A stylish selection of handbags is not only fun to have, it’s now de rigueur for a fashionable wardrobe. But MAKING sometimes, you don’t want the usual leather bag or quilted Vinyl, Plastic, & Rubber fabric tote. You want something contemporary and chic, yet casual; inexpensive and ultra-stylish, yet sturdy, easy to care for, and indestructible! Handbags M A Learn the art of creating beautiful handbags and accesso- K ries from new fabrications such as vinyl, plastic, and rub- I N ber. All of these materials are easy to fi nd, many starting out G as car mats, shower curtains, inner tube rubber, and more. V Packed with easy instructions and step-by-step, full-color 10 master patterns are included in y illustrations and photographs, this team of experts from the Accessories Design Department at the Fashion Institute of for each of the following projects: l, P la Technology (FIT) will show you how to make these fun and (cid:129) Candy Wrapper Bling Belt s Sewing Stylish Projects from Unusual Materials t experimental handbags and accessories using recycled, ic inexpensive, and unexpected materials. Variations on each (cid:129) Diamond Plate Shopping Tote , & (cid:129) Aloha Vanity Case R project created by the design students at FIT will inspire u (cid:129) Holographic Techno-Wallet b you to customize materials, colors, and trims to get the b exact styles you want. (cid:129) Retro Sparkle Messenger Bag er (cid:129) Kauai Tote H Ellen Goldstein-Lynch, Nicole Malone, and Sarah Mullins (cid:129) Nine-to-Five Messenger a (cid:129) The 8:08 Express Hobo Bag n of the Accessories Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology (cid:129) Indianapolis Speedway Hobo Bag d (cid:129) Jamba Gym Bag b a g s fS roe mw i n U g n uS suty ali l sh M P ar to ej re iac t ls s G o ld s te in - L y n c h , M a lo Also Available ne , M Making Handbags Making Leather Handbags u Crafts ISBN: 1-56496-849-9 ISBN: 1-59253-076-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-315-2 llin s www.quarrybooks.com ISBN-10: 1-59253-315-9 $24.99 US C £14.99 UK N P A U $29.95 CAN E VVPPRR__FFiinnaallJJaacckkeett..iinndddd 11 Provision-MAKING VIVIY PLASTIC & PUBBER HAND BAG 11//88//0077 88::4477::3322 AAMM CD0107-11/4270 VPRHandabags_p1-69 12/20/06 10:38 AM Page 1 Provision-MAKING VINYL,PLASTIC,RUBBER CD1206-91/4234 TB VPRHandabags_p1-69 12/19/06 2:13 PM Page 2 © 2007 by Quarry Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form with- out written permission of the copyright owners. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists con- cerned, and no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied. We apologize for any inaccuracies that may have occurred and will resolve inaccurate or missing information in a subsequent reprinting of the book. First published in the United States of America by Quarry Books, a member of Quayside Publishing Group 33 Commercial Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930-5089 Telephone: (978) 282-9590 Fax: (978) 283-2742 www.quarrybooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goldstein-Lynch, Ellen. Making vinyl, plastic, and rubber handbags: sewing stylish projects from unusual materials / Ellen Goldstein-Lynch, Sarah Mullins, Nicole Malone. p. cm. ISBN 1-59253-315-9 (pbk.) 1. Handbags. 2. Tote bags. 3. Sewing. I. Mullins, Sarah. II. Malone, Nicole. III. Title. TT667.G6526 2007 646.4’8—dc22 2006024831 CIP ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-315-2 ISBN-10: 1-59253-315-9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Design: Collaborated, Inc. Cover Image and Photography: Allan Penn Illustrations: Michael Wanke Patterns: Roberta Frauwirth Printed in Singapore Provision-MAKING VINYL,PLASTIC,RUBBER CD1206-91/4234 TB VPRHandabags_p1-69 12/19/06 2:17 PM Page 3 MAKING Vinyl, Plastic, & Rubber Handbags Sewing Stylish Projects from Unusual Materials Ellen Goldstein-Lynch, Nicole Malone, and Sarah Mullins of the Accessories Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology Provision-MAKING VINYL,PLASTIC,RUBBER CD1206-91/4234 TB VPRHandabags_p1-69 12/19/06 2:19 PM Page 4 Provision-MAKING VINYL,PLASTIC,RUBBER CD1206-91/4234 TB VPRHandabags_p1-69 12/19/06 2:20 PM Page 5 Contents 07 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 1: Getting Started 10 Supplies and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ABCs of Vinyl, Plastic, Rubber, and Coated Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Embellishments, Trims, and Decorative Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Laying Out and Cutting Your Patterns and Sewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 2: Projects 23 Candy Wrapper Bling Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Diamond Plate Shopping Tote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Aloha Vanity Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Holographic Techno-Wallet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Retro Sparkle Messenger Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Kauai Tote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Nine-to-Five Messenger Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 The 8:08 Express Hobo Bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Indianapolis Speedway Hobo Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Jamba Gym Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 3: Gallery 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 4: Patterns 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision-MAKING VINYL,PLASTIC,RUBBER CD1206-91/4234 TB VPRHandabags_p1-69 12/19/06 2:20 PM Page 6 Provision-MAKING VINYL,PLASTIC,RUBBER CD1206-91/4234 TB VPRHandabags_p1-69 11/17/06 6:56 AM Page 7 7 Introduction In 2002, when Quarry Books Because for the past four years our publisher approached us about doing a book on making has allowed us to do what we do best—to create handbags, we were elated. Why? Because of all one-of-a-kind and somewhat crazy designs of the the people in the world that they could have best accessory in a woman’s wardrobe. We truly approached to do this project, the three of us are are “bag ladies” and we hope that you will be just crazy for handbags (optimum word here is crazy). as inspired by these projects as we were while Little did we know that the response to our first creating them. book, Making Handbags, would be so enormous If this is your first experience with us, hold on that Rockport would approach us two years later to your hat for the ride of your creative life. And for a sequel, but this time to author a book on if this is your third experience, you will not be handbags made only with leather. Just as before, disappointed. In fact, we think you will be quite the book, Making Leather Handbags and Other excited by how versatile, weatherproof, sturdy, Stylish Accessories, took off with the help of other and plain-old fun these materials are to work talented craftspeople around the world. with. So, without further ado, turn on the lights This time we had an even greater challenge: to in your studio, get your sewing machine ready, produce a book using unusual materials and fab- clear away the cobwebs on your worktable, and rications such as vinyl, plastic, and even rubber. turn the page. Your next step toward a more These are materials that you would find as floor dramatic, electrified, and glamorous collection mats, car mats, inner tubes, upholstery vinyl, or of handbags awaits you. even gum wrappers. As in previous books, one of our goals was to challenge our students to use Happy sewing! their creativity by using our patterns in their own special way. The results are right behind this page ELLEN GOLDSTEIN-LYNCH and, if we must say so, they are unbelievably NICOLE MALONE spectacular. So why have we taken you down AND SARAH MULLINS, memory lane? 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