Tutorial: Two tone tote bag handles

It’s the details that make a handmade bag something special. Like these two toned handles in this tote. The orange on the inside is an unexpected pop of color – and it coordinates with the lining and the piping at the bottom. Betz White shares a tutorial at Creative Live showing how you can make them.

Click below for her tutorial:

DIY Tote Bag: Add a Pop of Color with Two-Sided Fabric Handles, by Betz White

[photo from Creative Live]

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