How to sew a felt bag

The bag is easy to make and has a simple cut, so sewing it will not be difficult. Sewing by hand will take no more than 2 hours, but with a sewing machine you can do it in 10-20 minutes.
Thick felt is suitable as a material, which allows you to minimize the time spent on processing the edges from sprinkling. If there is no felt, you can replace it with any synthetic analogue.
The bag shown in the example is made from a thick synthetic rug, which was purchased at a well-known store with a fixed price.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


In addition to the material you will need:
a ruler, a thimble, a sewing machine or a needle, clothespins or needles for clamping the material, a pencil or soap, threads that match the color, scissors for the material, an old belt as a future handle or you will have to additionally sew (knit) it.

The mat used had dimensions of 40*60 cm, which gave the bag a medium size.
Actions:

1. You need to fold the material in half so that the ends match. The wrong side should face inward. For convenience, it is better to fix the edges.

How to sew a felt bag


2. You need to decide on the width of the future bag and cut strips from the edges of the material for the side parts and bottom.In the example, strips of 7 cm were used. 7 cm were measured in the side edge, and 3.5 cm in the lower part, on the fold, since when straightened the strip turns out to be 7 cm. When cutting the strip from the bottom, it is better to secure the material with clothespins.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


3. At this stage, the side parts are sewn on. The strip is applied to the material so that the edges meet on all sides as in the photograph.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


The parts are fixed with clothespins.

How to sew a felt bag


4. Sew the pieces together.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


5. Similarly, secure the material with clothespins and sew the parts on the other side.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


If your machine breaks down while sewing parts, it’s not a problem. You can continue working with a simple needle and thread, using a special hand stitching technique that imitates machine stitching.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


6. On the second side, the parts are sewn together in the same way.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


The result was a box without a bottom.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


7. Now you need to sew the bottom to the bag using the side parts technique.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


Thanks to the dense material, the bag holds its shape well.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


8. There are extra centimeters of fabric left on the sides that need to be folded and hemmed if this is the bottom of the bag.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


You don’t have to bend the top, but simply cut it off. The material still does not require overcasting, because it does not fray.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


9. At this stage you need to think about the handle. You can sew it from any material that matches the color, or crochet a strip, or find an old unnecessary belt.

The demo uses a leatherette strap that is long enough to make a handle for a bag.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


The matter remains small. You need to use clothespins to try different length variations with the belt, choose the option you like, then cut off the buckle and sew it to the bag.The whole belt will make one long handle, which will allow you to carry the bag over your shoulder, or two short ones for carrying it in your hands.

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag

How to sew a felt bag


The bag turned out to be quite roomy. It easily holds 2 bottles of kefir, a loaf of bread, 2-3 packs of rice or buckwheat, as well as small boxes or bags, such as tea and candy. With such a bag you can go shopping at a book and stationery store and buy all the items you need for school.
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