How

How To

This tutorial is for a delicious silk evening bag, as pictured. It has a balloon-shape that is created by inserting both pleats and darts. Silk works well because it responds in an effective manner to the sculpting of the darts and pleats. An original design by Lisa Lam (details below).
If you are an experienced sewer, this is a good project; it is not advised for those who are uncertain of their sewing skills.

In this project you will pick up/apply these skills:

a bit of pattern making – it’s a pain, but important
inserting darts – great for adding 3D shape to bags
inserting pleats – great for adding 3D shape to bags
inserting a magnetic snap – easy and professional closures

NB: All seam allowances are 1 cm unless otherwise stated. You can click on any photo to enlarge it if needed.