Recycled from a red dress | Tutorial

I ❤️ love the loker hooking technique because you can use mainly, and especially recycled material, to make unique pieces... That is, any remnants of fabric or wool that you no longer need. ♻️

I found a beautiful, red dress made of light linen 👗 in the closet and found a brand new, gray-white-black sheet 🛏️ in my daughter's room, which we did not use because of the change in the size of the bed. Thanks to the fact that these are two different materials, the resulting handbag has an interesting effect to the touch, combining the high softness of the dress and the lighter roughness of solid cotton.

I decided to make a handbag 👜 , or rather a bag in which I will be able to carry my tablet or a smaller laptop 💻 . I definitely missed such a shoulder bag in my wardrobe and thanks to the chosen combination of colors, it will go well with a very wide range of clothes that I already have in my wardrobe. 🌈

If you also want to have an original and upcycled handbag that will attract admiring glances 😍, discard clothes that you no longer use from your wardrobe and make a useful, yet original, accessory that will make you unique. 🌟

In this guide, I'll show you how. 📚

Dimensions: 34 × 27 cm
Depth: 8 cm

TECHNIQUES USED

Preparation of a square or rectangular foundation
Partial and full spiral looping
Linear looping
Hiding loose ends
Building a Project
Sewn fabric lining
Preparation of the reinforced bottom
Base flashing

LIST OF MATERIALS

Kanava size. 1,5 (#3,75)
Approx. 45 meters of stripes made of recycled clothing in red in a width of 2.3 cm
Approx. 110 meters of strips of recycled material in a gray-black combination in a width of 2.3 cm
Locking medium: black solid cotton yarn
Lining: sturdy cotton canvas
Handle: braided, with wooden beads in black
Reinforced bottom: 1.5 mm plywood
Looping hook
Tapestry needle
Sewing machine
Needle, thread