i’m a hobo
Filed Under (bags) by malaka on 28-10-2008
Tagged Under : bags, hobo, other people's tutorials
I love hobo bags. I’m not really sure what constitutes calling a purse a “hobo bag” because I’ve seen them in all sizes, but I always seem to like them. I think it has something to do with the strap length. One day I started searching around for an easy purse pattern, and I kept stumbling upon the same one: J Caroline’s Hobo Bag Tutorial.
Aimee says I’m an “offroader” because I’ll make anything, unsupervised. She likes to have someone teach her how to make things. I will admit, she wastes a lot less material than I do ;) My sewing teacher told me that the definition of creativity is when you are the student AND the teacher. Thanks, Ann!! That made me feel creative. My mom will agree that I’m creative, but I think that creative is quite possible the furthest description of me. Who knows, maybe times are changing?
- hobo bag
Anyway, this hobo bag tutorial came with a printable pattern. I printed it, taped it together, and realized it’s way bigger than I need. Besides it called for yards of fabric, and I only had half-yards. I cut it down and ended up with this baby.
I added a few things to it: an interior pocket, an interior zip pocket, and a snap closure. I know, I’m wild and crazy!
I learned a ton, again. I should have used heavier interfacing, but I had used all my super firm with the box bags. I need to stock up on that stuff, it makes a huge difference when making bags.
I also learned that purse hardware is expensive! The magnetic snaps are $4 EACH! The rings are the same, but I stole these off an old purse. Knowing that I’m going to be making lots more of these, I went to ebay and started looking around.
- side view –strap rings
I hit the jackpot. Overseas sellers pimping out wholesale purse hardware. I picked up a bunch of little tiny clasps for keyfobs inside of purses, a ton of o-rings, and 25 pairs of magnetic snaps. It was ridiculously cheap (I think around $50 for all of it, including shipping from Korea) and it got here within a week and a half. I’m well stocked, for now.
- hobo bag interior
[...] same. I thought the gussets would be difficult, but they were easy. This reminded me to try the Hobo Bag pattern again - the gussets gave me trouble but that was when I was a mere novice, now I have a few [...]