Make Scarf Shoulder Sling Bag

A long and wide scarf is very common to see from our street stores to fashion movies. Therefore, you could always get your eyes caught by this kind silk scarf displayed. Fashion and stylish girls buy many scarves in different material, color and pattern, but there always is a time girls won’t like to buy one more and wanna to throw up some scarves they got. There is a way make you out of trouble to return back a scarf or let it just at lay in your wardrobe, this method will make double use of it. If this sewing is okay with, then make a big scarf into a shoulder sling bag.Prepare somethings before you do this, and have patience.

Raw material of a should sling bag. Regarding a appropriate size sling, you should have a scarf which is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide at least. You could make it in very simple way, or reinforce the middle of the scarf, bag part of the scarf by lining it with a rectangle of solid or distinctive fabric. Sew the lining to the scarf. Pick a colorful ribbon to make the handles, or a leather cord. You will need a few feet’s long to make you could hold it.

And then start to sewing it. First, extend the scarf up completely on flat surface or table. Fold it in half lengthwise, and make the crease smooth. Change the position of the scarf, let the fold at the bottom and the sides that come together at the top. You will want the straps to be about in three feet length. This way the bag will fall around your waist when it’s on your shoulder. If you’re using a 5-foot-long scarf, measure 18 inches from each end, and gather the fabric together at those two points. To make sure your bag will be big and useful, pull the top of the scarf, where the ends lie together, to make a taut line, still holding the bunched fabric in either hand. The bag’s bottom and the folded part should slip down. This will make it into the bag part of the shoulder sling bag you want.

Make out the straps. Tie one piece of ribbon or cord around over the gathered area, then weigh up again to be sure of an flat long from both end of the scarf. These end lengths will form your shoulder strap. Twist the scarf tightly from the point where you tied the ribbon and knot the end of the scarf, first on one side, then the other. Starting at the point where you tied it at 18 inches, wind the ribbon around the scarf without overlapping and continue toward the end for 4 inches, first on one side, then the other. Then knot and cut the ribbon. Untie the knots at the ends of the scarf, but don’t allow the twist to loosen. Tie the ends of the scarf together at a point that equals the midpoint of the bag section. This will be your shoulder strap, so it shouldn’t be longer than 3 feet. If your scarf is longer than 5 feet, tie it in the middle so the strap will be 3 feet long, and leave the ends dangling. You can cut them off, or leave them hanging as a decoration. Wrap the knot with ribbon or cord, without overlapping, beginning at the knot and working outward on either side for 6 inches. This part will be the strap’s connector that put on your shoulder.

Alterations and Ornaments. In order to make the strap more firm, you can tie the cord or ribbons around the entire strap. Use leftover ribbon or cord to decorate your bag, and add other embellishments if you want. If your scarf has a bright-colored pattern, you won’t need much additional decoration. If you want to be more stouthearted, you can cut each strap into three small sections and weave it and tie it together in the middle. Finally a scarf shoulder sling bag will be made, you can have a try now. Very looking forward your achievements on pendant scarves to bags.