_tut.html
there’s also the fabulous mason dixon knitting buttonhole bag.. for those wanting to knit and felt.
http://www.masondixonknitting.com/archives/images/ButtonholeBagMasonDixon2%5B1%5D.pdf
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i like the sophie bag, which is a cute little felted handbag
http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/sophie.htm
pretty neat. replace industrial plastic beads with used plastic, and replace a $200,000 plastics extrusion machine with an iron and two sheets of paper. now can we do this with solar if we allow more time and more pressure?