So I bought some continuous zipper yesterday. I knew JUST what I wanted to do with it! A Zipper purse! Not super practical having a purse you can completely unzip, but SO cute and fun. Since I hadn’t made one before I took my time and lots of pictures.
First I folded the length that I wanted the bag’s width. Overlap the edges and sewed up to the point, folding it in and sewing that down too!
After that I unzipped the rest and wrapped it around, creating a corner and sewing over the end, folding another corner and then sewing down.
I will look like this. Just keep sewing the two sides together until it’s as long as you want it and end it the same way you started it, only backwards. Overlapping the ends first and doing the small point last. I also attached a zipper handle and sweet zipper flower.
This is what it looks like completely unzipped!
I learned a ton from my first one and actually gave it to the kids and made a few more. Another purse with a flower, and this sweet ruffled clutch.
And this red coin purse for my daughter. This was actully made from a regular 36 inch zipper that I got on sale. If the purse and clutch sell well, or at least generate a lot of inquaries I’ll have to find some more colorful continuous zippers!
And I just couldn’t help myself. I’m a fan of Craftaholic’s Anonymous and just HAD to make this sweet zippered headband! Maybe tomorrow I’ll get my hubby to take a picture of it in actual hair…
Can’t seem to get to the page showing the new zipper colors. Help
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Ashlee Reply:
August 21st, 2010 at 2:45 pm
I fixed it!
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So how long of a zipper do you use? I have never used the continuous zippers. How do you put the pull on it?
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Ashlee Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
I use about 4 yards for every purse. That includes the handle and the flower. To put the pull on you just separate the two sides, and slide them into the top of the pull and then, well, pull!
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