How to sew a clutch?

Today, perhaps every girl or woman has clutches. After all, at its core, clutch - small handbag, in which you can place all the essentials - a wallet, a cell phone, hygiene items. Clutches can be different - evening, everyday, elegantly decorated or simple...

Some time ago I was ordered to do a master class on sewing an everyday clutch. And only now, after a certain amount of time, I can post the work on my personal sewing blog.

Here we go? How to sew a clutch - photo master class with explanations.

Materials and tools:

1. Main fabric;
2. Lining fabric;
3. Flap, trimmings of natural or artificial leather(leatherette, dermantine) for decoration in the form of a flower;

4. 3 pieces of finished bias tape (1.5 cm wide) made of leatherette:
- length 37 cm for handle
- 6 cm long for attaching a ring;
- 21 cm long for edging a clutch.

All of the above details in point 4, at your discretion, can be cut out from the main fabric, using bias tape, grosgrain ribbon or strips of leather.

5. Thick woven adhesive lining - dublin, non-woven or collar dublin;
6. Magnetic button, ring for sewing on the handle.

Operating procedure

Paragraph 1

Pattern-scheme of a clutch. Sizes can be varied depending on your wishes.

According to the diagram, cut out 1 clutch piece from the main and lining fabrics, not forgetting to leave seam allowances (1-1.5 cm around the entire perimeter).

Point 2

Strengthen the main part of the clutch with an adhesive pad on the wrong side. At this stage, you can strengthen the top with padding polyester. But in my case, the gasket is dense, hard dublin, and therefore I did not use padding polyester here.

Point 3

Magnetic button, placed on the lining fabric. To install the magnetic button, you need to strengthen the upper part of the valve with a gasket. To do this, you need to mark the place where the button is attached, not forgetting about the seam allowances.

Cut small holes using a ripper. Insert magnetic button. Bend the metal “tongues” in different directions.

Front view of the button.

Point 4

Cut out 2 inner pocket pieces from lining fabric. The dimensions of the pocket can be completely arbitrary. You can sew a clutch without any internal pockets at all. When cutting, I proceeded from the dimensions of my cell phone.

Place the 2 pieces right sides together and sew along the outline, leaving a small hole for turning inside out. Cut seam allowances close to the stitching.

Turn the part inside out, iron it, stitch along the contour.

Sew the pocket symmetrically to the lining piece.

Point 5

Place the clutch pieces with right sides facing inward and pin together.

Insert between them a piece of leather with a ring, folded in half.

Sew along three sides, leaving the bottom unstitched.

Turn it inside out and steam it through damp gauze, smoothing out all the seams. Outer side:

Inner side:

Edge the part that remains unstitched with bias leather (or fabric) trim.

Point 6

Fold the blank for the clutch, sew the sides together with a single stitch and stitch the flap.

Point 7

Place the second part of the magnetic button. To more accurately determine the location of the button attachment, it is advisable to put something inside the clutch for volume. And only then mark the place for the button. On the wrong side, I close the place where the button is attached by manually sewing a rectangular piece of lining fabric with blind stitches.

The clutch is almost ready, all that remains is to embellish it a little.

Clause 8

Thread a strap into the ring and sew it on. The strap length can be any according to your wishes.

Clause 9

Make a lush three-dimensional flower from a piece of artificial leather. Oh yes, before I forget - there is another clutch of mine with a flower - denim with red stitching, I invite you to look.

Attach it to the lid (valve) of the clutch: sewing it with strong threads or gluing it with textile glue.

Well, in fact, that’s all - you can go for a walk, taking a new thing with you.

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The fact that the clutch is one of the hottest trends of the spring-summer 2012 season, I think, no one doubts. Clutches are included in all designer collections this season. They are very different: from the smallest to maxi clutches, from bright red to pastel, from leather to textile. Some clutches are simple and laconic. Others delight with a variety of decor: flowers, metal rivets, embroidery.

Fashion bloggers complement their fashionable looks with different clutches and we all also want to be fashionable and have different clutches for different occasions. That is why today I bring to your attention several video lessons on how to make a fashionable clutch with your own hands. You can decorate it or paint it in different colors, all at your discretion. I hope you find some useful ideas in these lessons. Let's move on to watching.

How to make a fashionable clutch with your own hands

This video shows how to create a beautiful evening clutch and decorate it with a leather flower.

Master class from fashion blogger Dulce Candy on how to make a color blocking clutch.

An excellent handmade idea for making a denim clutch and decorating it with fabric.

