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tote bag
i've been stock pilling vintage doilies and thought it was time i started using them up so this is my second doily project.

Posted by vInTaGe~VioLeT from Bideford, England, United Kingdom • Published See vInTaGe~VioLeT's 44 projects »
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  • How to make a tote bag. Vintage Doily Tote Bag - Step 0
    Step 1

    take one plain natural cotton tote bag

    pin on a pretty vintage embroidered doily

  • How to make a tote bag. Vintage Doily Tote Bag - Step 2
    Step 2

    then remember you need to sew on some buttons
    {vintage of course!}
    sew on the buttons, through the doily but not through the bag. Then
    machine stitch your doily to your tote with contrasting cotton,
    i used different colours for top and bobbin threads
    {try not to get too cross with your dumb-ass sewing machine}

  • How to make a tote bag. Vintage Doily Tote Bag - Step 3
    Step 3

    select a small crochet doily and
    using a matching cotton hand sew the doily to the centre of the first doily
    remembering too late you should have done this before sewing on the first doily, sigh.
    select a beautiful carved vintage mother-of-pearl button
    to adorn the centre of the second doily
    sew on with contrasting embroidery thread.

  • How to make a tote bag. Vintage Doily Tote Bag - Step 4
    Step 4

    there you go - all finished, a cool new shopping bag!
    i hope you like it.

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EVEnl
EVEnl · Leidschenveen, Zuid-Holland, NL · 319 projects
How rich it looks!
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michelle G.
michelle G. · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA · 1258 projects
thats cute
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