Course
Build Your Own Tote Bag: Custom Exteriors
CreativeLive
Updated Mar 15, 2019Don’t let your fear of zipper installation or inexperience with pocket construction and hardware closures stop you from ornamenting your tote!
Join Betz White for Build Your Own Tote Bag: Custom Exteriors and learn tricks and techniques for getting professional-looking results.
You'll learn how to:
- Add custom details to make your bag look more polished
- Experiment with a variety of exterior pockets
- Work with hardware closures and zippers
Betz will give you step-by-step instructions for making a bellows pocket, a pocket with corner darts, and a pocket flap. She’ll also show you the best way to construct concealed zipper closures and add metal base feet.
If you want to advance your sewing skills and make a more polished bag, join Betz White in Build Your Own Tote Bag:
Custom Exteriors.
Learn how to add a pop of color with two-sided handles or create a leather strap in Betz's tutorials on the CreativeLive blog.
And be sure to check out Betz's other class "Build Your Own Tote Bag: Custom Interiors".
