Free Directions to Sew a Pouch Style Pocketbook

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide

• Measure the distance from the edge end of the buttonhole to the seam edge. Set a seam guide to this distance and sew that distance from the edge of the entire circle.
• Repeat the same procedure from the inner end of the buttonhole.
• Trim your threads.
• Use a safety pin or bodkin to thread your chosen drawstring material through the entire casing.
• Secure the ends and thread the joined ends inside the casing.
• Pull the drawstrings out of both buttonholes.

Note If you find that the drawstring slides and does not hold the purse closed, use elastic as a means to close the purse and drawstrings to hold the purse.

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• Materials
• Buttonholes for the Drawstring Closure and Handles
• Seams
• The Casing

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