It’s a Wrap: Sewing Fabric Purses, Baskets, and Bowls

Wind, wrap, and sew fabric strips into fantastic containers! Start with a plate shape to learn the technique. Then experiment with four basic container styles to create round, oval, square, and other shapes.

• Create purses, baskets, and bowls in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, and colors
• Simply wrap fabric strips around cotton clothesline, coil into the desired shape, and secure with machine stitching
• Special sections on lids, handles, and embellishments offer unlimited options for your own variations

Susan Breier’s desire to sew resurfaced after an early retirement. The colors and the various textures of fabrics had fascinated her since childhood. Hand stitched doll clothes, embroidery work, beading, knitting and weaving, all paved the way to using a sewing machine. As an adult, classes in garment and drapery construction filled her extra time. Later, quilt making left many usable scraps and a large fabric stash. The inability to part with these scraps lead to using them in this beginner friendly method.