Master class from fashion blogger Andy Torres - a clutch decorated with gold sequins.

Miniature clutch and decorated with metal elements.

We sew a stylish leather clutch quickly and easily.

It is advisable to take soft but dense leather so that it can hold its shape and not stretch too much. Since the clutch is without lining, back side skin is also important, let it be beautiful;-)

One medium skin is enough for a clutch of this size. (approximately 50-60 sq.dm). Of course, it may turn out that one skin will be too much or too little, it all depends on the skin - on how many defects there are on it.

• genuine cattle leather, approximately 1.5-2 mm thick, - for decoration (valves, handle, handle fastening, lock tail). You can also use MPC, but in 2 layers.


• 2 zippers, from 30 cm long, it is better to take detachable ones.


• short handle made of leather (you can take ready-made ones).


• long handle- optional, I have a 120cm chain, I assembled it myself (attached carabiners and connecting rings), but you can buy a ready-made one.


• holniten for decoration and attachment of handles.


• punch and press or other device for installing holniten,


• 2 half rings(1-2cm) for attaching handles.

1. We build a pattern.

2. Cut out the parts from leather.

If the leather has creases and bruises, you can iron it from the inside out with an iron, on medium setting, always through a thin fabric. It is better to first try on a piece from the edge of the skin so that you can understand how the skin will react to the heat of the iron.

4 details A(24 cm by 15 cm) - for external pockets,

2 details B(24 cm by 12 cm) - for an internal pocket with a zipper.

IMPORTANT. The pattern under the letter B is auxiliary; we will need it during the sewing process; we do not cut out such a part.

We place the pattern pieces on the skin so that the leather stretches more in width than in the length of the product. The main load is on the vertical, p.e. There should ideally be no stretching along vertical lines.

We got the following details:

2 parts will be external, 2 - internal.

External we'll name the details A1(2 pcs.).

Domestic - A2(2 pcs.).

On one external part I sewed a patch pocket with a flap, and left the second part as is. You don’t have to do anything, then the clutch will be the same on both sides.

For the internal parts (A2), we process the upper edge.

Just turn it in 1cm, glue it, tap the hem with a hammer. And we sew at a distance of 0.7-0.8 mm from the edge.
Tap again on the front side.

We get 2 details like this:

As a result, we get these 4 parts A:

4. Shorten the zipper.

We have two zippers - it’s better to take detachable ones. Length - not less than 30 cm.

We leave the zipper for the external fastener as is for now.

We will shorten the zipper for the internal pocket to 21 cm.

To do this, we simply cut it to 20.8 cm. We melt the cut edge and make a leather frame on it.

The result is a lock with a frame on one side, 21 cm long.

I stitched the frame by hand (after gluing it with glue):

The lightning is already ready for him. Therefore, we sew in a lock.

The width of our parts is 24cm, the length of the zipper is 21cm.

It turns out that there are 1.5 cm allowances on each side.

We sew the zipper in the usual way: we connect the front sides of the part and the zipper, make a stitch at a distance of 0.7 mm from the edge (the usual width of the foot).

We tuck the free edges of the zipper (at the very beginning).

We turn it over, tap it with a hammer, glue it from the inside out, tap it again with a hammer (mallet), make a topstitch, grabbing the fold from the inside out.

We cut off the free ends of the zipper (which we tucked in) and melt them.

This creates a blank for the inner pocket.

Collapsed side view:

6. Sew in the external lock.

Take the 2 outer parts A1 and connect them with a zipper.Like this:

Everything is the same - we connect one part and half of the lock with the front sides inward, make a line. The distance from the edge at the beginning of the lock is 1.5 cm, at the end - 2 cm.

We repeat the same thing with the second part and half of the lock, making sure that it turns out symmetrically and evenly. I put a lot of marks on the lock and parts to connect them in the right places))

We sorted out the locks.

Now we have this beauty:

Plus two internal parts A2.

Ideally, the internal and external parts should match in height (on the internal parts, 1 cm was spent on the hem, on the external ones, approximately 1 cm was spent on the lock).

You can check by placing them next to each other.

If suddenly it doesn’t coincide)) we just cut it)) cut off the excess so that the parts become the same in height again.

7. Sew the inner pocket.

Well, now begins the most important secret of our complex design))

Before we start sewing the pocket itself, we will sew the internal A2 pieces to it.

For this we will need auxiliary pattern B (see photo with patterns).

We lay out the inner pocket blank with the wrong side up, find the middle (12 cm) horizontally and put a mark. We attach the pattern like this (combining the middle points).

