Designing Your Custom Fabric Hippie Bags

Hippie Bags are very much in style these days. Many famous celebrities all over the Hollywood are seen carrying these types of Bags. Many Handbag brands have introduced this style of Bags to their catalog. These Bags are featured in the best fashion magazines also.

Hippie Bags are usually made of vintage recycled fabrics and are also available online. The true nature of a Hippie Bag is that they are one-of-a kind and no 2 Bags can be identical since they are made from vintage fabrics. The handbags made of fabric are perfect for a chic look. These bags are specially designed to be large and spacious with a long shoulder strap for a comfortable look.

You will require a variety of material when making your own Hippie Bag. Try finding a vintage fabric with some nice bold print or embroidery work on it. The fabric used should be natural fabric preferably cotton. A jute rope or a thick fancy lace trimming for the shoulder strap of the bag.

Steps in making of a Bag

· Cut two equal rectangle pieces of the fabric. Preferred size should be 15" x 15"

· Take a plain color fabric for lining and cut it in the same size.

· Take one of the vintage fabric and the linings and fold them 2 times approximately 0.25 centimeters from one end. The fold should be facing the lining. Now sew this fold.

· Repeat the above step with the other set of the main fabric and the lining.

· Now take the 2 set of fabrics and put them together with the lining side facing outside from both the sides. Now sew the fabrics from the 3 sides. Let the top remain open.

· Then take a nice jute rope or a thick fancy string for the shoulder strap. The ideal length should be 40 inches.

· Sew the rope from one end of the top of the Bag to the other end of the Top.

· Now inverse the Bag from inside out. Your Hippie Bag is ready for use.

· You can also put a button at the top for enclosure.

This bag is easy to make and very comfortable to carry. For more ideas and patterns on various styles of Hippie Bags, go online and visit websites selling these types of Bags. If you are not into sewing and like these Bags then do not worry, because here are ample of choices available online and at good prices.

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