Lomexa Handbag - Bag Making Tutorial by Country Cow Designs

[@rebeccawatson6246]

Beautiful bag!

[@nessieinvt5875]

I love this pattern and thank you for this tutorial! A little trick I use with the double-sided tape is to tear it instead of cutting it. You'll find you won't have any issues pulling off the film. Happy sewing!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks Nessie 😁

[@ShesAlwaysSewing]

I was in AWE at the first sight, WoW. And then you pulled out the second bag, my jaw hit the floor LoL! Omg Jo, Thank you for designing another GORGEOUS pattern. Absolutely can not wait to add another Country Cow Designs to my collection.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Ah thanks Crystal 🥰 I’m so glad you like the design!

[@lauramiddleton2709]

Thanks for your help Jo, I am dearly loving this and can't wait to finish. Great tutorial.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks 😊

[@bemandythings]

Thank you so much for including a video tutorial with your pattern! It helped me decide right off the bat if I wanted to purchase or not - and, I'm a visual learner, so it's nice to have the pattern and someone walking me through how to make it. Can't wait to make some! Thanks!

[@jenniferfarsh675]

Me too. Everything she said ❤️

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks Amanda 🥰 so glad to hear that. I always hope it makes it easier to decide!

[@DanieleKacza]

Super tuto, merci beaucoup

[@Susan-xj5uh]

Awesome tutorial !! 😊

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thank you! 😊

[@Gatesforshort]

Love this pattern. And thanks for the tutorial as I referred to it at every step when I created my bag. Thanks to the tutorial my bag looks amazing! ;-)

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Glad it helped 😉

[@ctconn35]

Wow that was awesome, I love watching you because your slow and for us newbies we can follow. Thank you can’t wait to make

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks 😁 I try and do the videos how I think I’d have wanted it when I first started. Im so glad it helps!

[@suzettesingson1002]

Thank you for a great pattern and tutorial. I just finished making my Lomexa Bag. I love it!

[@daisyangelicasequea2405]

Muy agradecida por esta clase magistral tan rica en detalles. Bendiciones desde Venezuela!!

[@roxannericchio3556]

Thank you for an amazing bag pattern and video! Love the intro! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks so much! 🥰

[@gloriaseguin1912]

I loved the video! Looking forward to making it soon.

[@kschallert3569]

This is a gorgeous bag. You are so clever and I absolutely love your attention to detail. Brilliant!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thank you so much. I’m glad you like it!

[@sandollarstudio803]

I have a suggestion that I use myself when having to extend leather straps - it is with kindness that I make this suggestion. If you follow how quilt binding is made, the seam is staggered, sewing is a breeze and makes a much stronger strap. The pieces are placed together as a sideways L. Sew Southern has a great video on binding , you only need to watch how to attach the pieces required to make the desired length , not the whole video. Love your patterns and wonderful instructions. Xo K - Nova Scotia

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks! Do you mean connecting them at a 90 degree angle to get a staggered seam? I do my fabric straps that way but for cork I find it doesn’t work so well which is why I’ve ended up doing it this way 🤷‍♀️ but I always use that method for cotton fabrics and it works really well but it seems to cause issues with the cork on the edges and makes it even thicker 🤔 I’ve always wanted to visit Nova Scotia. What a beautiful place!!

[@sandollarstudio803]

@@CountryCowDesigns Yes a 90. I must confess I have never used cork, strictly a leather gal.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Ah I used to use so much leather but I somehow got converted to cork 😆 yeah I tried it with cork, just assuming it would work as well as it does on cotton but it didn’t 🤔 it was unexpected. So I’ve taken to doing cork this way, though generally I try to avoid joins wherever possible 😂

[@elonanamor6420]

Jo, love your pattern and your videos. Always original and unique. Thank you.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks Elona 😁

[@LAKatKreations]

