A Cute Japanese Coin Purse: Materials

• One Inazuma Antique Gold Purse Frame #772 (This includes a paper pattern and the paper string you will need.)
• 1/4 yard of lining fabric. I used Shot Cotton in Lemon 
• 1/4 yard of exterior fabric. I used Jen's Garden in Black (it's actually more of  a dark blue) but it might be a little easier to use a lighter weight fabric.
• One heavy paper bag 
• Craft Glue 
• A Hera Marker
• A thin knitting needle or awl
• A pair of pliers

These materials will make one 3.5" X 3.5" purse. You will have a lot of fabric left over. You could probably six or seven purses out of two quarter yards of fabric.

Comments

[dthneece]

Thank you for this phenomenal tutorial! It is clear enough even for me!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[jackie]

Do the instructions actually mention glue? I think that's why you need the string: Fabric alone would be very thin and likely to slip out, but you're crimping the metal around both fabric and string so there's something with girth for the metal to cleave onto.

I made these in Sunday School and we didn't use glue.

But maybe the teachers -- a couple teenagers from the Youth Ministry -- just didn't want to deal with an awl, a dozen kids AND glue. lol

[krista]

I can't find the inazuma gold purse frame on your website. Could you send me a link? I love these little purses!

[purl bee]

Hi Krista-

Thanks for your comment. The link to the purse handles have been fixed. But here it is again: http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/3114-Inazuma-Antique-Gold-Purse-Frame-772

Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention.

- Molly