HOW I MAKE THIS TOTE BAG USING JUST LEATHER AND ZIP. by gloriaolar

creativity · @gloriaolar · Feb 13 '20

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HOW I MAKE THIS TOTE BAG USING JUST LEATHER AND ZIP.

Hello steemit, i just made a new tote bag design. Its been a while I made a tote bag so i decided to make something new today. This bag is the first bag I'll make with limited materials. Below is what i come up with. 




![PhotoGridLite_1581604702212.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb2fMMRwa8DHDapJtwcYkenSBN7R1vuYpctB6ufNFMrUG/PhotoGridLite_1581604702212.jpg)



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### MATERIALS USED

* Leather of choice
* Zip
* Zip head 



### PROCESS

* Below I'll be showing a pictorial explanation of how i make the bag. 




* Measurements 


![BeautyPlus_20200213152203186_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmd5PbH91mx2g4BtegFcKWvQAUvvCTW3oP7mMPLVDRFH6M/BeautyPlus_20200213152203186_save.jpg)




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![BeautyPlus_20200213152135424_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUqjGAJtq8mpN7hYhYFXnSNMMudPjeyV86vy4E7yTLvAw/BeautyPlus_20200213152135424_save.jpg)





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![BeautyPlus_20200213152150094_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVceoAixQyiLvi27AUNKV2fpRpBcqJVJAc9izKDyHeVRW/BeautyPlus_20200213152150094_save.jpg)




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![BeautyPlus_20200213152116847_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdcR4xXpW8KFWYbS67FjSJrogeNS3NPqkE8enbWRpJQLg/BeautyPlus_20200213152116847_save.jpg)





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![BeautyPlus_20200213151843383_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdh5Z6f5PbQvVwmeh6BW9DYMx361G3LK17H38ACqtS7fR/BeautyPlus_20200213151843383_save.jpg)





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![BeautyPlus_20200213152044497_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNZzPDFEZtQdHGv95MwuoVuUGJiG5GMqkzvRuZDt8oaQa/BeautyPlus_20200213152044497_save.jpg)






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![BeautyPlus_20200213152028583_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaX8VTbUkxyRsftQFV7H8YiAnPWxnKSVch2qnyDWtJjJy/BeautyPlus_20200213152028583_save.jpg)





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![BeautyPlus_20200213151939581_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeqXkFGRfxiqAVCpejhLULcnP4opdLtcQKDzcx5Y1NN5c/BeautyPlus_20200213151939581_save.jpg)





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* I stitch the two sides together amd turn it outside. 




![BeautyPlus_20200213151921370_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb1U1R8pcpNSTxEtU2aKKwZTkmoMZGPTTJgtt8ejjqw1b/BeautyPlus_20200213151921370_save.jpg)




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* I stitch the edge to give it a smooth look. 




![BeautyPlus_20200213151900784_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS2xTWsFy8bsZ9KYeGukgNbTdztLMn5JZzACe4YDL8EHD/BeautyPlus_20200213151900784_save.jpg)




* Next step,  i fix the longer hand to the bag. 




![BeautyPlus_20200213151825150_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQQap7T65YLUavc21usAHqEQ7Fm3Kd4GGjiqv829eqazb/BeautyPlus_20200213151825150_save.jpg)




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* Final step is to attach the zip to the bag. 



![BeautyPlus_20200213151727329_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWaCt5eF8A24iq8DVLbxrjdxDtQgJUhqraFxBYubeMMtQ/BeautyPlus_20200213151727329_save.jpg)




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![BeautyPlus_20200213151653025_save.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZXHyuDLeQQjtNKVjv1S1FA2nkkkbPE9LKjfh7NnJiddf/BeautyPlus_20200213151653025_save.jpg)




###FINAL LOOK




![PhotoGridLite_1581604914117.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcHihX4YW61ZW9gxK26m2ufTTCtBa6y9pq3titfpiuH3M/PhotoGridLite_1581604914117.jpg)




* As i was making the bag, i decided to reduce the side by 2 inches so the bag dimensions is 13.5 by 14 inches instead of 13.5 by 16inches as i wrote in the measurements above. 




Thanks for visiting my blog.

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