How to make a ruffle tote bag

Tutor: Juliet Uzor, 2019 winner of The Great British Sewing Bee

Join Juliet Uzor, 2019 winner of The Great British Sewing Bee and passionate upcycler, who demonstrates how to make a useful and stylish tote bag from fabric scraps. Juliet provides all the measurements needed to make the bag and gives step by step instructions to follow along. You will need a sewing machine for this session and will need some hand and machine sewing experience.

Prep: gather your materials and set up your sewing machine

Video time: 16 minutes (allow for additional time to pause the video to follow the instructions or to try out a technique)

 

 

What you need to take part:

  • Sewing machine
  • Scrap fabrics
  • Cotton
  • Scissors
  • Pins
  • Loop turner if you have one

 

 

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