The Gaia Crossbody Pattern - from Knotted Thread Co.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- This is a companion tutorial to the Gaia Crossbody PDF sewing pattern.
The pattern is available for purchase on my website: knottedthreadsco.com/
*If you are in the EU/UK and would like to purchase the pattern, please do so at: www.etsy.com/listing/11535471...
This is an intermediate sewing pattern, though I believe most confident beginners should be able to tackle it!
I am sewing on a Juki 1541 industrial and a Juki HZL-DX7 domestic, but it can be solely done on a domestic!
Materials used: Sileather from Fabric Funhouse, custom woven canvas (unknown source), hardware (unknown sources), and zipper pulls were from Alchemats Materials & Hardware
TIMESTAMPS:
00:47 Prep Work
03:31 D-Ring Connectors
07:52 Edge Painting
11:59 Zipper Linings
14:01 Zipper Overlays
22:50 Attaching the Zipper Pocket Lining
31:00 Front Pocket
32:52 Overview of Front Pockets as Written in Pattern
37:34 Front Pocket w/Special Magnet Installation
53:29 Exterior Gusset
54:35 Attaching the Gusset to the Main Body Panel
1:05:30 Topstitching the Front Gusset Seam
1:12:34 Topstitching the Back Gusset
1:15:58 Interior Slip Pocket
1:26:27 Zipper Placket
1:36:20 Attaching the Zipper Placket & Upper Main Lining to the Lower Main Lining
1:39:28 Creating the Gusset Lining
1:41:17 Assembling the Lining
1:47:57 Dropping in the Lining
1:52:36 Basting the Lining and Exterior Together
1:54:30 Sewing & Prepping the Top Binding Loop
1:55:29 Attaching the Top Binding
2:05:29 Sewing the Top Binding
2:10:44 Attaching the D-Ring Connectors
2:14:14 Installing the Zipper Pull and Zipper End
2:16:22 Sewing the Crossbody Strap
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You did such a lovely job! I've been sewing forever and don't like to cut corners and it's wonderful to see a young person do the same. You're right, it is all in the prep work. Thank you for sharing your talent and creating such a lovely bag. I look forward to seeing more from you!
Thank you so much! So glad to hear all of that! 🤗 I really believe that precision work will give you precision results 🤗
You make the topstitching on the back of the gusset look so easy! That's the only part I struggled with! What a beautifully written pattern, though! And your attention to detail is *chefs kiss* ma'am!
Your pattern & video are so well done. I appreciate being able to see how the bag is constructed before purchasing the pattern. Plus I learned some useful tips from you that I can apply to any bag project, so thank you for that as well. The bags on your website are exquisite. Great craftsmanship! Happy sewing!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you found them helpful 😁 thank you for the kind words 🤗 happy sewing to you as well!
Thank you. Beautifully sewn and so detailed.
Can I suggest you wipe your pinking shears with what I call surgical spirit but you might call rubbing alcohol, followed by a wipe of sewing machine oil, (on a cloth) with a little extra oil where the scissor pivots. Wipe away any excess oil. On some models there’s a screw at the pivot point and you can loosen the blades slightly. I do hope this is useful, I can see yours are very stiff and when they are adjusted they are easier to use and such a useful tool.
I am brave I think I can I think I can!! This was my mantra before I started this purse as I had never done a zipper overlay, binding, and or a drop-in facing. Turned out beautiful. I DID IT! Thanks this purse gave me the confidence to know I can do more complicated purses!
I just bought this pattern and can't wait to make it. I'm so grateful for your tutorials. My goodness! You are so thorough and provide literally every bit of instruction necessary to make a perfect bag! I LOVE your attention to detail! This bag is absolutely perfectly beautiful! And you're amazing! Thank you!
What a great purse. The fit and the way you put it together. Great work.
Thank you so much!
Nice bag, I like the way you sew the plackets. I will give this a try. 😊
Thank you! It's the only way I do it now! :)
Thank you for this in-depth tutorial! You explained everything so thoroughly! I cannot wait to get started!
So glad to hear, thank you!
Great tutorial, Shannon! You’re so awesome. ❤️
I just finished sewing this bag and it came out great! Your instructions were very detailed and full of helpful tips. Thanks so much!!
Paper tape A.K.A. paper surgical tape, you can tape your slip pocket to your lining and sew. It comes off easily, you can sew through it but I just pull it off as I come to it. It is very handy when you can't clip or pin. I work with a lot of waterproof canvas and vinyl pinning is never an option and sometimes you can't clip. I love your video and I will be purchasing your Gaia and Mayfield patterns. You are very talented, please keep creating patterns and videos. Thank you.
Thank you for that tip! And the kind words! Happy sewing!
