Refashioned Bags: Upcycle Absolutely Anything into High-Style Handbags - Couverture souple

Blakeney, Faith; Blakeney, Justina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0307460886 ISBN 13 : 9780307460882

Editeur : Potter Craft, 2009

Synopsis

Refashioned Bags is set to become the new bible for green-minded crafters who want unique bags without the price tag to match. From clutches to carryalls, from totes to handbags and beyond, these 25 ingenious projects poach from a myriad of every-day household materials and upcycles them into fabulous one-of-kind pieces - even the bathmat can find new life as a shoulder bag! Many of the projects are low-sew or no-sew and colour photographs and how-to illustrations accompany each project. Along the way, profiles of designers who work with recycled materials provide further inspiration.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Reduce, Reuse, Refashion!

Handbags are the ultimate accessory. Fortunately, you don't need a cookie-cutter designer bag to make a fashion statement. In today's greener, more fiscally responsible world, it makes a lot more sense–and is a lot more fun—to make your own. Whether your closet is already an amalgam of hand-made clothing and remastered mash-ups or you're diving into DIY for the very first time, bags are one of the easiest accessories to make over and require little more than a needle, thread, and everyday items you can find in the closet, garage, attic, or flea market.
 
That's why the authors of 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim & Tie Your T-Shirt into Something Special show you how to make boutique-ready bags on the cheap. The Blakeney sisters twist and weave, turn inside-out, and reappropriate just about anything and everything to fashion radical accessories with mad style and a message.
 
In Refashioned Bags, you'll learn how to create carryalls, clutches, laptop bags, totes, and more. And all of them will get a unique look, whether from the use of an old wool sweater, an ex-boyfriend's neckties, extra shower curtains, dad's hand-me-down suit jacket, a quilt, an umbrella, or even a bath mat. Some of the inventive and one-of-a-kind bags you'll learn to make include:
 
• Boho Hobo Bag
• Sweater Computer Cozy
• Dapper Diaper Bag
• Dolce Doily Purse
• Le Zip Sac
• Tux Redux Bag And more!
 
Helpful diagrams accompany the step-by-step instructions, along with bonus crafting ideas, fun facts, and tips and tricks from top bag designers in the DIY field who work with, at times, unusual materials. By following just a few easy steps that require little more than cutting, folding, gluing, and basic stitching, you'll be able to add refashioned bag designer to your repertoire.
 

Biographie de l'auteur

JUSTINA & FAITH BLAKENEY are avid recyclers and clothing designers. Their clothing line, Compai, fuses fashion with saving the planet. Compai's styles have been featured in Vogue, Glamour,Marie Claire, and on the Today show.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Potter Craft
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0307460886
• ISBN 13: 9780307460882
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible