Bag feet are a sophisticated touch and adding a bag bottom can greatly enhance the silhouette and convenience of your bag, so today let’s have a ” How to add a bag bottom and bag feet tutorial ” There are many ways to add a rigid or semi-rigid bottom to a bag, the method I…
It is with great pleasure that I’m releasing a brand new Sacôtin bag pattern : Ava, the vintage inspired bag pattern ! I hope you’ll have as much fun sewing and wearing it as I did creating it. Inspired by the 40’s and 50’s, Ava is an elegant trapeze bag with a vintage classic feel.…
Here are some techniques, machine settings and tips on how to sew several thick layers with your sewing machine. It will come a time in your sewing adventures, especially when sewing bags, when you’ll have to sew through many layers, so here’s how to get through these thicknesses and to avoid breaking your needle. […]
The Boutique will stay open, but the Blogôtin will be on vacations until the end of August because I must focus on the pattern that will come out in September and the one that will come out in October. So don’t be surprised if you don’t get any blog updates during this month. […]
You can find two different kinds of fusible interfacing : woven and non-woven. What are the differences between the two? Is one better than the other? Here is an article that, I hope, will enlighten you on the subject. […]
A very simple way to add a closure to your purse is to use a magnetic snap. So here is a “magnetic snap tutorial” to guide you step by step on how to install this type of closure. This is a tutorial you might need to sew the next Sacôtin pattern… I’m just saying… […]
In some Sacôtin bag patterns you’ll have to use fusible fleece to give more body to your bag. This is the case for the Annie pattern and the next bag pattern that will come out in September. So here is a tutorial on how to use this type of interfacing and tips to get the…
I showed you a few days ago how to Add a zippered pocket in your bag. Today’s zippered pocket tutorial shows an alternative way to do it. The difference between the two methods is the finish inside the pocket : in method #1 the edges of the zipper tape remain visible inside the pocket while…
This is variation #2 for the “Annie” bag pattern. Like variation #1, this one also lowers the difficulty of the pattern but preserves a contrasting yoke. […]
This is a first variation on the Annie bag pattern, I’ll show you a second variation next week. This variation #1 has two advantages : It simplifies the sewing of the bag and therefore lowers the difficulty level of the pattern because we’ll omit one of the most delicate step of the instructions. It allows…
