Vintage Purses to Make Sew & Embroider

Sandrine Kielt-Michaud invites you to make these chic and stylish clasp purses, pouches and cases decorated with vintage fastenings of every size and shape. These wonderful designs are embellished with lace, charms, and stitch embroidery. The book contains 19 projects, ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated. These purses and pouches will make fantastic gifts for friends and family or perhaps just beautiful accessories of your own.

Sandrine Kielt-Michaud invites you to make small stylish clasp purses and cases decorated with vintage fastenings of every size and shape. These old-style clasp fastenings are beautifully embellished and will look chic on cases, bags or coin purses. The book contains a number of designs, ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated. These project will make fantastic gifts for friends and family or as a beautiful treat for yourself.

Sandrine Kielt-Michaud grew up surrounded by sewing and embroidery and was taught these crafts by her grandmother who was a passionate stitcher. After leaving school, she trained as a designer craftsman at The Workshop of Applied Arts in Vésinet. Since then she has trained in scrapbooking, straw marquetry, and sewing while continually working in the field of crafts. Vintage Purses is her first book.

- Tools and materials

- Techniques and advice

- Embroidery stitches

Designs:

Scrunchy box

Bird cage

Bread bag

Double-fastened heart

Kokeshi purse

Louane's ladybird

Denim purse

My jewellery box

Rectangular sewing kit

Butterfly purse

Flower purse

Sewing kit

Mobile phone case

Small bag

Rose patterned purse

Panther purse

Clivia teenage bag

Small spring green purse

Evening clutch bag