Lace Case (pt. 2)

Here comes the update on the aforementioned lace case: the essentially hand-made, free-drafted, draped pattern pieces are done and I'm soon to sew them together into a finished product! I'm really excited about it, since I've never made a handbag before, nor have I done lace overlay projects before.

Sewing up a storm! Despite the fact that I used a denim-worthy (read: super sturdy) needle for this project, I still faced difficulties with the thickness of the materials. At times my poor sewing machine had to chug through several millimeters of muslin and lace! (all photos by Alice, except the photos of Alice taken by Daphne)

I'm very proud of the way the zipper turned out - I think it looks very clean.

I decuple-stitched the important enforcements (the "heavy traffic" areas of the bag like the zipper pull). My most frequent complaint with my handbags is that the stitching slowly loosens and weakens with heavy use, and I wasn't about to make a purse about which I'd be likely to complain!

The inside of the zipper panel - I think it turned out very well. Surely, no fabric fringe will be getting caught in the zipper tracks any time soon!

See? I was serious about my decuple-enforcement. These enforcements aren't going anywhere.

This loop will form the structure of the bag - the two flapjack pattern pieces will be sewn on either side of the loop.

Measuring and cutting

I did my best to exactly match the thread colors. See the buff-colored heavy-duty thread on the zipper, and the forest green-colored thread on the lace? Oh, you don't see the threads? Great.

Can't wait to finish it up and post pictures of the finished product!
xx,
Alice
xAZDdesign

Lace Case (pt. 2)