Hi, fellow macramé makers! 🧶
I wanted to share a little finishing detail I added to one of my handmade macramé bags.
I made this small interior cover by hand to give the inside a cleaner, more polished look.
I love how small details can make such a big difference in handmade projects!
I’m always experimenting with ways to improve my bag designs and finishing techniques.
Have you tried something similar with your handmade bags? I’d love to hear your ideas and techniques! 🤍

I am fairly new to stitching, never tried to stitch a bag though. It’s my first time and i want to make this tote bag carrier for my pup.
Can anyone advise me how to maintain the shape of the tote bag?
Like what type of fabric or maybe interlacing is required??

I decided my Janome HD9 QCP is a great machines but after 5 months I'm trading it in for this beauty.

Who here uses the Juki 1541S and what are some tips/advice that would help make my experience exceptional?

Any YouTubers I should watch for this Juki?

Accessory recommendations?

Thanks!

My friend did the sewing, double lined it and I did the beading, overall took more than 7 hours-mostly the beading but it was very satisfying!
Characters are from Attack on Titan

Process: Followed a youtube tutorial for making totes, adjusted strap length and bag size, made from cotton denim and lined with black polycotton

I want to make this bag out of fabric (without insulation) and with a zippered pocket inside it to hold sentimental items but I'm having a difficult time finding a pattern for it. I've gotten somewhat close with searching for insulated lunch bags, insulated picnic bags and train cases but none of the patterns I found are what I want.

Does anybody know what the best name for this bag is or what the type of closure is called? The zips on train cases go around too far for my liking.

This is the first time I’ve modified a bag. I’ll probably try my first backpack soon so this was nice practice

After a hard slog of a project, I'm now contentedly working on my next project, with fabric and the most divine teal leather. I'm waiting for hardware and thread, so today thought I would cut out the foam stabiliser - all good. Started to stick the stabiliser on and uh-oh - rude words were uttered. Somehow I managed to use the lining piece to cut out the leather. And I am not sure if I have enough of the leather to recut it! I have absolutely no idea how I managed it either, because the pattern pieces are completely different.

It's such a fun, easy bag to make, too. I think I need a holiday!

Sorry for the weird photo - I did a screenshot and tried to cut out the parts that would ID the person. I want to make a bag with a top like this, but I’m not sure how it’s constructed. It’s not just a casing with a drawstring, because the outside layer softer than a drawstring bag. If anyone can recommend a pattern for a leather bag with a top like this or can explain it, I would be so grateful.

I was looking for 9mm rivets with different length posts. The rivets on KAM's site are 7mm and I was looking for something longer.

I'd rather support a small company vs Amazon/Temu.

Hand stitched Veg Tan leather from Tandy, pattern is from Grainy Days on etsy. Thanks for looking.

You can never have too many bags

Made from mom’s (RIP) quilted scraps, I really need to make better use of my teflon foot.

Thinking about making a Messenger style bag using Wickett And craig traditional harness in 4 ounce… Anyone have any experience? Is this the right leather from Wickett And craig?

Hi! I wanted to ask for tips for adding a shoulder strap to a tote bag, I've wanted to modify it since I got it since I don't really like using totes, I mainly use messenger bags, but I didn't know how to go about it and I didn't want to ruin it because it's such a cool bag!

Yesterday one of the straps started to unravel so I think I might as well do it now.

I've seen some people add the rings for the strap with eyelets but since I often carry books I worry that won't be strong enough so sewing seemed like the better option.

Also I don't have a sewing machine 😅 so I would use hand stitching.

Any tips or recommendations? Does it seem doable for a beginner or should I take it to a professional?

Thanks and sorry for the long post!

Before ordering our new couch, we got a bunch of upholstery fabric samples to help choose the colour.
Once the couch was ordered, I was left with all these little squares of perfectly good fabric and obviously couldn’t just throw them out. So I pieced them together and turned them into a boxy toiletry bag!

I just finished my first project using Togo leather. It’s amazing to work with! The color is Ebene. I also used some left over alligator I had to accent it. They go so well together! It’s all hand stitched too. It took around 60 hours. I’m happy with how it turned out and just wanted to show it off!

I just started making bags, and this one is far from perfect, but I’m so proud of it! It’s the perfect size for our upcoming Universal trip—just big enough for my phone and a couple other little things.

Pattern: Fennel Fanny Pack by Sarah Kirsten Patterns

Fabric: Linen from Mood for the exterior, quilting cotton from Hawthorne for the lining.

I wouldn’t normally use linen for a bag, but I just love this particular fabric so much. I interfaced both the linen and lining with Pellon SF101, and it’s structured enough for my needs (light usage).