Duct Tape Bags: 40 Projects for Totes, Clutches, Messenger Bags, and Bowlers

by Richela Fabian Morgan

Overview

What if a designer handbag were as easy to craft as a duct tape wallet?

Now it is with this easy-to-follow guide to making 40 handbags so fashionable, you won’t actually believe they’re made of duct-tape. Part art-piece, part usable accessory, Richela Fabian Morgan shows how each of these gorgeous handbags can be recreated one manageable section at a time.

Designs include:
·         Clutches and wristlets
·         Hobo and Shoulder Bags
·         Satchels
·         Messenger and Flap Bags
·         Tote Bags

With detailed step-by-step instructions and primers on duct tape "fabric," different types of closures from magnet snaps to jeans buttons, and bag accessories like bows and luggage tags, Morgan catapults this trend from the streets into the stratosphere. A mix of pop art and urban style photos of each project and a cool vibe throughout will make you want to immediately roll up your sleeves and begin making duct tape bags.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553448337
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	07/12/2016
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	165 MB
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About the Author

RICHELA FABIAN MORGAN began her duct tape odyssey eight years ago with a simple bi-fold wallet, before writing the hit Tape It & Make It book series. She lives in Larchmont, New York, with her husband and two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Beauty of Duct Tape 5

The Essentials: Basic Tools of the Trade 6

Keep Your Metal Tools Clean! 7

Patterns and Templates 9

Tutorial: How to Make a Duct Tape Fabric 10

Tutorial: Magnetic Snap Closure 12

Tutorial: Jeans Button Closure 13

Tutorial: Neodymium Magnet Closure 14

Clutch & Wristlet 17

Summer Fling 18

Opera 21

DCC Fringe 23

Sugar Mama 27

Sundance Kid 31

The Matrix 35

Venus 39

Hobo & Shoulder Bag 43

Granny Smith 44

Peacock Bag 49

Not for the Links 53

Amagansett 57

Serena 61

SoBe 67

Xanadu 71

Satchel 75

Mary Poppins 76

Hallie 81

Oak Park 85

Springtime 91

Regatta 95

Kemberly 101

Messenger & Flap Bag 105

Mondrian 106

Punk Plaid 111

The Bowler Hat 115

Bowie 121

Wham! 125

Movement Underground 129

Caribbean Dream 133

Tote 137

E.L.F.138

Life Is a Beach 143

Lunch Bag 147

Shopping Spree 151

Along the Diagonal 155

Personalized Tote 161

Sling, Bowler & Handbag 165

Smile for the Birdie 166

Galaxy 171

The Peter Sherwin 175

Pull String Sling 181

Flower Girl 185

A Different Type of Go Bag 189

Manila 193

Acknowledgments 196

Resources 197

Templates 198