How to sew a box

sew a box

This time I will share the experience gained in the manufacture of a beauty box with a hard skeleton.
sew a box

sew a box

Who will like this idea and who will have a desire to try to sew the same cosmetic bag, can take this material into service.

So, we need:

– base fabric;

– Cloth-companion;

– glued;

– sintepon;

– Lightning (detachable);

– cardboard;

– Sewing threads (in the tone of the fabric that goes to the cosmetic bag);

– Sewing threads (color-contrasting fabrics that go to the cosmetic bag);

– Cutting scissors;

– a chalk pencil;

– decorative braid (of different width, if desired).
sew a box

Description of work:

Fabric for each individual cosmetic bag used different and with a companion. It came from its own taste. In some cases, for the lining took the fabric of another, but with the color combination with the main tissue of the cosmetic bag. For finishing used either a contrasting fabric or decorative braid. In addition, in the course went – sintepon, glue, lock detachable.

First, a blank will be made in the form of a cosmetic bag, along which you will cut out the details of the bottom and the lid. To make the cosmetic bag keep the shape, it is better to prepare a frame from the cardboard: the bottom and the lid; from the paper, cut out for the frame a rectangle with a width equal to the circumference of the cosmetic bag and a height equal to the height of the cosmetic bag (height is taken without taking into account the height of the sides of the cover of the cosmetic bag) + ca. 2 cm in length for the overlap. The rectangle is closed in a ring and fastened with an adhesive tape.
sew a box

Then it is necessary to mark out the details on the fabric of the primary cosmetic color (facial side of the cosmetic bag) with the allowance of 1.5 cm for the seams:

– 1 piece of bottom and cover;

– rectangular part for the main part of the cosmetic case;

– the board for the lid (I did in height from 1.5 cm to 3 cm in height, depending on the size of the cosmetic bag);

– part of the handle that is sewn to the lid;

– two parts for securing the lock from the back of the cosmetic bag;

– stripes (their number depends on the number of pockets inside the cosmetic bag) – they will be used as a finishing tape for contrasting colors for pockets (unless a pre-purchased decorative tape is used).

sew a box

On the details lines of sewing of a finishing tape of contrasting color are outlined: on a cover and on the basic part of the case of a cosmetic bag. In addition, on the lid details, there are places where the handle is sewn, and on the bottom part – lines for squeezing the part.

sew a box

The following details of the cosmetic bag will be marked on the fabric to be used as a lining (with an allowance of 1.5 cm for the seams):

– 1 piece of bottom and cover;

– rectangular part for the main part of the cosmetic case;

– the side for the lid;

– pockets (I usually do 3 pockets in one cosmetic bag);

– stripes (their size depends on the size of the cosmetic bag: circumference and height) – they will be used as a finishing tape for a contrasting color for the cover of the cosmetic bag and the main part of its body (if no pre-purchased decorative tape is used).

Further, on the parts (the bottom, the lid, the side of the lid and the main part of the lid body), the places for the quilting are marked.
sew a box

– 2 parts of the bottom and cover;

– 2 parts per side of the lid and the main body of the cosmetic bag (according to the size of the main parts).
sew a box

Glutinous is used on:

– pockets cosmetic;

– handle;

– details for securing the lock from the back of the cosmetic bag.
sew a box

Prepare the cosmetic handpiece:

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Pockets are prepared: the main fabric on the pocket, glue, finishing tape.

sew a box

The adhesive is glued to ½ of the pocket. Sewing finishing braid (if from the fabric, then pre-tucked edges) on the face of the pocket at the top of it. The pocket part folds in half and stitches in its side parts. The pocket turns to face. The top of the pocket is not sewn-it is tucked inside and squashed.

sew a box

Here such preparations are obtained for the pockets of the cosmetic bag:

sew a box

sew a box

Finishing tape from the fabric is prepared as follows:

– glue the center part;

– Turn the edges on the wrong side;

– wet processing is carried out.

The tape is ready.
sew a box

Then connect the large parts.

A finishing tape and a pen are sewn to the cover. To the main part of the body – sew the finishing tape (you can make a decorative ribbon from the ribbon, as in the photo below). At the same time, they grasp, and, thus, sew the sintepon to the facial details of the cosmetic bag. The bottom is also planted on a sintepon, along with the lines.
sew a box

Details of the lining part of the cosmetic bag are also planted on a sintepon and squared by squares: the lid, the bottom, the lid side and the main body of the cosmetic bag.

sew a box

Then, we plan places where the pockets inside the cosmetic bag will be located and sew them.

sew a box

We carry out lateral seams of the details of the wrong side and face. It:

– the side of the lid;

– The main part of the cosmetic case.
sew a box

sew a box

We connect the details of the inside and the face details along the perimeter:

– the lid side with the lid detail;

– the main body with the bottom.

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At the final stage, sew the lock (detachable).

To begin with, we glue the parts that will go to close the lock from the back of the cosmetic bag. Turn the edges to the wrong side, fix it
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We attach it to the back of the lid (the front part of the lid).

sew a box

Then we take the lock and fix it with a machine stitch.

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We close the back of the cosmetic bag with the second part.

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We insert the lid face piece into the back cover (as shown in the photo), we sew the details around the perimeter, leaving room to turn the details on the face.

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Until the hole is sewn! (in the end, we will insert the blanks from the cardboard).

sew a box

Also, we connect the details of the main body part, sewing the lock.

sew a box

At the end, we insert the lid blanks and the bottom of the cardboard and the skeleton from the Whatman paper of the main body part. Hidden holes with a hidden seam.

All! Beautician is ready!

(all the threads that are in the photo are cleaned and refilled, the hint is removed so that the seams are clean)

Here I made these cosmetic bags for myself and as a gift for my friends!
sew a box

sew a box

Thank you for attention

courtesy: livemaster