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Question about Everything Tote binding/handles
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I'm in the process of sewing a tote. I'm wondering if there is really a point to having a lining to the binding and handle pieces. If I'm reading the instructions right, the lining gets folded inside and is not visible. I could understand if it is needed for stability/body/strength, but if I'm using a heavy twill fabric for the outside piece then I really don't need the extra layer. My lining is a quilting weight cotton.
Also, has anyone done the handles and binding using strips NOT cut on the bias? Just wondering what the result would be. Cutting on the bias is a bit more of a pain and seems like it wastes fabric. If it is at all avoidable, that would be nice. I figured I'd do the first like the instructions say and then try cutting on the straight grain on my next try.
Posted at 8:01PM, 20 April 2009 PDT
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I think you want to cut the handles on the bias b/c they wrap around curves easily. I think it would be hard if you cut them on the straight grain.
I don't think you need to line them though, but it does make them a little sturdier.
Meg
Posted 38 months ago.
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I made this bag and had trouble understanding the handles/binding as well. It seems silly to line the binding if you are making it double folded. But some of the pictures of this bag seem like they didn't fold twice, just folded in the middle and attached.
Lining the handles make sense because you are supposed to see the lining in the portion that goes over the shoulder. But also, not sure from the picture in the book if you are really supposed to double fold or not.
On my bag, I double folded and had a really hard time sewing through all the layers. I'm going to try it again and only do a single fold. If I do this though, I will line both the binding and the straps as it will get rid of the raw edges on the single fold. I hope this makes sense.
Posted 38 months ago.
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Thanks for your input, Meg and crooked house. I ended up making them without the lining. My fabric didn't need any more heft, and I didn't see the point. I never quite understood the directions, so I just did it my own way and it turned out great.
After making two bags today, I must admit that it would be pretty nightmarish to deal with bindings cut on the straight grain. Too many curves! ;o)
Posted 38 months ago.
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I'm a little late to the topic but I made this bag with handles on the straight grain (quilting weight). It turned out fine but I know it would have been lovely on the bias, I didn't want to waste the fabric.
Originally posted 24 months ago.
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charm stitch edited this topic 24 months ago.
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I dedicated a whole part of my blog as an errata sheet for her book:
kappysews.wordpress.com/
I've made many of the Everything bags. I don't do the handles the way it says in the book because if you follow those directions, you get a very narrow handle, and I like the look of a wider handle. The lining does peak through, so it is nice to have it as an accent. For most of the bags I've made, I don't cut the handles and straps on the bias (it is too much of a waste of fabric), and I haven't had any problems with it.
Posted 24 months ago.
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I did this bag and wish I had widened the straps, but I didn't. Instead of cutting the straps the way the book instructed, I broke them up in sections and sewed them together just as if I were making my own bias tape, so I would not have to waste SOOO much fabric. You can also go to jonag to see how to make bias tape out of a fat quarter.
My lining peeked through and I worked to make it that way as I used a dark denim and liked my lining.
jonag.typepad.com/stop_staring_and_start_se/2009/10/turn-...
Posted 19 months ago.
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I widened the straps by not double folding the binding. It worked out, but if I did it again, I would sew as close as possible to outer edge of the binding, as mine gaps open at the intersection of the handles and binding.
Posted 19 months ago.
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I cut mine on the bias, but am delighted to hear that's not needed for next time.
Posted 19 months ago.
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