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The Better Bag Maker

Susan
May 18, 2023
1 min read

Updated: Jun 9, 2023

An Illustrated Handbook of Handbag Design • Techniques, Tips, and Tricks by Nicole Mallalieu

Learn professional techniques, shortcuts, and secrets for making couture bags. If you want to sew gorgeous, quality, bags with a professional finish 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 ten 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 closet full of polished bags―and most likely sew better than you ever imagined you could.

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Nicole Mallalieu was born to sew! She has been sewing obsessively since the age of three. Currently, Nicole designs purses, hats, and garment patterns and teaches bag-making for YOU SEW GIRL!, which she founded in 2003. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Publisher ‏ : ‎ C&T Publishing / Stash Books; Illustrated edition (June 1, 2014) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages