
Let us take a glance at both of those and follow the easy 5 step
process, use fancy African prints to shape your own smart and hip
outfits and accessories. Now sewing skills needed.
Method #1 – how to revamp Ankara bags
Materials and supplies:
- An old bag
- Ankara fabric
- Glue
- Knife
- Scissors
1. Prepare the bag
Ankara
fashion styles can be used for diverse types of bags and purses.
However, the easiest one is revamping a clutch. You can use any old or
worn out purse. It does not matter, as it will all get wrapped up with
textile. First you remove all the clamps from it. You may use a knife to
do it. Make sure not to break them, you will need them later on.
Then
if the handbag is shabby and the material cracks and peels at places,
all those peeled parts need to be detached. This way the fabric will
nicely be glued to the surface without any air bubbles and pimples
created on it. You may use some sandpaper to even out the outward of
your clutch.
Cut loose the clutch lining. Just cut the seams open,
so you would be able to clip the drapery over the edge and glue it
inside in between the insert and the purse material. This way your
fancy-bag refashioning would look very professional with no fabric edges
seen.
2. Measure the fabric
Pick
your Ankara fabric and measure it against the bag. You need to figure
out the size of drapery piece and how the print would go. So, sort of
wrap the clutch in the material and see, where the prints should go and
mark the size of the portion you need to cut.
Since it’s a clutch,
you should open it and clip the fabric over the upper part and go all
the way around the purse to the other side. And do not forget to leave
the over-measure (around 5 cm on each side). Now you may cut out the
textile.
3. Start gluing
You
may use your hot glue gun or any transparent all-purpose glue suitable
for fabric. Do not use instant adhesive. It would not allow you to make
any cloth adjustments in the process. Ajar the bag and start gluing the
cloth from the lower edge (the one you cut loose). Leave the
over-measure to clip over the edge.
Smear the gum onto the face
part of the bag, stick the textile. Clip the over-measure and glue it in
between the clutch textile and lining. Make a nice, crisp bend, apply
some more adhesive and pull the fabric so there would be no wrinkles. It
has to sit nice and tight.
You would also need to cut the
over-measure strips off on the sides of the fancy-bag, so that the
topmost