Zip-Itself Coin Purse (Tutorial) : Materials
Zip-Itself Coin Purse (Tutorial) : Materials
Zip-Itself Coin Purse (Tutorial) : Materials
Materials:
1. Zipper (nylon) 20, 1pc.
2. Ribbon (1/2 or 5/8)- 20, 1pc. (Note: you can use grosgrain, woven, satin ribbons, or other alternative
materials like lace, ric rac, fabric strip, soft twill tape etc.)
3. Ribbon short length for the purse loop.
4. Lining fabric strip (3/4) 20, 1pc. (optional)
Tools:
1. Sewing needles.
2. Matching threads
3. Pins
4. Marker
5. Warm iron (optional, use only with lining)
Get ready the materials and tools as per quantities stated above.
Measure 2 3/4 from zippers bottom stop, including the bottom stop.
Lay the ribbon slightly over the marking. If the ribbon has direction (in this case, the Pucca doll), the
bottom edge should point to the zipper.
Back stitch the ribbon to the zipper, about 1/32 from the teeth in order for the slider to get through.
Note: I sewed with longer stitch on the wrong side but shorter stitch on the right side for the backstitch.
Scroll down to the lining step and you will see the stitches on the wrong side. Due to the short stitch on the
right side and the way the needle pick up the zipper tap, it didnt show a lot like backstitch from the back,
but I swear that it is backstitch
Bend the zipper tape down at the end, adjust it to make the edge smooth.
Continue sewing the ribbon. Pin the ribbon on the tape will make sewing easier.
Continue sewing until you reach about 4 5 from the top stop of the zipper.
Your actual ribbon should look longer than this, I trimmed some away before taking this picture.
Unzip the zipper.
Come back to the start point. Arch the tape at the marking, pin the ribbon to the
tape as shown.
Sew ribbon to the tape of the other side of the zipper.
Trim off the extra length, fold the raw edge of the ribbon and slip stitch the
ribbon to the tape by following the curve.
A nice smooth curvature determine the beauty of the purse.
Continue back stitching the ribbon to the zipper tape until you are about 1- 2
away from the top stop.
Zip-up the zipper and the purse is formed through a upward spiral closure.
Press the top edge of the purse to find the top corners of the tetrahedron shape,
which is usually the center of the bottom corners.
Mark both points.
Judge the shape from different angle to check if it is balance.
Once you are satisfied with the shape and marking, unzip the zipper for the next step to continue sewing
the ribbon to complete the purse.
Arch the longer zipper tape at the marking, the zipper ends should meet and
intersect at the other marking.
Place a ribbon loop on the intersection point of the zipper, pin.
Sew to complete the coin purse. Trim off the extra length of the ribbon and insert the raw edge of the
ribbon, slip stitch to the tape.
Whip stitch the zipper edges at the back of the purse.
[Update: Thanks to Gandma G's suggestion to add more information in the photo that is self explanatory.]
If you would like to line your purse in order to hide the stitches, do the
following.
Fold and press the raw edges to make a 1/2 wide fabric strip. Slip stitch along the stitching lines of the
ribbon.
A fully liner zip-itself tetrahedron coin purse is c