Making a Felt Handbag

In this article on making a felt handbag, we will explain how to create a very stylish-looking bag step by step. You can use the bags you make with your own craftsmanship anywhere you like and draw admiring glances to your handmade accessory. As the use of felt has become increasingly popular today, how about using a felt bag? You can create bags that suit your own style and combine them with your outfits. Felt bag making is both economical and fun, so let’s get started.

Materials Needed to Make a Felt Handbag

• Felt in your preferred colors
• (You will use one felt piece to make the bag and other pieces for decoration.)
• Needle and thread
• Ruler
• Adhesive or silicone (if needed)
• Felt-tip pen
• Scissors or a craft knife

Once you have prepared the materials, you can start making your felt handbag. Below are the steps explained one by one.

1. First, take the felt in your chosen color and draw the template as shown, using a pen and ruler.
2. Once you have drawn it, your pattern is ready.
3. Carefully cut out the template using scissors or a craft knife.
4. After cutting, lift the handles upward and check which parts need to be sewn together.
5. The parts to be sewn together are as follows:
   • Sew the two side pieces next to the felt piece with the bottom handle to the two side pieces of the middle felt section.
   • Then sew the two side pieces next to the felt piece with the top handle in the same way.
6. Once you have sewn these parts as described above, the stitching process is complete.
7. Now it’s time to decorate the top of your bag. Take the felt pieces in different colors.
8. Using a stencil or your imagination, draw the designs you want on the felt with a pen.
9. After drawing the designs you want to see on your bag, cut them out with scissors or a craft knife.
10. Sew the cut felt pieces onto the bag using a needle and threads in matching or desired colors.

Once you have decorated the bag however you like, your bag is ready.

When finished, your bag will look like the model shown below.

Making a felt handbag is quite easy and simple. How about making felt bags that suit your own style and that you can decorate however you wish?

You can also make a felt bag together with your child. This way, you can spend quality time together while also helping your child develop their handicraft skills. You can carry the bags you make together or even use them in playtime. It doesn’t have to be just with your child—if you want to spend quality time with friends, you can all make felt bags together.

If you enjoy handicrafts and have fun while creating, you can even sell the felt bags you make and turn this hobby into a small business. And if you simply enjoy making them without selling, you can gift them to your friends. That way, both they and you will be happy.