Organza Bags





Organza Bags, fully customisable in colour and size and look great with an evening dress!

 

These are great and really simple to make...

Instructions to make one:

What you'll need:

• Organza say 3-5 different colours (these are overlain, so that when you cut thorough different colours will show, so choose ones that go well together), size depends on what size you want your bag to be, but don't skimp!
• Embroidery threads, any coordinating colours (machine and hand stitching required)
• Beads (if you want, any colours / sizes, use your imagination)
• Sewing machine with needles etc...
• Hand sewing kit
• Embroidery scissors / scissors with fine pointy tip
• Felt or lining fabric for lining bag - size is up to you
• Press-stud or other such fastner  

What to do:

1. Decide on what size you want your bag to be, we'll make the bag from one piece and fold it in half in the middle which will be the bottom of your bag, so add a little extra for seams and hems. Lay the pieces of organza on top of each other a pin.
2. Next use your sewing machine to sew wavy lines vertically along the length of the material, leaving gaps between them, don't be accurate with it just zoom up and down.  Variegated thread works particularly well and saves you loads of time in changing the colour. Try out different stitches to make it look interesting.
3. You can couch some threads / wool on top to add interest and texture.
4. When your happy with the number of vertical lines take a pair of embroidery scissors to some of the lines and cut between them... not right through the fabric, take the first layer off, if you cut it upwards you will see it fray to where the stitching is, pull away the frayed parts and you will see the underneath colour, continue to do this until you are happy with the desired effect.
5. If you accidentally cut all the way through don't worry, just lay the two pieces on top of each other and use a close zigzag to sew them back together.
6. When your finished embellishing create a handle for your bag.  Mine were made from twisted narrow pieces of organza run through the machine on zig zag using several threads. Send it through the machine several times, twisting the piece as you go and it'll look lovely.
7. To finish the bag I lined mine with felt, pinned the handle in position, hemmed the top and zoomed down the sides and added a prest-stud to keep it closed.

Et voila... one bespoke evening bag.

Here's a close up of my purple one: