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This hooked Tote Bag is a great way to display your hooking.  It is lined and has leather handles and metal feet to protect the bottom.  Your bag may be hooked with wool strips or yarn, include alternative fibres or decorations, or it can be punch hooked.  The bag is attractive and large enough for day-to-day use, including carrying hooking projects to Guild meetings.

The workshop will take place over 3 Zoom sessions, each one lasting approximately 1-1/2 - 2 hrs.  Each class will include instruction, some free time for working on the current instruction, plenty of time for asking questions, and hopefully some chatting. 

Student Notes will be provided, as well as a Materials & Shopping List.  Sources for leather handles and leather for an optional base will be provided.

Zoom Sessions (3)

Session 1:  Designing your own pattern

·      Using your own hooked piece (e.g. 16” x 24”), you will learn how to design your own bag:

o   Design the pieces

o   Make a pattern

o   Cut out the pieces for the outer shell, and the lining

o   Cut out the pieces for a removable stiffer base insert

Session 2:  Sewing your Tote Bag

·      With your newly cut out lining and fabric pieces (leather base option), you will:

o   Sew the inner Lining shell

o   Add a leather base to the Outer shell (optional)

o   Sew the Outer Hooked/Fabric shell

Session 3:  Finishing

·      With the inner Lining completed, and the Outer Hooked/Fabric shell completed, the final steps to completing your Tote Bag include:

o   Adding a label

o   Making a removable base insert

o   Joining the inner and outer shells

o   Adding the handles, and metal feet

·      We will close by discussing documenting your piece

Pre-Requisites:

·      Hooked rug (size is up to student, but 16” x 24” range is good)

·      Sewing machine, and basic sewing skills