It took me about a year of extensive sewing and experimenting before I discovered some ways to sew with a potato sack and MAKE IT LAST......!!!

I started out trying to sew true vintage potato sacks into modern-day purses.....

Wow!  That was a great disappointment, because the "old" jute fivers were just not strong enough to withstand the attention.....   I was sooo sad!  I thought I had to give up my idea of making potato sack purse. Then it hit me:  I should use "new" or gently used potato sacks...!!!!

That made a big difference!  The handbags I made were just CUTE and FUN and so different!:)

Unfortunately, after some use, they started showing wear.... {Well, it isn't like carrying around a LEATHER purse, or something like that.... But still, I wanted to make improvements....} The individual fibers of the the burlap would get snagged easily, and the purse would loose some of its appeal after just a few months of use. Again, I was so very sad....!

After extensive experimenting and much trial and error, I came up with some methods that make these fibers stand up quite well to normal everyday wear and tear. The tips are all included in a PDF e-book that I now give away free.  I strongly encourage you to follow these instructions as I wouldn't want you to be disappointed with your final product not holding up after you have put so much time and effort into making it cute and creative....

Downloadable potato sack prep tips file is above....
Just click on it, and download it to your computer.....

AND....
Please keep me posted on what you are making and have made....
Looking forward to hearing from you!
(and seeing pictures....!!!!)

Have a great potato sack sewing day!
=)  Crystelle