Here are a few other projects I worked on. I wanted to make clutches for different weddings I went to. The first one has a crocheted chevron pattern. I went crazy over chevron patterns last year. Unfortunately, my country was a little late catching on with the chevron trend so there weren't any fabric available. I decided to create the pattern myself. I researched through several blogs for the simplest and most defined chevron crochet patterns. I forgot the one I found most useful. So here are pictures of the clutch I made.
I cheated a little on these clutches. I always find sewing zippers a little daunting. And I wanted to make sure all my little treasures inside my clutch were protected from the rainy weather we constantly have. So I bought a plastic envelope - I went for a sturdier one. And I crocheted around it and hand-stitched the opening of both the envelope and the crocheted clutch together. Apart from added protection, the envelope actually added to structure of the clutch. So whether I had little things inside or I had it full, it still held its shape.
The next clutch I decided to make after a trip to HongKong where I got several pieces of plastic envelopes for HK$ 2 each... very cheap! I also had been eyeing this placemat at the mall which had an interesting pattern. I went for a neutral color so it would go with many, many clothes.
I attached a gold button I had lying around and made loops with some black suede cords. I also detached a decorative tassel from a keychain and added it to the handle of the clutch. I eventually made changes to the placement of the handle. I thought it would ruin the zipper easier if I placed the handle there so I decided to stitch the handle to one of the side of the clutch. I also transferred to tassel to the zipper. Here's the final look.
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