A briefcase is a great addition to a business suit. It will fit a folder with documents, magazines and much more. It is quite within your power to sew an elegant women's briefcase. The work will not take long. Any dense material is suitable for this, but it is best to sew a portfolio from natural or artificial leather.
It is necessary
- - A4 sheets or magazines;
- - leather;
- - synthetic winterizer;
- - lining fabric;
- - eyelets;
- - carbines;
- - leather or suede stripes for finishing;
- - buckle;
- - eyelets;
- - a pen;
- - boot knife;
- - scissors;
- - sewing machine, threads, needles;
- - A4 paper or cardboard.
Instructions
Step 1
The main parts of the portfolio are rectangular, so they can be cut directly on the skin. The main purpose of the portfolio is to keep business papers safe and sound, so the size should be no less than A4 sheet. The best option is to cut 2 unnecessary paper folders. Take the front and back walls from one, they are the same in size. From the second, cut off the front wall and round off the charcoal adjacent to one of the long sides. This will be the valve pattern. But you can draw all this on graph paper
Step 2
Place the leather piece, wrong side up. Place details on it so that the long sides of the patterns are parallel to each other, and the distance between them is 6-10 cm. The short edges of all three parts are, as it were, a continuation of each other. Circle the pattern. It is better to draw with a ballpoint pen, and cut with a boot knife along a metal ruler.
Step 3
Cut out the details of the lining and insulation using the leather blank. The synthetic winterizer is needed so that the portfolio has at least a slight stiffness. It can be successfully replaced, for example, with a thin paraplen. The lining can be made of silk, flannel or calendered nylon. Sweep the padded insulation and quilt. You can also use ready-made quilted fabric on a padding polyester, it sometimes comes across in stores.
Step 4
Fold the leather part and lining, wrong sides together, and stitch along the edges. Finish the side edges. To do this, you can use, for example, strips of suede or leather in a contrasting color or tone. Dense braid will also do. Fold the strips in half and stitch them to the side cuts of the workpiece.
Step 5
Make a strip for the fastener. Draw and cut a strip of leather 60-70 cm long, its width is 10-12 cm. In any case, the strip should be slightly longer than the workpiece, since it covers the entire briefcase and protrudes slightly beyond the flap Fold the strip in half and glue or stitch. You can also make a strip in two parts. Divide the short edges of the workpiece in half, mark the center line and sew a strip for fastening to it. Leave a 5-6 piece loose on the front of the bag - there will be holes or a loop for the buckle.
Step 6
Sew a buckle to the end of the strip protruding from the flap side. Attach a loop for it to the edge of the strip on the front of the bag. The buckle can be anything. If it is with a pin, then make holes in the other end of the strip. Reinforce the buckle with metal parts with eyelets, for a plastic one this is not necessary.
Step 7
Cut out the side pieces. They are rectangles, the length of which is equal to the height of the side part, and the width is the distance that you had between the parts of the pattern. The side parts can also be reinforced with padding with padding polyester, provided that your machine will take fabric of this thickness. Sew the sidewalls in place.
Step 8
Tape the remaining seams with tape or strips of suede. Attach the handle. This can be, for example, a strap from a matching old bag. But the handle can also be sewn by cutting out a strip of leather of the appropriate length and folding it in half. Mounting methods can also be different. You can simply sew on the belt to the sides of the cover. But you can also do it with small carbines. Then metal or leather loops are sewn to the lid, which, like the buckle, are reinforced with eyelets. The handle can be woven, for example, from leather cords.
