Crochet Bag Techniques
How to Reinforce a Crochet Bag So It Keeps Its Shape
Where a crochet bag sags and how to stop it: stiff base inserts, a doubled base, stronger strap anchors, a stable top edge and interfacing with a lining.
Crochet Bag Techniques
The skills behind a bag that lasts: yarn, dense stitches, bases, straps, handles, linings, closures and finishing.
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Crochet Bag Techniques
How to Line a Crochet Bag With Fabric
A step-by-step method for adding a fabric lining to a finished crochet bag: measuring, cutting with seam allowance, adding a pocket, and hand-stitching it to the top edge.
Crochet Bag Techniques
Crochet Bag Closures: How to Choose and Attach the Right One
Seven ways to close a crochet bag, from a button and chain loop to a magnetic snap or drawstring, with the bags each one suits and how to attach it so it holds.
Crochet Bag Techniques
How to Assemble and Finish a Crochet Bag
The finishing sequence for a crochet bag: blocking the panels, choosing a seam, sewing on straps, weaving in cotton ends so they stay, edging and final shaping.
Crochet Bag Techniques
Crochet Bag Handles: Five Types and How to Attach Them
How to make and attach short handles on a crochet bag: chain-gap handles, sewn-on handles, rope-core handles, wooden rings, bamboo D-handles and leather tabs.
Crochet Bag Techniques
Crochet Bag Straps That Do Not Stretch Out
Seven ways to make a crochet bag strap that keeps its length, from changing the direction of the rows to backing the strap with ribbon, plus how to attach it securely.
Crochet Bag Techniques
Crochet Bag Base Shapes: How to Make a Circle, Oval or Rectangle
The increase formulas behind circle, oval and rectangular bag bases, how to keep a base flat, and how to turn the corner into the sides.
Crochet Bag Techniques
Sturdy Crochet Stitches for Bags That Hold Their Shape
Five dense stitches for firm, low-stretch bag fabric, each with a short recipe, its strengths and weaknesses, and the part of the bag it suits best.
Crochet Bag Techniques
The Best Yarn for Crochet Bags: Fibers, Weights and Yardage
Why cotton is the standard choice for crochet bags, how raffia, T-shirt yarn, macrame cord, acrylic and wool compare, and how to estimate the yardage a bag needs.