Working With Purse Frames

Learn to create an adorable, versatile clutch from start to finish! In this video, purse-making expert Lisa Lam teaches you all the ins and outs for creating a clutch using a rectangular glue-in purse frame, like the Pleated Purse-Frame Purse featured in her bestselling book A Bag for All Reasons. This purse is perfect as a wedding clutch, but you can also dress up a pair of jeans or jazz up a day dress, and it’s so easy to make, you might find yourself addicted to making this adorable bag. Along the way, you’ll get an overview of purse frames and materials that you should have on hand, and learn all kinds of great techniques, including creating a pattern for your specific purse frame, working with satin, adding linings, making concertina pleats and more.

You’ll love this bag-making video if you:

• Like quick and clever sewing projects
• Love making handmade purses or want to give it a try
• Need a new clutch – and quick – to accessorize an outfit

In Working with Purse Frames, you’ll learn how to:

• Draft a pattern for any size or shape of metal purse frame
• Prepare and cut your fabrics
• Sew neat concertina pleats
• Add a professional looking lining to your purse
• Attach your purse to a metal purse frame

About the Expert:

As a London College of Fashion graduate, the bestselling author of The Bag Making Bible and A Bag for All Reasons and the founder of u-handbag.com – an online store specializing in bag-making supplies – Lisa Lam is the expert when it comes to creating DIY bags and purses. She is also a sewing pattern and bag designer and her work regularly features in craft magazines. Lisa is highly involved with the online crafting community too, where she writes her craft blog, chats with fellow bag makers on Facebook and is constantly amazed by the talent and wit of her fellow crafters. Through Lisa’s video tutorials and step-by-step instructions, you will improve and develop your bag-making skills, so that you can achieve a professional finish.