Live and Dangerous
It’s out – we have lift off!
My new Craftsy bag making class has just launched today.
To watch the free preview, click here
If you have unlimited membership you can watch the whole thing. If you haven’t, don’t worry, you can get a free 7 day trial of Unlimited here
I’m so looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks of the class, and at last I can tell you what I am making!
I’m making 2 items in the class, the first is the Harris Tote which a few of you will already know, and The Harris Clutch Wallet which is new and exclusive to Craftsy.
The Harris Tote is a lovely roomy tote bag with inside facings and classic leather handles. It has a huge zipped security pocket on the inside to keep your valuables safe. We all love the look of an open tote – but we still need somewhere safe for wallets and phones.
I show you how to make the bag in beautiful Harris Tweed with lots of tips on how to work with wool tweed, but the bag is suitable to just about any type of fabric.
Lots of tips on using rivets, attaching zips, stabilisers, top stitching, easy box corners and more
The second item is new and exclusive to Craftsy, it is the Harris Clutch Wallet. It’s a beautiful soft co-ordinating clutch wallet that you can pop in your tote or use on its own on a night out with it’s cute removable wrist strap.
Use my ingenious flap creation method to make the sharpest and most accurate flap in town!
I’ll walk you through a really easy zipper method that you may not have used before, create credit card pockets and attach magnetic fasteners.
These wallets are really quick to construct and make great gifts
I hope you enjoy the class, why not leave a comment and tell me what you think, I’d love to hear.
Beautiful Bags: The Harris Tote and Clutch Wallet.
Gillian BCJuly 16, 2018
Just watched the Harris Tweed bag tutorial on Craftsy Unlimited – excellent. So nice to have an instructor who has a northern accent (pretty much the same as mine). I’m hoping they invite you back to do some more bag and purse tutorials.
spenceroggJuly 17, 2018
Thank you Gillian, glad you enjoyed it. I did wonder if everyone would be able to understand my broad Northern accent, but no one has asked for subtitles yet, so I think we are OK. I’m hoping Craftsy ask me back again too, it would be easier a second time knowing what to expect.
Vicki SwansonSeptember 3, 2020
Hi Diana,
I just found this video a few weeks ago after I ordered some Harris Tweed. I found it very helpful and printed off the instructions.
I am a member of the new Craftsy, but now that the site has been re-configured I cannot find the video there. Is there any chance that you now have the ability to show it on your own site? Just hoping as it was very helpful and I would like to look at it again as I work my way through making a tote with my Harris Tweed! Thank you!!
Vicki Swanson
DIANESeptember 4, 2020
I don’t have the video, it is the property of Craftsy, but the new owners are re-loading all the previous content during September so you should be able to watch it again very soon Vicki