Small Tote Bag from Jeans

Hi 

I will be giving one lesson teaching demo/sewng a lovely sweet tote Bag (view video attached) from old Jeans.

This will be a Hand-on Project , I will demonstrating the very basic step to sew a bag. Once u know the basic step  , u will be able to create any bag of your own design with your old Jeans.

No sewing machine  is require for this simple tote bag , as far as u can thread/hold a needle and sew a simple button , u will be able to handle this small project.

Come down and have some fun together  and at the same time we can have "Hi-Tea" after the session.

I have only prepared 10 sets of the materials for this class , so interested party , please register here.

Video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9ycKZbv-0

Venue : "Bra" Cafe (Shenton Way MPH)

Date/Time : 2/April/2011  /  1030am – 1pm

Course Fee : $15 ( Materials for a complete small tote bag)

                      (All prepared & cutted material are from New Jeans)

Materials to bring : small scissors , Needles (various sizes)

I only prepared 10sets of the materials for this event.  Interested members , please register here.

Karen Thio

Cfmd Coming :-

  1. Carly
  2. June Lim
  3. Irene Seet
  4. Lilian Teo
  5. Janie Leong
  6. Stephen Low
  7. Daisy Yeo
  8. Geraldine (From Hongkong)
  9. Eleanor Chan 
  10. Wee Chin
  11. Winnie K

Author: Karen THIO

SHC803

44 thoughts on “Small Tote Bag from Jeans”

  3. Hi Stephen

    You r most welcome. Be the only torn among all the beautiful roses .

    Start training yoursel by threading a needle and sewing a simple button .. in two week time , u will be able to sew the little tote bag.

    Thanks for support.

    See u soon..

    Karen

  5. Girfren K

    10.30 AMMMMM??!! On a Sat morning? Gosh.

    Since I am in town, please put down my name but darling, will join you and party at 1pm. Like mentioned eons ago, wannna try Dolly’s culinary skills, to see you of course and others and the finished products.

    Before you scream at me, do let me know if it’s A-OK to join for tea.

  7. Geraldine

    We go Hooha on 1/April , then cheong till 6am in the early morning , Tiong Bahru for breakfast then straight to Cafe for DOlly’s Coffee ..

    How about this arrangement .. hahaha .. All Pengsan by the time we start the lesson ..

    Thanks for all the supporters.

    karen

  8. Hi Karen
    Thanks 4 ur advice but I am not making any progress at the moment. For every 3 stitches that I made I at least drop the needle 5 times. I started practicing on the button and got pricked several times, so much so that now my finger got more holes than the button.
    I have yet to know how its like to be a torn among all the beautiful roses, but I definitely know how its like to be pricked by a needle.
    Cheers. Stephen

  9. Stephen

    No Pain No Gain .. so is ok getting those tiny holes on your fingers and at the end u learn something (hahaha)

    U still have more than 2 week to practice sewing those button and not your fingers..

    Don worry about sewing the right way cos I always do all the crazy stitches (u will u/stand after this lesson(.

    Karen

  12. Hi Wee Chin #10

    Got u into the No 10 Place. Tks

    Winnie K #11

    Ok , no problem , I will prepare another set for u after my holiday.

    C U soon

    karen

  13. Stephen-L, if you want bigger pain, go Spain and spray the bulls with red paint then get chased till you go insane, finally fall and faint in a drain……

    Seriously, you being the only guy – and a handsome one for that – will certainly have a lot in an all-girls class. Even if karen-T doesnt make you the monitor, there’ll still be much to monitor. Trust me.

    Sheeeeehe…………

  14. Hi Karen
    Thanks 4 ur encouragement.I will continue to practice.
    Tim Liu No. 13
    U r also welcome 2 join the class, don’t be a sour grape.Fyi I’ve been 2 Madrid(Spain)2 watch the bull fight(available only on sat/sun)but unfortunately no one(except the matador)is allowed to go into the bull ring.
    Frankly I don’t think its a good idea 2 do any of your so-called “monitoring” at the expense of getting more potholes on my fingers.I prefer to follow Karen’s guidance.
    Anyway. Tim its fun having u on a friendly dialogue.