Pay attention to where the top of the pattern is - at the seam of the lock.

We transfer the pattern to both halves of the workpiece.

Now we take one to make A2 and connect it to our workpiece (right sides inward.)

We connect, secure with clamps or clothespins.

We make a line on the machine strictly along the line.

IMPORTANT. In the photo below, I once again marked where exactly the line begins and ends. We start the stitching slightly above the lock seam (0.1 mm)

We sew. The lock can be unfastened for convenience.

We sewed it, turn it over, look)

We repeat everything with the second internal part A2.

Connect with right sides facing inward.

We stitch, starting from the lock.

Result:

But now we can sew the pocket itself, despite the details sewn on the sides)

To do this, we will carefully roll up these parts, tuck them in and place everything inside, turning the pocket blank inside out.

Collapse:

Fold and bend:

Fold along the floors (right sides inward).

Secure with clamps. It turns out to be such a bar.

Now we unfasten the lock (otherwise we won’t be able to unscrew it later).

And at a distance of 0.5 -0.7 mm from the edge we make a line.

If your machine doesn’t handle thick sections at the beginning and end of the stitching well, you can then stitch them again by hand - into the same holes).

Turn it inside out and straighten the skin. We begin to understand that everything is simple))))

We tap the seam. The inner pocket is ready.

8. Sew external, side pockets.

We take a blank from parts A1.

We unfasten the lock and work with only one half. I took the empty half without a pocket first.

We take a blank with an internal pocket and one of the parts A1.

We connect parts A1 and A 2 with the front sides inward.

I understand that the pocket itself and the second part A2 are in the way.

We do the same as when sewing an internal pocket - we bend, fold, fold) and try not to notice the interfering parts)).

See, they're inside.

And we have a bar again)) which we stitch at a distance of 0.5 -0.7 cm from the edge.

IMPORTANT. The locks in the finished product should “look” in one direction; this must be taken into account immediately when sewing on the first part A1.

Turn it inside out and tap the seam.

It’s already beautiful) All that remains is to connect the last external part A1 with the almost finished clutch.

The scheme is the same)) We bend, fold, fold the unnecessary parts, and connect the necessary ones - the free parts A2 and A2 - with the right sides inward.

Tuck:

We connect parts A1 and A2.

For several years now, the clutch bag has remained fashionable and relevant. It's always nice to have a small clutch in your possession. You don't have to go to an expensive boutique and spend money on such a handbag. You can easily make such a clutch yourself, and it will only take a few hours. Let's make a clutch like this.


Absolutely any fabric is suitable for a clutch; there is no need to ensure that the fabric is dense; a softer one will also work here. Because in the process we will line the inside of the clutch with cardboard. To add volume, we will add quilted padding polyester inside; I advise you to take the quilted one, as it will not bunch up in the future. Well, let's stock up different types material for decoration. These are beads, various beads, sequins, decorative cord, etc.

And so I repeat, what we need.

1. Black fabric for the clutch itself, fabric for the lining, fabric - quilted padding polyester, dublin.
2. Cardboard. The main thing is to take one that is not very hard and not very soft. I took a children's puzzle box and used only the cardboard from the box lid.
3. Beads, sequins, beads, decorative cord
4. Satin ribbons and organza ribbons.
5. Magnetic rivet for fastening the clutch.

Let's start sewing our clutch. First, let's make a pattern. Let's make a rectangle, divide it into three parts, the sizes that you need. I have the following dimensions: two parts are 17.5 cm each, and the clutch cover part is 16 cm.

Then we transfer the pattern to the fabric, measure 2 cm for allowances.

We cut the padding polyester and fabric for the lining in the same way. We also cut dublinin, but without seam allowances.

We take our cardboard and also transfer the pattern onto the cardboard, only make each clutch separately, because... By putting the cardboard inside the clutch, we will sew it together, as if we had the cardboard connected with fabric.

Now let's start creating an organza rose. Look at the photo. It may not work the first time. Let it go, no big deal. Do it again. In the end, you will have wonderful roses.

Then you can proceed to the rosette from satin ribbons. The photo shows how to make a rose from a wide ribbon; roses can be made from any ribbon in the same way. I almost never cut the ribbon in advance, I make a rose directly from a roll of ribbon, maybe some of you will do it differently, but it seems to me that this is more economical.

These are the wonderful roses we got. Now let's get to the fun part. We will create our plot on the bag. This is how I do it. To begin with, I lay out approximately what I want on the fabric. And I can already roughly see what it will look like.

