what do you use on the bottom of your purses?
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Originally Posted by kwendt
I like my fabric purses and totes to be washable, so I use plastic canvas sheets found at thrift stores. They're flexible, but rigid enough, or it can be doubled. In the past, for similar projects: I've also used old worn out cutting mats, the 'travel' cutting boards (flexible plastic), inserts from supermarket bacon (well washed!), and $1 store plastic clip boards cut down with a router or dremal if I needed something perfectly rigid. The tops of broken plastic rubbermaid bins, or old food container lids. Another thought is to find the flexible plastic 3 ring notebooks at thrift stores...the ones where the covers are totally plastic and somewhat flexible. The regular notebooks are just plastic covered press board.. no good.
My husband has gone so far as to cut up plastic 2 litre bottles, flatten out the piece and tape to the stone floor, then turn the hair dryer on it until the heat get's it to lie flat on its own. He reshapes a lot of recycled things that way for his various boat and house projects.
Um...we like to repurpose and recycle where we can.
My husband has gone so far as to cut up plastic 2 litre bottles, flatten out the piece and tape to the stone floor, then turn the hair dryer on it until the heat get's it to lie flat on its own. He reshapes a lot of recycled things that way for his various boat and house projects.
Um...we like to repurpose and recycle where we can.
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I make cases similiar to a pillow case to put 1/4" plywood in, just take the plywood out and wash the purse. I have used foam core board from the Dollar Tree store too but always put in the little pillow cases for easy replacement or removal.
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Buckram is my choice. I got hooked on it when I needed to make a palm tree costume. Same as the others - encase in a sleeve for easy removal/cleaning. Much depends on the bag and its purpose. For a purse, I'd just sew it inside the lining. Most people spot clean the outside of their bags rather than wash in a machine anyway.
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Originally Posted by mamaheath
I just made a purse today and need suggestions as what to put on the bottom of the bag. Those plastic bag bottoms are not big enough. Its just to stablize the bottom of the bag. The one thing I can think of would be a photomat cut down to the size needed. The bag is by Quilts Illustrated and its the Camilla bag.
What can you think of?
What can you think of?
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