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This small purse is ideal for keeping a wallet, a cell phone,
keys or cosmetic items. The designs used are South-Western
Indian Motif Set.
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The front of the purse with the flap closed.
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| The finished size of the purse is about 5" x 4.5". You will need a
piece of thin leather, leatherette, suede, polyester suede, or mole-skin
fabric for the top; the same fabric, cotton or polyester silk for the lining;
and a cord for the handle. |
The front of the purse with open flap.
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Step One: Stabilize your material with an iron-on tear-away
stabilizer. Cross-stitch is a very dense kind of embroidery and it pulls
on the fabric vigorously, so be sure to stabilize and hoop the material
very tightly.
Make the embroidery. Those who have a Mega hoop (about 6" x 10") can
make the embroidery without re-hooping; those who have a large hoop (5"
x 7") will have to either re-hoop the embroidery, or make it on different
pieces and then stitch the pieces together. Trim all jump stitches after
every color! |
The back of the purse, flap open.
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| Step Two: Trim the embroidered piece leaving about 3/4"-1" around
the embroidery. Measure the piece and cut out a piece of the same size
out of the material you're going to use for lining. |
| Step Three: Place the embroidered piece on a table, face up,
and cover with the lining, face down. Pin the edges and machine-stitch
1/4" from the embroidery. Stitch along the long sides and one of the short
sides, leaving one short side open. |
| Step Four: Turn the purse inside out. Fold the seam allowance
of the open edge inside, leaving about 1/4" around the embroidery. Machine-stitch
to close the opening. |
| Step Five: Fold the working piece up onto the lining to form
a pocket. Secure with pins. Machine-stitch the sides together. Place the
cord along the sides and zigzag it to catch the sides of the bag and the
cord. |
| It's also possible to make a bigger purse, and even a tote, if you
embroider the parts several times and then sew them together. |
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| We hope that you like this project and come up with many ideas
of your own! |
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