Purse Books

Use a variety of handles and closures to make 30 traditional to trendy projects.

Embellish bags with quilting, photo transfers, free downloadable images, or trims. Personalize your purses by substituting different sizes, straps, and pockets. By Amy Barickman and the Indygo Junction Design Team.

Includes instructions for a variety of unique handbags combining the latest colors, styles and textures to create fresh, innovative looks. Designs by Darlene McGarity.

Hot handbags, scarves, wraps and accents.

Stitch & Sizzle includes step-by-step instructions with photos and illustrations for two dozen hot handbags, scarves, wraps and accents. With basic sewing skills you can make anything in the book. From Creative Publishing.

The projects in this book are made from garment-weight leathers and can be created on a typical home sewing machine. Instructions included for more than 36 handbags, as well as pull-out patterns for a tote bag, duffel bag, envelope bag, belt, coordinating belt bag, cell phone case, eyeglass case, agenda book and hobo bag. By Ellen Goldstein-Lynch, Sarah Mullins, and Nicole Malone.

Making Handbags includes four pull-out master patterns for making more than 36 designs. Easy instructions and step-by-step illustrations will show you how to make, customize and embellish handbags to fit every taste. By Ellen Goldstein-Lynch, Sarah Mullins and Nicole Malone of the Accessories Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology.