Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 39

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 39

With the Flap sorted, I now want to Strengthen Top of the Bag.

Green Strip

 

I found a small Green Strip of Material. It is roughly the right size and shape.

Strip Hemmed

 

I have Hemmed the Strip and Pinked the edges to stop Fraying.

Long Strip

 

The Strip is about an inch too Long. I decided this time to cut off the Excess. The thing to remember is when cutting across it also cuts the Hem Thread. I needed to resew the Hem ends.

Strip Secured

 

After Tacking the Strip in place, I went over it with Blanket Stitch.  The Top is far more Secure.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 36

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 36

I am moving on to Strengthening the Flap.

Flap

 

I have quite a large Flap to Strength. I am not sure if I have enough Material.

Green Material

 

I have found the Green Material and I measured it against the Flap. As I suspect when allowing for Hemming it may not be enough. I am going to have to divide into sections.

Green Pinked

 

I have Hemmed all the way around the Material. However, I find that it Frays quite Badly. I have had to find my Pinking Scissors to do the edge.

Needle Ends

 

Hm. I think that by turning the Material around that I now have too much. It is not easy the way the Wool keeps Stretching. I have decided to Sew using a Tacking Stitch. I am going to do this using a Needle from both Ends.

This way I can Judge how much Wool to Material there is and make adjustments accordingly. Otherwise, I might end up with a big Bunch at one end.

Top Attached

The Top is now fully Attached. It has a little bit of Bunching here and there but nothing I cannot manage.

Green Pleat

I have now Sewn the Top and both Sides with a Tacking Stitch. It has helped stop some of the rolling. However, there is definitely too much Material.

I am solving this by adding a couple of Pleats. I am not going to Sew these in place yet. Nor am I going to Sew across the Bottom.