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Nina Bag – a spacious DIY bag with a clever interior layout
The Nina Bag is the ideal pattern for anyone who wants to sew a large and practical bag with a modern look. Thanks to its generous dimensions, it is perfect as an everyday bag, an office bag or even a small travel bag.
The bag offers plenty of storage space and has been specially designed to combine organisation with convenience. Thanks to the integrated card slots, the additional zipped pocket and the large interior compartments, everything has its place – even in a large bag.
The wide shape makes the bag incredibly practical for on the go and offers enough space for everything you need on a daily basis, without losing its elegant shape.
What makes the Nina bag special
- large bag with extra storage space
- perfect for everyday use, work, university or travel
- spacious interior with practical compartments
- Zip opening for secure storage
- High-quality handmade look
- Optional shoulder strap
- Ideal for canvas, faux leather or cork
- Detailed step-by-step instructions
- Also suitable for ambitious beginners
Dimensions of the finished bag
👜 Approx. 29 x 40 x 20 cm
--> Are you a fan of smaller bags? Then be sure to check out the Nina handbag or the bundle!
The Nina therefore offers significantly more space than classic handbags and is ideal for:
- Work & office
- University materials
- Day trips
- Travel
- Shopping
- Mum’s daily life
Nina Bag
- 0.8 m outer fabric
- 1 m lining fabric
- 0.8 m Decovil I light or foam (e.g. Style-Vil) 0.5 m lightweight interfacing
- 70 cm continuous zip (wide) – 25 cm of which is for the zipped pocket and 45 cm for the zip opening.
- 2 zips (wide)
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Optional:
- 1.10 m webbing for the handles, if you don’t want to sew them yourself, in 3 cm or 4 cm width
- 1 metal end cap for the zip
- 4–8 medium-sized rivets or book screws (shank length as required)
- Optional for a shoulder strap: 1.5 m of webbing or homemade webbing for the crossbody version, 3 cm or 4 cm wide
- 2 snap hooks (to match the width of your strap)
- 2 D-rings (to match the width of your strap)
- 1 buckle (to match the width of your strap)
