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Sew kraft-tex Bags

It’s the hot new substrate that wears like leather but sews up like fabric—create more with kraft-tex! This game-changing material is the perfect accent for wallets, totes, and purses. Don’t fall into the same traps as beginning bag-makers. Experts Betsy La Honta and Gailen Runge use their design skills to teach you everything about sewing with kraft-tex. Get your needle know-how, sew the right seam allowances, and practice turning techniques. Popular bag designers share seventeen patterns for all skill levels, from a simple clutch to a roomy travel bag. Bags for every skill level! Seventeen patterns from top designers reimagined in kraft-tex Sew purses, totes, wallets, and more with fashionable kraft-tex accents Avoid common mistakes! Add vegan leather to any bag pattern, with tips from kraft-tex experts Betsy LaHonta and Gailen Runge

Betsy LaHonta, Gailen Runge

Betsy LaHonta has been crafting, sewing and creating for as long as she can remember. She loves to figure out ways to get the project ideas out of her head and into the world. Betsy lives in Northern California with her family. Gailen Runge is the Creative Director at C&T Publishing and an avid quilter. With two children at home, her first love, quilting, sometimes takes a back seat to other (less time-consuming) soft crafts, such as designing and sewing bags and clothing.

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