The Better Bag Maker: An Illustrated Handbook of Handbag Design - Techniques, Tips, and Tricks

By Nicole Mallalieu

Book Overview

If you want to make gorgeous, quality bags with the professional edge that really makes the difference between home-made and handmade--open The Better Bag Maker by Nicole Mallalieu. In this how-to book accomplished bag maker, Nicole Mallalieu, reveals her high-end techniques, shortcuts, and secrets for professional design and finishes. The 10 featured projects teach a range of expert skills from adjusting the proportion of the pattern to constructing pockets, straps, flaps, and bases.. By the end of this book, you'll have a closetful of polished bags--and most likely sew better than you ever imagined you could.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607058057
• ISBN13: 9781607058052
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Stash Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Disappointed.

Despite the title and description this book is more suitable for beginners. There is almost no information in this book for intermediate or advanced makers. In addition, I found several of the techniques in the book were made more difficult than they needed to be.