  15. Stepheh-L, you very the no good leh telling people that I am a sour grape when you and you yrslf know it enough oredi mah.

    Enter the pit as a matador? Want to dong dong chiang faster or what? No matador at our age lah. Can consider be an Amat opening doors, and get some tips than getting flipped and breaking hips by raging bulls.

    Jokes aside, do hv a good time with the gals. Karen-T is a patient teacher with deft fingers but she suffers no nnnsense in her class so I’ll be a dull ah pek if I attend.

    Wanna sign up with me when she next teaches us to milk cow and make papaya shakes.

  16. Tim

    What Stephen said is right … SOur Grape , do come down and have some fun with the ladies if u want to and I make u the monitor since Stephen rejected my offer.

    Stephen – Don worried la .. I will guide u till u complete the whole project and I make sure I take a clear photo so that u can show off to Tim – Ok ??

    karen Thio

  17. Stephen-L, you lucky man hor, Karen-T rarely comes out openly to sayang a guy but I think you deserve it.

    Thanks Karen, I sow, dont sew.

    Btw, can you or any teacher in SHC come out with a formula to solve this riddle?

    I have a piece of cake. The maximum number of pieces from 1 cut of the cake is 2; from 2 cuts is 4, from 3 cuts is 7, from 4 cuts is 11…….

    What is the formula to find the maxi number of pieces if I make X number of cuts?

    School holidays are here and I have to study with my kid. No kidding that she has questions like this to answer.

  18. Tim

    Waking up with a terrible headache after a nap and laughed so loud when I read your comment.

    IS TRUE la .. I rarely comes out openly to sayang any guy , maybe the next one should be Tim Liu .

    Stephen – why u keep making Tim soooo sour again ??

    Karen

  19. My Dear Timothy

    Following may help to solve yr riddle:

    Let Y be the max no. of pcs. & X be the no. of cuts.
    Y = X + previous Y

    eg. what is the max no. of pcs. if we want 5 cuts (i.e. X)?
    Y = 5 + 11
    = 16

    eg. what is the max no. of pcs. if we want 6 cuts
    Y = 6 + 16
    = 22

    Think we have to work on each cut progressively to arrive at the max. no.of pcs. Hope this makes sense.

  20. Karen – With your full support I hope to make some progress even I might feeble along the way.I don’t know much about fruits but once I heard someone said’if u leave a sour grape on the shelf,it will either becomes more sour or gets rotten’
    Tim- From my observation,u appears 2 b a learned gentlemen.If u read more cafefully u will notice that I did not said u are a sour grape.I merely asked u NOT to be one.
    Btw I happened to know an old lady who lives in Kranji who is an expert in milking cow n make papaya shake.Are u interested?
    On a more positive note since Karen have invited u, why not u come down to SPH on sat(2.4.11) n we all can have coffee after the class.

  21. Hi Lydia #19,

    I have also been thinking how I can work a forumula to help with Tim’s cake cutting exercise. I gave up last night. When I saw your formula, I realise you are indeed smart, mathematically. Gee, have you considered being Tim’s daughter’s tutor?

    Look forward to seeing you and Tim on Pa-Ngan island.

    Terence Seah

  22. Honey, you’re not the typical ah Soh, your uncanny power of observation to come out with an answer shows. Thanks !

    With kiddo now and she gave me a formula : n(n+1) divided by 2 then plus 1, with n signifying the number of cuts. No credit to her cos she got the answer from the top gal in her class.

    Aiyah, Stephen-L, why labour on semantics?

    Whether or not you called me a sour grape or sweet potato, yr intent remains the same. You wanted me to cry, right? And cry I will and am obliged to, in reciprocity of your banter with me.

    Btw, I know that cow-woman. She is Kranji to you but she is kinky to me, and you know why she treats us so differently, right? You eat vinegar also no use – charm & aura are innate. 7-Eleven dont sell.

    Kopi with me? Sure. At your place can? Call that K woman and get her to bring the cow too and then let them decide who, btwn us, they want for company. Heeeee……….

