As you venture into the world of bag making, you will encounter gusset zippers – these are the flat zipper panels that are so often used in weekender bags and other bags where a gusset (separate middle panel) is used.
Author: thefolkartfactory
Throwback Thursday Free Pattern- Easy Laptop Case
I have been going through my pattern archives again and I found this laptop bag that I wrote quite a while ago for a British magazine which is now, sadly not with us anymore.
However, that is a good thing
Brand New Pattern In My Shop!
It has been a busy month but I am delighted to announce that I have a new pattern for you in my Etsy shop.
It is an evening bag this time and it is the Soho Wrist Bag and you
How To ‘Write’ with Fabric- Without Foundation Paper Piecing!
I am late to several parties as a rule and some I don’t really feel that I want even be invited to. Foundation Paper Piecing falls into this category. Boy do I admire other people’s work but I have no
Free Sockstar Knitting Pattern! How to Knit the Easiest Socks in the World.
First of all, let me tell you a (very short I promise) story. When I was little, my Mum tried to teach me to knit. It was a disaster. The end.
Fast forward to last year. I lost my lovely
New Pattern in My Shop- The Florence Writing Compendium
Wow that’s a mouthful! And who wants to write anything any way!? Well to be honest, hand in hand with journalling and calligraphy, hand written letters are coming back into style in a big way.
I can sort of understand
New Bag Pattern in My Shop. The Windermere Sling!
The Windermere Sling sounds like a fancy cocktail but it is in fact a really nicely sized sling bag (somewhere between a backpack and a cross body) and it is so comfortable.
The ideal sling bag has to be hardwearing,
New Discounted Pattern in My Shop- Sacramento Storage Cubes
I am constantly struggling under a huge mountain of scraps and it is my guess that you have a few around too. My other struggle is not enough storage. Again, I bet that we have that in common as well!
Sock Making for Beginners- Focus on the Afterthought Heel
My ultimate goal on the knitting journey was to knit a sock. I considered these to be so difficult that they were not possible to make by human endeavour alone. The blackest of arts were also required and at the
Make Your own 3D Mask- Free Pattern and Tute.
We are living in strange times and all indications show that Corona may be with us for a while. This is not really ideal but if we are stuck with it, we need to take steps to looking after ourselves.