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M o l l y ' s S k e t c h b o o k : B r a i d e d H a n d l e

C a n v a s T o t e

Wi t h S p r i n g h e r e a l r e a dy

a n d S u mmer j u s t a r ou n d t h e c o r n e r I d e c i d ed t h a t I n eeded t o ma ke mys e l f a

n ew wa r m wea t h e r b a g . I wa n t ed i t t o b e p r e t t y , b u t a l s o p r a c t i c a l a n d I d i d n o t

wa n t t o t a k e f o r e ve r t o ma ke i t !
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Fo r t h e f a b r i c I t u r n ed

t o C a r r T e x t i l e s O r g a n i c C o t t o n D u c k C a n v a s . N o t o n l y i s i t s t u r d y , b u t i t ' s a l s o

ma de w i t h 1 0 0 % o r ga n i c c o t t o n a n d c omes i n g r ea t c o l o r s , p l u s i t ' s 6 0 - i n c h e s

w i d e , s o e v en on e y a r d i s a l o t o f f a b r i c .
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S i n c e t h i s f a b r i c h a s s u c h

a n i c e h e f t I d e c i d ed t o u s e i t t o ma ke t h e h a n d l e o f t h e b a g a s we l l a s t h e

body . Wh i t n ey h a s a b ea u t i f u l t o t e w i t h b r a i d ed l e a t h e r h a n d l e s wh i c h i n s p i r ed

me t o g i v e b r a i d ed c a n va s h a n d l e s a t r y . I r e a l l y l i k e h ow t h ey a dd s ome t h i n g

u n -expe c t ed t o t h e u t i l i a r i a n f e e l o f t h e f a b r i c .


4/23

I t wa s J o e l l e ' s ( b r i l l i a n t )

i d ea t o a dd t h e s n a p s on t h e ou t s i d e o f t h e b a g , t u r n i n g a s imp l e U - s h a pe i n t o a

p r e t t i e r a n d mo r e c l o s ed t e a r d r op s h a ped b a g i n a j i f f y !


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Ove r a l l t h i s b a g wa s s u c h

f u n t o ma ke a n d i t t u r n ed ou t c l e a n a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l o o k i n g , wh i c h i s a lwa y s

s ome t h i n g I s t r i v e f o r wh en s ew i n g a t h ome . I c a n s ee mys e l f u s i n g i t o n a d a i l y

b a s i s b e c a u s e o f i t s p r a c t i c a l s i z e , i t s i n s i d e p o c ke t a n d i t s s t r en g t h , b u t a l s o


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s imp l y b e c a u s e I l o v e t h e wa y i t l o o k s . - -M o l l y

M a t e r i a l s


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S t on e Du c k )

N i c k e l P l a t ed S ew on S n a p s i n s i z e 4 A B r a i d ed Ha n d l e T o t e t emp l a t e a v a i l a b l e f o r f r e e d o w n l o a d h e r e . P r i n t ed , c u t

ou t , a n d t a ped t o ge t h e r a s d i r e c t ed on t h e t emp l a t e

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8/23

F r om t h e S t on e C o t t o n Du c k c u t :

t wo t emp l a t e s h a pe s f o r t h e b a g p a n e l s f o u r 2 - i n c h b y 3 0 - i n c h s t r i p s f o r t h e h a n d l e s on e 6 1 /2 - i n c h b y 1 1 - i n c h p i e c e f o r t h e p o c ke t

F r om t h e Wh i t e C o t t o n Du c k c u t :

f o u r 2 - i n c h b y 3 0 - i n c h s t r i p s f o r t h e h a n d l e sM a k i n g t h e H a n d l e s a n d P o c k e t


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Y ou w i l l b e f o l d i n g a n d f i n i s h i n g a l l o f t h e 2 - i n c h b y 3 0 - i n c h s t r i p s i n t h e s a me

ma n n e r b e f o r e b r a i d i n g t h em f o r t h e h a n d l e :

P r e s s t h e s t r i p i n h a l f l e n g t h w i s e a c r o s s t h e en t i r e 3 0 - i n c h l e n g t h o f t h e s t r i p . Open u p t h e s t r i p a n d p r e s s t h e l o n g r a w edge s i n t o t h e m i dd l e c r e a s e a n d t h en

c l o s ed , t h i s w i l l h i d e t h e l o n g r a w edge en t i r e l y .

E dge s t i t c h t h e s t r i p c l o s ed a l o n g t h e l o n g f o l d ed edge . R epea t t h i s p r o c e s s f o r a l l o f t h e S t on e a n d Wh i t e s t r i p s .


10/23

P i n t wo o f t h e f i n i s h ed S t on e s t r i p s w i t h o n e o f t h e f i n i s h ed Wh i t e s t r i p s .

B r a i d t h e t h r ee s t r i p s t o ge t h e r n ea t l y , f o l d i n g o ve r t h e l e f t o u t s i d e s t r i p t o t h e

m i dd l e , t h en t h e r i g h t o u t s i d e s t r i p .


