Monthly Archives: July 2008

July 30, 2008

Tutorial/Embroidery Project – Small Snail Purse/Bag with Vintage Snail Embroidery, Sewing the Japanese Knot Bag, front to back, Part 16

Yesterday, we got the circle shaped bottom of the bag sewn into the purse tube of the Japanese Knot Bag. Here are the results with the extra piping added in for some fun. After learning about this Japanese Knot Bag … Continue reading →

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July 29, 2008

Tutorial/Embroidery Project – Small Snail Purse/Bag with Vintage Snail Embroidery, Sewing a Circle into a Tube, Part 15

Whew! Many parts to building this little snail bag…but it’s been really fun to create and very satisfying to see it come to life. It’s become so much more than I ever thought it would be when I first envisioned … Continue reading →

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July 28, 2008

Tutorial/Embroidery Project – Small Snail Purse/Bag with Vintage Snail Embroidery, Marking Circle for Sewing, Part 14

Your life needs fun. Go ahead, have some fun! Getting that round circle piece into the tube requires some folding and marking. We will mark 4 points on the circle and 4 points on the tube and match them to … Continue reading →

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July 26, 2008

Embroidery Project – Small Snail Purse/Bag with Vintage Snail Embroidery, Applique Snails on Outer Fabric, Part 13

The purse gets it ‘purse-onality’! We left off with a outer purse shell prepared like this: All the snails were washed and blocked. Each embroidered snail piece was appliqued to the bright pink felt using a sewing machine set to … Continue reading →

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