The Betty Crossbody

— A Digital Sewing Pattern

The Betty Crossbody Bag is a multi-use 4 in 1 accessory. With an easy adjustable and removable strap, you can easily transform it into a hip pouch, crossbody, purse or clutch. It's roomy enough for a long wallet, phone and some personal items. It closes with a magnetic snap and has two inner pockets. It is size inclusive and we include waist measurements up to 65".
 

 

Hip POuch

Purse

Clutch

A pattern designed for scrap busting

This pattern is a great scrap buster. We use scraps from the production of our jackets to make our Betty Crossbody Bags. 

Does this sound like you?

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You have a sewing room full of scraps and you're no stranger to sustainability and want to create using what you have.

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You'd love the challenge of working with bias tape. 

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You're always in need of a versatile, multi-tasking bag.

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You need to make a bag that fits your long wallet and phone!

Ready to craft the perfect accessory?

$15

$15

What's inside?

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24 pages of detailed instruction.

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Dowloadable PDF pattern.Supply and resources list

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Our step-by-step guide to bypassing mistakes and building a bag while learning new skills.

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A supply and exclusive resources list that shares our sources for choosing the perfect materials.

Cover

Instructions

Supply List

Inclusive sizing

We made this pattern as inclusive as we could, but you can always cut a strap to your custom length and adjust it for your needs.

By Jac Johnson

By Chiew Mei LAw

By Aarti Ravi

Who is Betty ?

Our Heroine

Named after American ceramicist, sculptor, and educator, Betty Woodman. Her work started off as functional but in the 70's she began producing colorful, witty and non-functional vessels. Woodman’s eccentric shapes and glazes are often appropriated from other cultures; her work in a sense functions as a very personal interpretation of art history.

"My work for the past 50 years or so has been involved with a sort of “setting the stage” for a performance. At times the theatrics happened at breakfast, dinner or tea; at times the scenery has included flowers in vases in architectural settings. References to other works of art have also always been present as a constant in my practice. Such work is intended to be read with the inclusion of our knowledge of other works of art. These have ranged from Korean folk art painting to Matisse and Bonnard to Classic Greek and Roman vases. Recently, I have been looking at Roman Frescos and various other wall paintings where images of architecture are painted on the actual walls. These give the illusion, with their columns and windows, of architecture within architecture. I have also observed how often these frescos include images of vases…There are a series of cross-references in ceramic, wood, glaze and paint which return us to the “theatrical” domain of the wall pieces. We go to the theater to see plays and “play” is fundamental to the spirit of my recent work. Character, mise en scene, costume, plot and denouement are all important here. I am playing with play."

 

- Betty Woodman, 2010

Founder

Rona Chang

As a little girl I would cut up bed sheets and hand sew outfits for myself inspired by Jem and the Holograms. To me, making art has always been a physical act of creating and experimenting. 

I make art that is inspired by the stories of the people, places (museums have a huge role in this) and cultures that I've been fortunate enough to come across. Creating is an opportunity to express the multiplicities and layers of who I am.

I hope that the process of making this bag allows you to play, create and refract the light that is shining within you.