Congrats on your first pattern. It is spectacular and then to have a video also! You are very creative and a talented young lady. Good for you.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! I did the video kicking and screaming at first, but I'm glad it has been well received so far 🤗
@@knottedthreadsco Stepping outside your comfort zone can be a great creative experience. You did it! Be completely proud of that.
Very nice! I really enjoyed your video. You did a great job. I can’t wait to make one!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear!
Your work is impeccable
Thank you so much!
I have to first off all say thank you for the much given laughs. Not at you. Hear me out. I was watching this video and the spouse started watching with me. Everything is good until you started sewing. Your finger was so close to the needle and they started freaking out. I busted out laughing and the freaking out just got worse as they continued to watch. Why I didn't it off? I was entertained. I'm not a bad person. We checked their heart rate...108 bpm. I'm stomach hurt so bad from laughing. I'm so buying this pattern. It's great, a different construction and spouse approved (kind of).
LOL I thoroughly enjoyed this feedback! Thank you so much for the laughs and kind words!!
Beautiful bag!!! 🙌❤️
Thank you!
Hope you have more in the future
Great tutorial. Thank you
Thank you so much!
This is a gorgeous bag! I bought the pattern but haven’t made it yet. I plan on making it following your tutorial hopefully in the next few days!
Thank you so much for your support! I hope you share it in the FB group, or tag me on IG so I can see your work!
Great tutorial…back your camera up from your machine just a smidge. Just found your bag on TH-cam, purchased the pattern and watched the tutorial. Very nice crossbody, love the size. Can’t wait to make!!
Thank you! This was my first video tutorial and I definitely learned a lot of do's and don't's from this one, ha!
More please!
شكرا جزيلا🤗🤗🤗
Thank you for such a wonderful tutorial! I have purchased the pattern and I am now assembling my supplies. For my first bag I am using a vinyl that I purchased at a local fabric store. In general do leather edge paints work on vinyl and or silicone fabrics? I’m curious if they adhere well and stay on without cracking overtime. Thank you so much for your help with this question.
Thank you! I believe it really depends more on the quality of the edge paints/application over the textiles themselves :) I have edge painted cork, vinyl, and sileather without any difference in application, but I've only been using it for the last year. So I can't speak to it ageing well otherwise, but the brand shown in the video is one of the best options out there!
Great bag. I just found you. I love that you use the DX7. I have this machine and love it. May I ask what weight thread you use in the top and your bobbin?
Sure! And it depends based on what I have in what color. For this one, it was Tex 45 in the top and 35 in the bobbin. All bonded poly. I just found that reducing that bobbin to 35 gave me the tension I needed on both sides without having to crank the machine tension way up. :)
Your bags are absolutely beautiful! I hope to see many more tutorials! I aspire to be able to make bags like you. Are you sewing on a Juki dnu1541? That’s what I have! I’ve watched all of your videos a few times each! Lol
Thank you so much!
Beautiful bag, just what I was looking for. When purchasing the sileather, were you able to use the precut 36 x 27 or would I need a full 36 x 54?
If you want to piece the strap together, you can make it with the FH. I personally just bought the full yard during a sale though 😃
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Looking to purchase the pattern but have a few questions first please…. Could you explain a bit more in detail why you bind the top of this bag vs.birthing it through zipper pocket? Also may I ask where you purchased the 1” seatbelt webbing? Thank you
Hi! I just personally liked the look of the top binding so it was a design choice. This webbing I used in the video was from Indolovekreation I believe.
Can you mention what type of thread you are using and what the white fabric backing is that you used on the back of your d ring pieces?
Hi! This would be tex 45 in the top and tex 35 in the bobbin thread. The white fabric backing is just the backing that is on Sileather :)
I am making this beautiful bag now! I have a few questions. Firstly do you think I need to edge paint cork? Secondly is the double sided tape the wash away quilters tape, or is it stuff you can buy from a stationary shop?
I personally still edge paint cork, but it is mainly an aesthetic choice. The double sided tape I use is a permanent one from geekyhardware.com ☺️
Thank you so much! Thanks to amazon i didn’t have to delay my project!!! Loving making this!
What zipper foot are you using on your industrial
I do not sew my zippers on my industrial, I only sew them on my domestic. I'm just using a standard zipper foot for that :)
Great tutorial!, just purchased the pattern and can't wait to try it. I have a Juki tl 2200qvp mini and would like to try cork, do you think it would be to much for my machine? Is the pattern domestic machine friendly? Hope to see more videos ❤
Thank you so much! The pattern is domestic friendly! Topstitching the gusset may be a little tricky with some domestics, but I bet your machine will handle it!
