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Step 6Weave the Handles
Cut the ribbon for the handles approximately to length. To figure out this length, multiply the height of the bag (16" for mine) by 4, then add twice the desired handle length for the expanded bag (note that they'll get longer when it's contracted, so don't make them too long--mine were about 22"), so my total length was 64" (16" times 4) plus 44" (22" times 2) for a total length of 108" (9'). Throw in a few inches extra just to be safe.
If you don't know how long you want them to be, just leave it uncut and wait until it's woven through and try it out. About 3 yards should be about right, unless you have a very large bag.
To weave the handles through, starting at the open end of the bag, insert the ribbon into the slit closest to the top, then pull it out of the second slit. Continue weaving back and forth through the slits, down the first side and back up the other side.
Once it's back at the top, leave a enough ribbon for the handle, then feed the ribbon into the first slit at the top at the other end of the bag on the same side you just came out of. Continue weaving in the same pattern down and back up the other side. Once you've made it back to the top, leave the same amount of ribbon for the second handle (you can make you adjustments or figure out the length now) and find the other end of the ribbon.
You want to create a continuous circle of ribbon through the entire bag, so ensure the bag and ribbon are completely flat and your handles are the proper length. Mark the final length (leave a little so you can sew the ends together), and trim the excess.
Fold the unfinished ends, one up and one down, and then pin the two ends together overlapping slightly, with the unfinished ends in the middle. Stitch the ends together (by hand or by machine). Rotate the ribbon so that seam is hidden behind the felt.
If you don't know how long you want them to be, just leave it uncut and wait until it's woven through and try it out. About 3 yards should be about right, unless you have a very large bag.
To weave the handles through, starting at the open end of the bag, insert the ribbon into the slit closest to the top, then pull it out of the second slit. Continue weaving back and forth through the slits, down the first side and back up the other side.
Once it's back at the top, leave a enough ribbon for the handle, then feed the ribbon into the first slit at the top at the other end of the bag on the same side you just came out of. Continue weaving in the same pattern down and back up the other side. Once you've made it back to the top, leave the same amount of ribbon for the second handle (you can make you adjustments or figure out the length now) and find the other end of the ribbon.
You want to create a continuous circle of ribbon through the entire bag, so ensure the bag and ribbon are completely flat and your handles are the proper length. Mark the final length (leave a little so you can sew the ends together), and trim the excess.
Fold the unfinished ends, one up and one down, and then pin the two ends together overlapping slightly, with the unfinished ends in the middle. Stitch the ends together (by hand or by machine). Rotate the ribbon so that seam is hidden behind the felt.
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