How to make your own customised canvas tote bag
The Crafternoon raised £75 for Mind
What you need:
- 1m x 0.5m of calico – I bought mine from http://threadmill.co.uk/
- 2m x 25mm cotton webbing tape
- Natural thread
- Fabric paints to decorate
1m x 0.5m calico folded in half
With the wrong sides together, sew seams down both sides, 5mm from the edge
Press your seams open, then turn your bag inside out and press the seam flat.
Then stitch down each side, 7mm from the edge. This will enclose the first seam you made, neatly creating French Seams
Press your bag and fold 1cm in from the top to the inside of your bag and press.
Pin and stitch your webbing tape to the inside of the top of the bag attaching the straps 13cms from the side seams. Stitch both the top and bottom of the webbing.
Turn your back the right way round, press your seams and you are ready to decorate
The Finished Articles
Crafternooners with their bags
Crafternooners with their bags
Man Bag
Shop till u drop bag
All the completed bags