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      6 months ago (edited)

      Halloween Contest

      dsleathergoods & shamusleather Halloween Contenst Entry by Hels (@Hide_Cycle)

      I have stuck largely to the pattern for this contest but made the bag in a soft leather. I stitched the sides to secure the interlocking design and I really like the result of this and something I will incorporate into experimenting with bag making in the future. As I needed to get the bag onto my post sewing machine I split the original pattern and added a base to the bag to make this possible. I changed the closure to a small zip to make it look like the skull’s teeth, this was another first for me, adding a zip into the middle of a panel in this way. I was pleased it actually worked well and looks effective. I added the text, ‘Bite Me’ which I originally planned to do as 3D printed letters stitched in (see photo with letters printed onto mesh) but after much effort I realised that the size of text for this bag was too small to look decent so just went with red leather backing in the end. I learned so much making this bag, which for me was the whole point. I love opportunities to learn and grow into my craft so thank you for making this pattern available and giving me the opportunity to play around with it.

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