Product DescriptionThe “green” way to make gorgeous handbags using recycled materialsThere has been a movement throughout the fashion industry over the past ten years towards new types of materials to replace leather. Companies like Kate Spade have been in the forefront, using vinyl, rubber, and micro fibers for their expensive, fashionable, sought-after products. Kenneth Cole, Prada and Coach have also been experimenting with micro-fibers, rubber, and combinations of distincti. . . More >>

Making Vinyl, Plastic, and Rubber Handbags: Sewing Stylish Projects from Unusual Materials

• ISBN13: 9780764322136
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Product DescriptionImagine taking a pink plastic handbag to go shopping! The handbags that originated in the 1950s are recurring as popular collectibles today. Over 300 handbags in this newly revised 2nd edition are displayed in color photographs to reveal the beauty of these tiny sculptures of art. The most productive manufacturers of plastic handbags are featured in separate sections, including Llewellyn, Rialto, Myles Originals, Tyrolean, Wilardy, and more. These unusual gems of we. . . More >>

Plastic Handbags: Sculpture To Wear