• Sewing & Tailoring

    Making a Fur Purse

    This is a tutorial for upcycling vintage furs into cross body purses that close with a flap. These purses are perfect for days when you just need the essentials, unless you like to travel light! This purse and similar items are available in the Lady Ruth Design Etsy shop: etsy.com/shop/LadyRuthDesign Design Process My favorite part of any project is the design phase. It’s also what I spend the most time on. What do I want the purse to look like, and how will I do it? As can be seen below, the materials I have to work with always guide these answers. Upcycling Vintage Furs The fur I am using…

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  • Material,  Sewing & Tailoring

    Sable

    This vintage sable fur is material I’ve used on many handmade items. The fur is vintage and has a lovely antique charm. Backstory A few years ago I bought two antique fur stoles at a neighbor’s garage sale. My neighbor said that they belonged to her grandmother and that they were mink. I had the idea to sew them into a coat or something, but nothing ever came of it. Recently, I decided to open an Etsy store to sell rabbit fur purses and other handmade items. It was then that I remembered the stoles and decided to make cute purses out of them. The first thing I did was…

  • Material,  Sewing & Tailoring

    Blue Fox

    This vintage fox fur is material I’ve used on many handmade purses. The fur is vintage and has a lovely antique charm. Backstory A few years ago I bought two antique fur stoles at a neighbor’s garage sale. My neighbor said that they belonged to her grandmother and that they were mink. I had the idea to sew them into a coat or something, but nothing ever came of it. Recently, I decided to open an Etsy store to sell rabbit fur purses and other handmade items. It was then that I remembered the stoles and decided to make cute purses out of them. The first thing I did was…