I gradually sew on all the decorations, beads, sequins, cord, beads, etc.

This is what we got. Having sewn everything on, we can already see how it will look.

Let's take the dulirin and attach it to the fabric, but without touching our embroidery.

Having combined the fabric with glued dublerin, padding polyester and interlining fabric, we first baste it and then stitch it on a machine. Let's turn it out. And let's iron it.

Quite by accident I came across interesting idea creating a clutch from an unnecessary book. It seems like nothing like this has happened here. I hope many people will like it)

In my opinion, it makes a great clutch that will complement any outfit. And I hope that really bad books will be used, which anyway should have gone to the trash heap or kindling. Or you can make a book frame out of cardboard. The idea itself is very interesting! Next will be my free and clumsy translation of the English-language master class. Some points will be combined, but the numbering for ease of comparison with the original will remain the same (yes, there were two-fifths of the points).

To create a clutch we will need:
1. Book
2. Fabric
3. Needle and thread
4. Clasp
5. Brushes for paint and glue
6. Furniture and epoxy glue
7. Matte(?) Mod Podge glue
(*it’s not entirely clear what kind of glue this is, but I’ll leave it as it is)
Don't forget to check if everything you need will fit in your book!(phone, mirror, lipstick, keys or whatever else you carry with you)


So, let's begin!
1-3. First, cut the fabric to the size of the cover. We also cut out pages from the book, but don’t glue them together yet! Glue the fabric to the cover with matte glue. To make our clutch look neat, do not forget to cut out pieces from the inner lining fabric and glue them to the cover with inside future clutch.


4. Now let's get ready to glue the pages with the same matte glue. We take three sheets of wax paper and place them in three “sections” of pages so that these sections do not stick together. Place one sheet of wax paper in the middle. Our clutch will open in this place. We place the other two “at the edges,” leaving 10 pages on each side of the cover. We will need these left at the edges of the page when we sew on pieces of fabric from the inner walls of the clutch.* Perhaps not much is clear, but as we progress it will become clearer*


5. Now use a brush to apply a thin layer of matte glue along the edges of the pages in the sections in the middle (which are to the right and left of where the clutch opens and between the outer sheets of wax paper). We do this both from the outside of the pages and from the inside (around the hole, near the spine of the book). We leave the book under pressure (for example, from heavy books) so that the pages stick together tightly and dry. After this is done, the pages at the cover of the book (10 pieces on each side, which we separated with wax paper from the central parts) should remain unglued. And the two glued sections should be separated from each other. In general the result should look like this:


5. Using a needle, pierce the unglued pages along the edges. These are the places to which we will sew the fabric walls.


6. Now about the fabric walls inside the clutch. We open the book as wide as we want to open our clutch. We outline the resulting shape and add centimeters on both sides for seam allowances. The seam allowance at the bottom should be a quarter inch longer than the width of the hole inside the book. (*I personally don’t really understand what the author wanted to say with the last sentence, but I think in the process of creating a real clutch it will become clearer, and I will be able to explain in my own words more clearly)


7. Now you need to mirror the resulting shape as shown below. The author says that he trains first on paper napkins to make sure everything fits properly. He then uses the same napkin as a stencil on which to cut out the fabric.


8. Cut out two such pieces from the fabric for the lining and fold each of them in half, as in the photo below.


9. Now you need to sew these pieces together as shown in the photo below.
Important! Sew inside out!


10. Turn it right side out. We iron the folded fabric with an iron to get a fold. The photo below will explain more clearly)


11. We insert our fabric pieces into the book. The narrow part should be closer to the spine. The ironed folds of the fabric should face the book. We sew the fabric to the pages where the holes have already been made.


12. After the walls of the clutch are sewn, we must glue the remaining unglued pages to the already glued ones. After that we glue them to the cover. We do everything carefully, you can use wax paper so as not to glue something wrong (for example, the middle).


13. And finally we glue the clasp. To raise the clasp above the cover, the author used pieces of wood/plywood. (*Maybe thick cardboard would work too?) He glued them to the pages with epoxy glue, and then glued the clasp to them. Also, the author advises to be very careful and recommends using wax paper again so as not to stick the clutch together forever).
(*You can make the fastener in another way. For example, sew on a fabric strap and make a magnetic fastener. But you need to bother with this at the very beginning, before gluing the fabric to the cover of the book)




OK it's all over Now! The clutch is ready) Don’t forget your phone, keys, library card and you can go to the library for a good book)