Photo showing the Emma Tote Bag sewing pattern from Bara Studio on The Fold Line. A bag pattern made in cotton canvas, sailcloth, jacquard or upholstery fabrics, featuring a zip closure, 2 inside pockets, reinforced carry handles, inside keyring loop, and
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag
Bara Studio

Bara Studio Emma Tote Bag

Regular price £9.00 GBP
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Copyshop

We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the printed A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day.
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Buy the Emma Tote Bag sewing pattern from Bara Studio. The perfect companion for everyday life, this timeless tote is chic, practical and eco-friendly. It offers plenty of space to carry all your essentials in style.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Medium to heavy weight (350-600 g/m²) woven fabric without stretch and with some structure, such as cotton canvas, sailcloth, jacquard or upholstery fabric.

If you want to work with lighter woven fabric, the designer recommends reinforcing the pieces with iron-on interfacing. Additional pattern pieces for the interfacing are provided.

Fabric requirements: Includes 10% extra for waste and shrinkage. If you want to use a fabric with a pattern/print, the fabric consumption may be higher.

1.40 m wide fabric: Small, 0.55 m // Medium, 1.05 m // Large, 1.40 m.

Sizing: Small: H 15 cm x W 18 cm x D 10 cm // Medium: H 25 cm x W 33 cm x D 15 cm // Large: H 33 cm x W 41 cm x D 18 cm.

Notions: One-way zipper: 30 cm for small, 45 cm for medium, 60 cm for large; 160 cm of webbing for detachable shoulder strap: 2 cm wide for small, 4 cm wide for medium/large; two carabiners: 20 mm for small, 40 mm for medium/large; one ladder buckle: 20 mm for small, 40 mm for medium/large; two D or O rings: 20 mm for all sizes // Optional: interfacing for lighter fabrics; edging tape for inside pocket in medium/large; cardboard or similar to reinforce bottom of bag.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (28 pages for bag, 17 pages for interfacing); A0 copy shop pattern (1 long sheet for bag, 1 sheet for interfacing) // Layers: Yes (A4 only) // Projector file: No.

Languages: German and English. This pattern also has a step-by-step video tutorial (in German with English subtitles).

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Customer Reviews

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Ashleen
Beautiful Pattern but Frustrating Directions!

I sewed the large tote. The pattern itself is awesome HOWEVER, I would not recommend the English-language instructions unless you have a good amount of experience sewing bags or are very good at ignoring written directions and just following the pictures. The written directions definitely seem like they were translated from German to English by a machine and not a person familiar with common English-language sewing parlance. For example, the instruction use “left side” for the wrong side of the fabric throughout. And there are many other examples of confusing or straight up nonsensical directions. It can be a very frustrating experience trying to figure out what is meant.

I also chose to add an iron-on interfacing and a separate fabric lining to my bag, which added another layer of difficulty and required some of my own improvisation—particularly on the zipper—to sew. (Although I did appreciate the lining cutting pattern!)

I’m very happy with my final product. The whole thing looks so finished and professional! But it was definitely a challenge to get here. Beginners beware! (And maybe listen to the directions and don’t do a separate interfacing and lining.)

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Jenny
Emma Tote

I’ve been looking for a wide bag for a while and the large size of the Emma Tote has the right dimensions for what I need. I was originally planning to make this in the large width and medium length and height. However when I looked at the pattern I realised the construction would make this very complicated, if you are amazing at maths I’m sure it could be done but it was beyond me.

I used a small piece of British Millerain dry waxed cotton for the outside (left over from a coat I made a few years ago). There are separate pattern pieces for a heavy interfacing and Bara Studio sell a very nice looking one. However shipping and import charges to the UK are very high so I needed an alternative. You can use decovil but I wanted a different finish. In the end I used cotton canvas, quilting cotton and bondaweb to create a sturdy interfacing and used an extra layer of buckram on the bottom piece.

The pattern came together easily and everything matched up perfectly, the challenge is sewing multiple layers of thick fabrics but I used a jeans needle as recommended and my machine coped very well. I’m particularly pleased with the finish in the zip, and it’s turned out to be just as sturdy as I wanted.