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S ew t h e en d s o f t h e b r a i d t o ge t h e r f l a t l y a n d t r im t h e en d s . Y ou w i l l h a ve a 2 3 -

i n c h b r a i d ed h a n d l e .

R epea t t h i s p r o c e s s f o r t h e r ema i n i n g t wo S t on e s t r i p s a n d on e Wh i t e s t r i p .


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P i n t h e b a mboo b i a s t a pe a c r o s s t h e b o t t om 6 1 /2 - i n c h s i d e s o f t h e p o c ke t

p i e c e , c o ve r i n g t h e r a w edge .

E dge s t i t c h t h e b i a s t a pe on u s i n g t h e wh i t e t h r ea d .


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F o l d a n d p r e s s t h e f i n i s h ed edge o f t h e p o c ke t u p 4 - i n c h e s . P i n t h e b i a s t a pe

a r ou n d t h e r i g h t a n d l e f t s i d e s o f t h e p o c ke t . T u c k t h e r a w en d s o f t h e b i a s t a pe

u n de r a t t h e b o t t om o f t h e p o c ke t . Y ou c a n l e a ve t h e t o p edge o f t h e b i a s t a pe

a n d t h e c o t t o n du c k r a w s i n c e y ou w i l l b e s ew i n g o ve r i t l a t e r .

E dge s t i t c h o n t h e b i a s t a pe w i t h t h e wh i t e t h r ea d .


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He r e i s a mo r e d e t a i l e d

p i c t u r e o f t u c k i n g u n de r t h e r a w edge o f t h e b i a s t a pe . Y ou w i l l u s e t h i s

t e c h n i qu e e l s ewh e r e i n t h e b a g s o t r y t o ma ke i t l o o k p r e t t y n ea t .

S e w i n g t h e B a g


15/23

P l a c e t h e r a w edge s o f

o n e o f t h e h a n d l e s a l o n g t h e t o p r a w edge , 3 - i n c h e s f r om t h e l e f t a n d r i g h t

s i d e s o f t h e b a g , w i t h t h e h a n d l e f a c i n g d own . M a ke s u r e t h e h a n d l e i s n ' t

t w i s t ed . T h en p i n t h e b i a s t a pe a c r o s s t h e t o p r a w edg e , en c a s i n g t h e r a w edge

o f t h e b a g h a n d l e a s we l l .

T op s t i t c h t h e b i a s t a pe d own u s i n g t h e wh i t e t h r ea d s ew i n g o ve r t h e b a g h a n d l e

a s we l l .

R epea t f o r t h e s e c on d h a n d l e a n d p a n e l .


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F o l d a n d p r e s s t h e t o p b i a s - t a pe - f i n i s h ed edge o f o n e o f t h e p a n e l s o v e r 1 1 /4 -

i n c h . I n s e r t t h e r a w edge o f t h e p o c ke t u n de r t h i s f o l d c en t e r ed i n b e t ween t h e

ba g h a n d l e . P i n t h e f o l d d own .

R epea t t h i s f o r t h e s e c on d b a g p a n e l w i t h ou t t h e p o c ke t i n s e r t i o n s t ep .


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U s i n g t h e s t o n e c o l o r ed t h r ea d s ew down t h i s f o l d 1 /4 - i n c h f r om t h e t o p edge o f

t h e b a g a n d a ga i n f r om t h e b o t t om edge o f t h e f o l d s ew i n g o ve r t h e h a n d l e s i n

t h e p r o c e s s .

T h i s w i l l s e c u r e t h e h a n d l e s a n d s ew i n t h e p o c ke t .

R epea t f o r t h e s e c on d p a n e l .


18/23

P l a c e t h e t wo b a g p a n e l s r i g h t s i d e s t o ge t h e r a n d p i n b i a s t a pe a c r o s s t h e i r r a w

edge , t h u s p i n n i n g t h em t oge t h e r . T u c k t h e r a w beg i n n i n g a n d en d o f t h e b i a s

t a pe i n t o i t s e l f a s y ou d i d fo r t h e p o c ke t . E dge s t i t c h t he b i a s t a pe d own u s i n g

t h e wh i t e t h r ea d , ma k i n g s u r e t o b a c k s t i t c h a t t h e b eg i n n i n g a n d en d o f t h e

s ea m . M a ke s u r e y ou c a t c h b o t h s i d e s o f t h e b i a s t a pe a n d b o t h b a g p a n e l s .


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F i n i s h i n g


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T u r n t h e b a g r i g h t s i d e o u t . Ha n d s t i t c h t h e o ppo s i t e s i d e s o f o n e s n a p 1 1 /4 -

i n c h e s f r om a s i d e s ea m o f t h e b a g a n d 1 /4 - i n c h f r om t h e t o p . R e pea t f o r t h e

s e c on d s i d e s ea m a n d a s e c on d s n a p .


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T h e b a g i s a l l d on e ! I t c a n b e u s ed open a t t h e t o p . . .


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. . . o r y ou c a n g i v e i t a l i t t l e s h a pe b y s n a pp i n g t h e s n a p s s h u t .


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