• safety pins

to carry your meal preps or leftovers to work :) measurements • rectangle (before pleats): 85 x 21 cm (approx. 33.5 x 8.25 inch) start with this size ^ • rectangle (after pleats): 63 x 21 cm (approx. 24.8 x 8.25 inch) after adding pleats, this is the size you will end up with approximately ^ • pleats distance: 7.7 (approx. 3 inch) make 11 pleats in total extra pleat info (fyi) • pleats depth: 1 cm (approx. 0.4 inch) • pleats underlap (pleat depth x2): 2 cm (approx. 0.8 inch) all above are excl. seam allowance ^ my sewing tools • sewing machine (singer heavy duty 4411): https://amzn.to/45RTuTM • fabric crayon: https://amzn.to/40V45dI • fabric scissors: https://amzn.to/4qm0sro • seam ripper: https://amzn.to/4r7euyu • thread snips: https://amzn.to/4rBJDde • safety pins: https://amzn.to/3NY5ihj • sewing pins: https://amzn.to/4anKBCY • measurement tape: https://amzn.to/4bAMu1k timestamps 0:00 - intro 0:18 - what you’ll need 0:34 - deconstruct 1:20 - step 1: mark the rectangle 1:37 - step 2: mark the pleats 1:54 - step 3: cut the rectangle 2:06 - step 4: iron the pleats 2:34 - step 5: secure the pleats 3:04 - step 6: iron the pleats to one side 3:22 - step 7: clean up the sides 4:32 - step 8: folding technique 5:27 - step 9: fix the bottom 6:04 - step 10: hand strap & strings 7:55 - final results & thoughts 8:50 - outro socials • instagram https://www.instagram.com/elliqa • tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@elliqa • soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/elliqa contact business inquiries: helloclothesnbits@gmail.com thank you for watching as always ♡ #sewingtutorial #beginnersewing #diylunchbag #origamibag #sewingforbeginners