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Stabilizers

10

This foam stabilizer provides structure for your bag

In-R-Form or Soft and Stable

15

This is the most common interfacing to add to quilting cotton

SF101

20

This interfacing is popular for wallets, and gives the fabric a leather-like feel and structure

Decovil

25

This product is soft and lofty but it does not give a lot of structure. It is great for a slouchy bag, where you need a little padding but don’t want it stiff

Fusible Fleece

30

Interfacing generally comes in these two formats

Fusible and Sew-In (non-fusible)

Bag Styles

10

This style of bag, named after a French city, is a small, often formal, handheld bag without straps

Clutch

15

This is a very large bag, usually meant for travel or sports gear. It is named after a town in Belgium, where the cloth used to make them originated

Duffel

20

This is a slouchy style bag, worn over one shoulder. It is often crescent shaped

Hobo

25

This bag has an extra long strap for looping over one shoulder. It can carry the daily necessities, and rests on the waist or hip

Cross Body

30

This bag style usually has an open top with a drawstring closure, and either a shoulder strap or a handle. They have a flat round or oval bottom allowing the bag to sit upright without falling over.

Bucket Bag

Bag Hardware

10

This hardware is used to make your shoulder strap easily change to different lengths

Adjustable Strap Slider

15

This hardware can be used to add “bling” to your bag, and or to reinforce your straps

Rivets

20

This hardware allows a strap to attach and detach from a  bag, and prevent twisting of the strap

Swivel hooks

25

This alternative to the D Rings has two openings. One rectangle shaped, for your strap tab. The other round, for your swivel hook. No more bag rings sliding and twisting in your strap tabs

Triangle Rings

30

Use this hardware to protect the bottom of your purse or handbag

Purse Feet

Construction

10

Use this product in place of making your own straps

Webbing

15

This foot is used to evenly feed multiple layers or thicker fabrics through your sewing machine to prevent puckering and shifting. It has an extra set of “teeth” that move together with the machines feed dogs.

Walking Foot

20

This foot is great for sewing vinyl and leather because of its non-stick features. Especially useful in more Humid Climates

Teflon Foot

25

This technique creates a flat bottom and depth for bags allowing them to stand up. It involves cutting a small square from the corner, aligning seams, and stitching across the resulting triangle.

Boxed Corners

30

What is the panel of a bag that connects the front panel to the back panel. It enlarges the bag and gives it a more 3D shape

Gusset

Fun Facts

10

The Earliest bags were made from plant fibres or this…

Animal Hides

15

Clipping the seam allowances of rounded corners in bags helps them to lie flat. This type of scissor makes clipping the seams quickly and neatly

Pinking Shears

20

This product makes your bag see through, a must for many large sporting events. But be careful if you iron it, it will melt

Clear Vinyl

25

This English word comes from the Latin work Bursa meaning leather Bag and the Greek word Byrsa meaning hide. It refers to a small bag used to carry money

Purse

30

When did zippers begin appearing in handbags

Early 1920's