I ADORE this pattern! I trusted the instructions (even when I didn’t think they would work), and they were spot on! The only part I struggled with was turning the bag through the zipper pocket because I attached the lining bottom to the exterior bottom which did result in a beautiful finish on the inside. I think I’ll just use a wider zip next time because there WILL be a next time! 💜

[@CountryCowDesigns]

It is definitely a workout to turn when you sew the lining in 💪 😂 I’m so glad you like it 🥰

[@dawn5227]

Love the new bag... the details are stunning.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks Dawn 🥰

[@flaviaroman3204]

I really liked it!. I saw the whole video and I'm up for the challenge... I am very excited!!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

I’m so glad to hear that! 😁 feel free to ask questions if you have any along the way. Happy sewing!

[@drblondegirl4880]

What a wonderful and detailed tutorial. Thank you!

[@margarethemphill606]

Very good video, good instructions and close up shots I have this pattern, can’t wait to make it thank you for this video it helps a lot

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks, so glad to hear that 😁

[@cherylwhitcomb9178]

I love this bag. Thanks for the video. Some cool tips. I’ll be adding this to my list for sure.

[@gingerharris7103]

I did like the music you choose! it was perfect where you added it!!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks! I was hoping it would work just in the long sewing parts 😆

[@suzys4316]

wow beautiful Bag Jo, what I love about your designs is that they are unique, thanks for the video, hope you had a lovely Cristmas and New Year

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thansk Suzy 🥰

[@midwaypitt]

Thank you. You make it look so easy.

[@Olivers-G0mmer]

Beautiful and interesting bag design! Thank you for the lovely tutorial, as well!

[@JackieZCreation]

This bag is sooooooo coooooool! I love it soooooo much

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks 😁 so glad you like it!

[@08channieable]

Just love your bags, had to get this one to. And your tutorials are great👍😀🌺

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks so much 😊

[@gailscholl2595]

Thanks for another great looking bag, another great tutorial, and new techniques to try.👍🏼 Now for the search & rescue of those sharp scissors from behind the sewing machine 😉😂

[@CountryCowDesigns]

😂 I checked today and can no longer find them....I’m starting to think they’ve been rescued by someone and then removed from my sewing room 🤔 I bet they’ve been used on paper by now 😆

[@gailscholl2595]

@@CountryCowDesigns oh, no....THE HORROR 😱 Perfect excuse to buy a shiny, new pair!😉😂 Maybe with a built-in locator...

[@CountryCowDesigns]

😂 then I’ll be able to find who’s pocketed them too 😆

[@gailscholl2595]

@@CountryCowDesigns 🕵🏼‍♀️🚔😂😂

[@lindab259]

Fabulous design!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks!

[@BellaBagsPDX]

Lovely video! Thanks so much!

[@JoniTickledPink]

Love both ways

[@mikesearle7077]

Another great tutorial, I learn something new with each video I watch! I think personally I would add the handles after the lining is sewn in and turned but. Do the handles help or hinder turning?

[@debsdunn1729]

Love the intro! So cool xx

[@louisa672]

Love your bags, I'm really glad I stumbled upon your site. Also where do you get your beautiful fabrics.?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks! I get them from a few different places, some are from Spoonflower, but it’s quite pricey so I try to only do that for really special stuff. Also I get a few from Blended Threads from time to them and Wattle & Slate. I usually will list in the video description where the fabric is from but always feel free to ask if there’s a specific one you like 👍🏻

[@ruthmartin4705]

What a gorgeous bag and wonderful tutorial!! I've been a garment maker all my life and just recently started making bags...so I'm still learning. :) I appreciate the detail in your tutorial. I read the comments already, thank you for the clarification on the thread...I was going to ask. I do wonder why you applied the decovil light on top of the hardware and pockets? Would it still work if you applied it to the cork directly and then added the hardware and pockets? I'm asking because I don't know...I'm not making a suggestion. :) Again, thank you for the tutorial - I subscribed. :)

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Yep I did it that way because it gives better structure when the Decovil is all applied in one go. If you do it separately then there’s no Decovil behind the zips and it just means it’s not got the same stability and sags a bit where the zips are. Hope that makes sense 😆 it’s more awkward this way but it gives a nicer finish overall.

