How to make a Shupatto-style shopping bag ️🛍️ Step-by-Step video tutorial
Do you want to learn how to make a Shupatto bag that folds in seconds and takes up zero space? This reusable bag is perfect for everyday use: it is lightweight, resistant and so practical you will always want to carry it with you.
In this post, we show you the steps to sew a Shupatto-style shopping bag, a simple sewing project that you can make by following the full video tutorial. Your bag will be ready in an afternoon, and you can make it in different fabrics and prints.
Easy-to-sew foldable shopping bag
If you want to learn how to make a foldable shopping bag, this Shupatto-style project is a very practical option. Thanks to its pleats, the bag easily folds away and takes up very little space, making it perfect for you to carry with you everywhere in your handbag or backpack.
Which is the best fabric to sew a shopping bag with?
Lightweight but resistant fabrics are ideal. In this project, we use Cover Fabric by Katia Fabrics, a flexible, long-lasting fabric perfect for reusable bags. For the handles, you also need some Katia webbing to add extra resistance.
These are the materials and tools you’re going to need.
Materials needed
- Whales Sea Cover Fabricby Katia Fabrics
- Fluor Ribbon Webbing
- Measurements to cut out your bag
- Matching thread
- Tape measure
- Scissors
- Sewing clips
- Sewing machine
Step-by-step video tutorial: Shupatto-style shopping bag
In this sewing video tutorial, you will learn how to make a Shupatto-style shopping bag step by step, from cutting the fabric to the final assembly of the bag.
This is a simple sewing project that can be made in no time by following the step-by-step video tutorial. The perfect DIY project to sew in an afternoon and make again in different fabrics and prints.
Do you dare to sew it?
Follow the video tutorial, get your materials ready and enjoy the process of creating a cute, practical bag handmade by you.
Don’t forget to share your result on social media and tag @KatiaFabrics so that we can see it 💙
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