Using wonderful fabrics, trims, and accents, the talented designers from Ruby Tag Bags have created more than 25 fabulous, one-of-a-kind purses that women will have to own and love to make. The design romance begins with classic materials, including colorful crazy quilts, delicate lace, and vintage velvet; unique adornments such as glistening mother-of-pearl buttons; and pretty ribbon and floral embellishments. Even the project names—like Camelot, Polka Dance, and Lady of Spain—have a touch of magic. The collection includes small evening bags, larger totes for travel to those exotic faraway locales, elegant silk designs, and enchanting purses with silver chains, gold linings, and looped fringe. In addition to showstopping color photos of each project, there are patterns to make construction simple.
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For the experienced crafter or sewer,
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This review is from: Creating Romantic Purses: Patterns & Instructions for Unique Handbags (Hardcover)
If you want to see the style of bags presented in this book, there is an extensive gallery on the authors' website for their boutique Ruby Tag Bags - all lavishly decorated, using looped fringing and eyelash fringing liberally on almost every example. The two purses on the front cover of the book are less elaborate than the styles inside. These definitely are all romantic purses: there are not any classic styles for a cocktail party - or if you want something to wear with that little black dress. For these, I would recommend "Heavenly Handmade Bags" by Sue Hawkins which includes a classy black number as well as a red one.The patterns and instructions at the back of "Creating romantic purses" are clear and easy to follow, but not for an inexperienced sewer, who might prefer to begin with "Making Handbags" by Ellen Goldstein et al. (The cover picture of that book is not a good representation of what is inside.) Although the purses in "Creating romantic purses" are luscious to look at, my main reservation is the difficulty in matching them to an outfit, unless for a function like a wedding. However, there is plenty of inspiration, and room to develop your own ideas if you are an experienced crafter or sewer.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Creating Romantic Purses: Patterns & Instructions for Unique Handbags (Hardcover)
This book was on my "must have" list as soon as I knew that it was going to be released and it did not disappoint!"Creating Romantic Purses" begins with how to pick your fabrics and embellishments and gives some great suggestions such as watch faces, vintage brooches, and unique buttons. There are 40 patterns here to choose from - each more beautiful than the last. Instructions are very complete and easy to understand and there are design tips all along the way. The only thing that bothers me about this book is that the patterns have to be enlarged and, if you are "math challenged", I would greatly recommend taking the book to someone with this skill set to enlarge the pattern pieces for you. If you are a big fan of Ruby Tag Bags like I am, you will have an absolute fit over this book - I highly recommend it!
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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Scrumptious bags!,
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I was amazed when I opened this book at how luscious these bags are! Rich brocades and deeply died ombre ribbons dominate the pattern style, much different than the lacy romantic bag on the cover. All the bags are very easy to make (the fabrics and 'main ribbon embellishment' tell a lovely visual story without needing another thing.) The basic bags look so rich when you're done that you can't believe they're hand made. The authors tell where to get the supplies, (always a relief.) The materials from the cited suppliers are VERY expensive and so if you are more the 'do my own thing' artist, you can look around and replace most of the fabrics and ribbons with any materials you love. And if you horde vintage lace, buttons, and tapestries, you will end up with a masterpiece by dressing it up even more with your own bits and pieces. You can also follow your own preference for bead v. crochet v. sew v. embroider to dress up the basic pattern - and there are a few variation ideas in the book.I have a LOT of bag books. This is not the 'one' to buy if you don't have basic bag books already, but it's an inspiring choice for those who are seeking 'something different' - these are a feast for the eyes and imagination. (By the way - about enlarging patterns: if you access to a copy machine with an enlargement feature, it's a piece of cake!)
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