[@barbarafrangella796]

Love Love Love the bag...Gray is my favorite color...the link for the fabrics is for the other bag...could you share the fabric names, etc. for the gray bag buying the pattern today..Thanks your bags are great and love to listen to your tutorials, you are a great teacher....Thanks Barb

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks Barb. Yes the grey one is cork from taniafabric.com (Tania Fabric Facebook group). And the geos fabric for the sides is from Blended Threads Fabrics. The lining fabric is from Alison Glass 😁

[@barbarafrangella796]

@@CountryCowDesigns Thank you for your response..Stay Safe...Barb

[@fosta60]

Just finished watching the video and am getting ready to purchase the pattern. One Question - I have 1 inch rings can those be used in place of the 1.5 inch rings listed? Thanks!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

I think I you’ll struggle to fit the handles around 1” O-rings. They’re 3/4” on each side so they fit 1 1/2” well. One of my testers used curtain rings that were 35mm (1 3/8”) and those worked well too but I wouldn’t want to go any smaller than that.

[@irisdown9758]

DST very useful but annoying. I find it helps if I push my nail right in the end.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Yes I think I need to grow my nails a little longer so I can use them better with DST 😂

[@katjaeisland-schmidt6881]

You are doing such a amazing videos :) In this one, I just have to tell you that your conversion of inch to mm is wrong in several places. For example from 1/4 "to 2.5 mm (it is 6 mm) - from 1/8" to 4 mm (it is 3 mm) and 3/8 "inch to 3 mm (it is 9.5 mill )

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks for letting me know. I don’t even remember saying that 🤦🏼‍♀️ which part of the video is that? I might need to correct it. It’s funny because I don’t usually try to convert things to mm because I don’t know the conversion so I have no idea why I’ve said that in this video 🤷‍♀️

[@katjaeisland-schmidt6881]

@@CountryCowDesigns you don't say it. It is written on your screen several places. I noticed it because I am Danish and we uses mm, although I am trying to always using inch.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Oh do you mean when I’m sewing? The “ refers to the seam allowance and the mm refers to the stitch length, that’s why they don’t match up. They’re for two different things. Problem is that our machines in the UK (and I think in the USA too) show the seam allowances as inches and the stitch length as millimetres. That’s why I show them that way 😁

[@katjaeisland-schmidt6881]

@@CountryCowDesigns I know that. But on the same time/page you e.g. write that seamallowance 1/4 inch is the same as 2,5 mm and it is not, it is 6 mm.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

The 1/4” refers to the seam allowance, which is 6mm yes. The 2.5mm shown on the screen isn’t for the seam allowance. It refers to the stitch length instead. I’ll try to make it more clear on the next video to show the measurements are for different things. Perhaps if I put on the screen that the seam allowance is 1/4” (6mm) and the stitch length is 1/8” (2.5mm)?

[@cherprit2010]

Have folks had luck turning the bag when it’s made of leather?

[@mariamichalopoulos2846]

This pattern is adorable. Could you tell us where you purchased your rivet template from. Thanks

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Yes I got mine from kallosphere.co.uk you can search for “rivet” on the site and it will bring it up 👍🏻

[@susanwright6583]

I just started this bag. Can you tell me where in the US I can get the hardware kit? Siah Swag no longed caries it...Thank you!

