DESIGNING HANDBAGS: DEVELOPING A SIGNATURE STYLE AND MAKING YOUR OWN PATTERNS

Tired of making handbags from store bought patterns? DESIGNING HANDBAGS is an essential tool for everyone who yearns to be able to design their own bags and develop a signature style. Go on to discover how to create your own paper patterns and learn some essential bag construction techniques along the way. 

 

The book discusses the various bag styles and variations available to the bag designer, the different components that make up a bag, research and inspiration for the designer, communicating designs through computer aided design and free hand sketching, the use of colours, selecting the appropriate materials, making paper patterns, mock ups and prototypes and also essential construction techniques.