    Terence, what my daugh wants isnt a tutor or a teddy bear but one who naturally looks like a bear without make-up. I have put up yr name to her and she asks me whether you can also do the somersault without dropping yr pants.

  23. Terence, you are so kind to say tt of me. As Tim said, it’s just an “uncanny power of observation” (thanks, Dear) or rather, observed there is a consistent trend in the ratios. Tim’s daughter is a chip of the old block, smart. A tutor like me is not going to add any value to her. I certainly look forward to meet you tmrw. Thanks a lot for putting the trip together.

  24. Tim – I’ve already said what I need to say and to prevent a friendly dialogue from developing into an undesirable heated issue, I have decided not to pursue any further.Ha ha ha…….

  25. Dear Karen

    Will not be attending your class as I will not be in Sg.

    Do keep the material for me and will pick up when I next visit.

    Take care,

  30. Hi Karen,

    Thks so much for arranging this lesson teaching demo/sewng a lovely sweet tote Bag. You are really great in your creative works. We have picked up so many tips from you and have great fun on this Saturday morning at the cafe and great fellowship.

    Waiting to see all our photos and have another good laugh.
    Thks n regards,
    Lilian

  31. Lilian

    Thanks for support …Glad that u enjoyed the class and remember what Lily said – One day , we will bring the same bag to SHC monthly gathering …

    Photos sent to Sockie yesterday. SHe will be posting soon.

    Karen

  32. Thanks Teacher Karen. Had a wonderful time sewing d little tote bag. A very meaningful Saturday morning. Enjoyed meeting all d others and looking forward to d next shoe painting class ?

  33. Wahpiangz, Teacher Karen and all Tu-Ti men hor, after all of u hv left d cafe, both Lily n me picked up at least 6 ‘tao dao chim’ leh… But still ok lor.. is reli fun seeing everyone enjoyed this handicrafts and fellowship session lor… Cheers.. Dolly

  34. Thank q teacher k..

    Lastnight..all d young guys only looked at d bag but not me lei..so i didnt bring any guy back but d bag..anyway..handmade nearly 3 hours very precious hor..actually my bag is not well made as i spent alot of times laughing n joking with Jenny and didnt concentrate but still received alot of stares..

    Looking forward to your command again!

    helen

  35. Hi Karen,

    U make the lessons so easy for us and those with hidden talents can really create beautiful pieces.

    Yeah, look forward to another 3 hours of good time!

    Wee Chin

  36. Hi All

    This is just a very very simple project and should sing praises to all the “students” la .. very creative but still few sotong making some “silly” mistake that made everyone laughed.

    Well, now tat u people can start clearing all the old Jeans and start cutting , be creative with “crazy” ideas ..

    Janice – don throw away all the LEVI & MNG Jeans hor – can make into tote bag and give to fren as gift hor..

    Thanks again for all the support.

    Dolly/Lily – Next time , u make sure the clear the place b4 they leave the “Classroom” .. hahaha

    I have to thanks the Monitor – Stephen for helping in class.

    Hope to see all the supporters in the next “SHoes Painting” class.

    Karen

  38. Thanks teacher Karen…now I know how to recycle old jeans and turn them to unique presents.

    We enjoyed the class and had so much fun. Every individual bag is different and unique. Please conduct more handicraft classes..looking forward to it.

    Thanks to Dolly and Lily too….

    Janie

  39. Janie

    Glad u enjoyed the class .. BTW … email send to u keep bouncing back lei …

    Can I ask for that Jean u are wearing to convert into a bag or not ?? I like that Jumper – do u call that jeans a Jumper ?

    Can send a pte email to me or not ??

    Want to date u out (hahaha)

    Karen

  43. Hi Karen,

    Thanks for asking. I left the unfinished bag in the same state when you checked our work at the end of the class. Not a stitch more :(

    Sorry if I have disappointed you. I know I can never make the grade when it comes to needlework! Sigh, Ele

  44. Eleanor

    Feel free to bring it down to any of the SHC gathering, if u see my name – Just give me a “knock” here ..

    Hope to see u with the bag at other shc event.

    karen

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