Expert bag designer, Mrs H, has created a collection of the latest bag making techniques and 8 full-size bag patterns, based on her popular weekend bag making retreats. This collection of bag making techniques will teach you how to sew better bags. Learn all the key techniques including: adding different types of pockets; inserting zips; making handles and fastenings; using the latest bag hardware and how to get a flawless finish. In addition to these techniques Mrs H treats us to eight varied bag projects. Choose from a dainty clutch perfect for an event, through to a generously sized hold-all for a weekend away. All eight projects have full-size patterns pieces on the pull-out sheet so you can get sewing straight away and join her growing band of 'bagineers'!

About the Author
Samantha Hussey, or Mrs H to her fans, is a bag sewing patterns designer based in the beautiful Welsh Valleys. As well as having her own line of modern bag sewing patterns on her website www.mrs-h.com, Samantha hosts The Bag Retreat, a bagmaking getaway for sewists. She also runs The Bag of the Month Club, a bag patterns subscription club, with leading Canadian designer Janelle MacKay of Emmaline Bags. Samantha's mission is to make typically tricky bag styles accessible to bagmakers of all skill levels, and to help 'bagineers' use pretty hardware! Samantha has collaborated with many of the main influencers within the bagmaking community, including Sew Sweetness, Blue Calla, Swoon Patterns, Noodlehead and Betz White, as well as working with some of the top brands in the industry including Janome, Mettler and Aurifil.


Book Information
ISBN 9781446308110
Author Janelle Mackay
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint David & Charles
Publisher David & Charles
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 280mm * 5mm