What is the blue tape for hardware? I am about to start selling my bags I'm trying to find ways to safely ship them
It is just scratch film so that while I'm sewing and moving the bag around, it stays nice and scratch-free :)
I just bought this pattern yesterday and was cutting out the patterns. I don't want to give any measurements out but tow of the pattern pieces show how wide and tall they are supposed to be but the pattern themselves are about 1/4" shorter and narrower. What measurement should I used? What it says on the pattern or the actual patterns? Not all patterns show the measurement so I'm not sure if everything is off about 1/4".
Can you say which pieces are off? And where they are listed as inaccurate - as in the cut list or on the pattern piece itself? I def don't want measurements listed here, thank you, but if you printed the pieces off at 100% from Adobe, they are all the correct size.
@@knottedthreadsco K and J have measurements on them that are narrower than the actual pattern. I did print them out at 100%. The 1" square is exactly 1" so everything should have printed out at the right size. I printed out pattern pieces 01. I'm not sure what pieces A41 are but those were even narrower .
@@asheryl1966 I just printed out the file again and everything measured perfectly as stated on the pieces and in the pattern. I also sent this exact file to a template shop over the last few months and they were able to create templates accurately using the files provided - which I did verify the sizing afterward. I would double check your printer again. On the Gaia, the 1" box border line was "anchored" to the mid point of that 1" line. It was something I changed afterward in later patterns (that border is anchored to the inside now so that no part of the line reaches outside of that 1" box) So if you are using a clear acrylic ruler, and your 1" is fitting perfectly inside that box, that means your pattern printed out smaller than it was supposed to. I know that some printers have issues and need to have things printed at 101% or something like that, but I have not had that experience personally to offer further assistance, unfortunately. I also haven't had this feedback at all about the measurements not matching the pieces. The grid on a clear acrylic ruler should have its lines perfectly centered in the border of the 1" box. Sorry for the confusion and I hope you are able to figure it out. Feel free to email me at knottedthreadsco@gmail.com if you need any further help
@@knottedthreadsco I think the 1" box was measuring correctly so I don't know why the pattern wouldn't print at 100%. In any event, I decided to see what would happen if I opened the pattern using Google Chrome and printed it from there and it printed out the correct size so I'm good.
What materials did you use?
I go over it in the beginning :)
What is the name and model of the walking foot?
Juki 1541
Scary skull, what has it to do with a bag tutorial?
It's part of a joke I have in my shop
Maybe offer a free pattern so everyone can see how you write your patterns. Great tutorial but I cant spend 10 dollars not knowing your style of pattern writing. Thank you
I know what you mean, but this pattern is amazing. She is very detailed with her instructions and there are lots of really good pictures. The video is just the frosting on the cake. My daughter who has only made a few bags said the instructions were very easy to follow.
Thank you Elaine! ❤️
The pattern is the most detailed pattern that I have( I have a lot of patterns). It’s 60 pages long and directions and pictures for everything.
Thank you !!
@@knottedthreadsco You're very welcome. You did an amazing job with the instructions and the video. I just finished one in a turquoise vinyl from BoDeOh and a python leather from Peggy Sue Also and it is beyond stunning. Thank you for helping me create something beautiful.
Bonjour ,le sac est tres jolie ,vous expliquez certainement très bien ,mais les agrafes NON, c'est dangereux ,vous avez les pinces et une machine double entrainement spéciale tissu lourd , et , le simili est endommagé quel dommage !comme moi, vous devez savoir que l'intérieur doit être aussi beau , net et lisse que l'extérieur vous êtes douée ,des petites pinces de bureau seront un peu plus puissantes ,pour le prochain projet je vous félicite pour votre ouvrage je vous écris de Paris FRANCE
Hi! Thank you! I appreciate your concern, but I am very careful while using the staples and have used this method dozens of times without issue. And I do believe my insides are still pretty with how I have been doing it. 🙃 Office clamps cause my hands to cramp and damage my machines, so I prefer wonderclips when I need them. You are welcome to omit the stapling to your own preference. 🙂
I just cannot see the advantage or reason to bind the top instead of seaming right sides together, turning and top stitching. Binding always looks so easy but it isn’t. The first seam has to be accurate to turn over the same amount of binding tape. Sewing it down from the inside is insanely difficult. In order to catch the seam it is nigh impossible to get straight stitching which will show in the right side of the bag. Far too messy and time consuming with no guarantee of good results.
The way I instruct the sewist to do it isn't as involved as you imagine it is, or sewn like typical binding.
It's a stylistic choice and part of my design, which I'm actually quite happy about. You're welcome to your own opinion, but it seems like an uninformed one, as if you were to watch that section of the video, you'd see how my method differs from traditional binding. I've actually heard quite a bit of positive feedback about the method and results.
The great thing, though, is that if you don't like the design, you're welcome to not buy it or sew it. There are other bag patterns out there that will suit your preferences. And just because you don't see how it's possible doesn't mean it isn't. Maybe it means my pattern would be beneficial to you for the knowledge alone. 🙃