Small crossbody purses enough for only your mobile phone, cash, cards, keys and some small essentials are so popular these days! How about crafting one of your own in the form of a cute gamaguchi (Japanese for kisslock) purse? Meet our new Furutsu Gamaguchi Purse フルーツ! Accessorised with a chic, slim leather strap, our Furutsu Purse is narrower but taller which is perfect for fitting your mobile phone and other small essentials. It also has a small lining slip pocket for you to keep and organise smaller items like your keys, tissue paper or access card/tokens. Choose from a variety of Japanese fabrics. Check out our whole range of Gamaguchi projects from purses, bags to backpack.
LEVEL: Confident Intermediate (You must be a regular sewist and have sewn bags or pouches with thicker interfacing/batting before)
DURATION: 3.5 Hours
CLASS SIZE: 1 - 3 pax
SPECIFICATIONS:
LEVEL: Confident Intermediate (You must be a regular sewist and have sewn bags or pouches with thicker interfacing/batting before)
DURATION: 3.5 Hours
CLASS SIZE: 1 - 3 pax
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Finished Size - Approx 14cmW x 20cmH x 5cmD (Closed)
- Purse Opening - Approx 8cmW x 4cmD (Fits iPhone 12 Pro/Pro Max without overly big or thick mobile phone covers)
- Lining Slip Pocket - Approx 9cmW x 9cmH
- Leather Bag Strap - Adjustable and detachable 0.9cmW x 102-123cmL leather strap with gold or bronze hardware
- Kisslock - 10.5cmW Screw-In Rectangular Gold or Bronze Kisslock
- Material - Cotton/Cotton Canvas
- With both fused interfacing and batting
FABRIC CHOICES:
- Kokka Customise Me Oxford Cotton Red Watermelon print (While stocks last)
- Kokka Customise Me Oxford Cotton Red Strawberry print (Sold Out)
- Other Japanese Fabrics:
- Indicate your preferred Japanese fabric prints, colours and cartoon/non-cartoon
- You'll receive max 5 print fabric options to choose one from
- We'll match a suitable solid coloured lining to your chosen print fabric
- Gold or Bronze Screw-In Kisslock (While Stocks Last)
- 6 Colours Options for the Removable & Adjustable Crossbody Leather Strap With Gold or Bronze Hardware (While Stocks Last)
- You can pre-order the kisslock and/or leather strap accessories for this project before or after your class (While Stocks Last)
- Ironing and fusing interfacing and batting to your fabrics
- Adjusting the needle position for precise seam allowances
- How to pin and clip your fabrics for sewing precision
- Managing and reducing bulk during bag sewing
- Importance of snips and ironing for a neater seam
- Managing and overcoming the challenges of sewing thick layers in awkward positions on your sewing machine
- Installing a screw-in rectangular kisslock
- Post-sewing ironing for a neater, finished look
- Pattern for a small-sized, narrow kisslock purse
- No hand sewing is required
- All machine, tools and materials are provided
- Paper pattern, sewing notes and dimensions will be given after the class