[@CountryCowDesigns]

We sell and ship hardware kits to the USA. countrycowdesigns.com/product/lomexa-hardware-kit/ Here’s another option www.2minutes2stitch.com/listing/1203453943/lomexa-handbag-hardware-kit-country-cow

[@phoebefogler2034]

what weight thread are you sewing with?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

I’m just using Coats Moon threads. I’m not actually sure of the weight, possibly 120 and it’s polyester. Here’s a link to its info. www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/coats-moon-120-threads-5000-yard-overlocking-cones/

[@joypaulraj5788]

What size rivet do you use for the heavy straps please? Thanks

[@CountryCowDesigns]

We use standard medium rivets

[@pamelaglossop2734]

Thank you for another lovely pattern. What thread do you use?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Hi Pamela, I use coats moon threads. It’s just a regular polyester thread 😁

[@pamelaglossop2734]

Thanks - it looked thick in the video.

[@brendagarner3113]

What type of machine you use ?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

I use a Bernina 930. It’s an old domestic machine from the 1960s. It’s a good one, very reliable but I think it’s actually designed for clothes more than bags but it works great for me

[@brendagarner3113]

@@CountryCowDesigns thank you

[@Jocelyn61437]

I'm just wondering what type of thread you use on your domestic? I'm wondering if my juki tl2010q can handle thread greater than 30....?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

I’m using Coats Moon threads. It’s a pretty standard polyester thread that seems to be designed for domestic machines but I’m not sure of the weight 🤔

[@Jocelyn61437]

@@CountryCowDesigns thanks!!

[@margarethemphill606]

How do you take rivets out of cork

[@CountryCowDesigns]

With a fair bit of stress 😂 I have some wire cutters that I use. I clasp onto the rivet end and give it a good tug from different directions and after a while it comes out! I’m always worried it will ruin the fabric beneath or make the hole bigger but so far it hasn’t happened. I just take my time and try not to rush it 😆

[@swr4him1]

The fabric in your video for the lining is beautiful. Can I get the name of the designer?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Yes she’s called Ettie Ink and is from australia. She has a little bit of fabric on her website ettieink.com.au

[@swr4him1]

@@CountryCowDesigns Thank you so much! I just purchased some fabric but website says they only have pickup. Are you near there to get the fabric? I will give it to you to give as a gift to local sewist there. I am okey with that because I love giving to others. There will be plenty of times for me to get her fabric in the future. Please receive this! I will contact the store if it is okey with you. If they are not local to you, I will instruct the store to gift it.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Thanks that’s so nice of you but unfortunately I’m not local at all. I’m all the way over in the UK. Sorry. So nice of you though 🥰

[@elizabethmejiacorcino3213]

Todo esta muy hermoso,deberías de poner un sub titulo en español

[@CountryCowDesigns]

I would love to make it available in other languages but unfortunately I don’t speak Spanish and I don’t know if there’s a way for KZbin to translate it automatically

[@janesmith4617]

KZbin has automatically generated a transcript of this tutorial (it amuses me that it translates the noise of your sewing machine as applause!), and I think there's a way to translate that automatic transcript into other languages, but I'm not entirely sure. It might be worth looking into.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Haha that’s funny about the sewing machine noise 😂 thanks for that, I’ll check it out. It would be really helpful if it did so I’ll check out the KZbin help section 👍

[@daynamacel4080]

I don’t see listing for thread you use?

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Sorry I must not have listed it. Here’s where I get it from: www.tailormouse.co.uk/store/Product.aspx?ProductID=47&strReferer=search&PPGR=0

[@dianejohnson26]

A very nice bag, but the camera angle at the sewing machine wasn’t any help at all, in my opinion. The whole video could have been much shorter without them, or better with an angle that actually showed what was being seen, and how.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

This is quite an old video now. We’ve upped our game now 😉

[@colleenmarsters548]

I am not quite understanding the size of the "O". rings.

[@CountryCowDesigns]

These are the ones I’m using: emmalinebags.com/products/o-rings-1-1-2-38-mm-x-4mm-in-nickel?_pos=2&_sid=0a5771eb9&_ss=r They’re 1 1/2” or 38mm inner diameter 😁

[@colleenmarsters548]

@@CountryCowDesigns Thank you JO

[@steffromfrance5453]

Anybody to send me pdf of this amazing bag 😍

[@CountryCowDesigns]

Link to pattern is in video description