Supplies for Making a Coin Purse

Series Summary

People have been sewing their own clothing, bedding, and upholstery since practically the beginning of time. In fact, sewing predates the weaving of cloth, and was nearly universal among Paleolithic human populations. Sewing is the basic act of using a needle and thread to stitch together cloth, leather, furs or other material to produce a variety of household items. Today, most sewing is done by industrial sewing machines, however many people continue to sew for themselves, repairing clothes, mending seams, or making simple items like curtains or table cloths.

In this free video series, learn how to make your own unique coin purse. Our expert, Lenee, shows you everything you need to know to sew this easy project. Learn the supplies you need to sew a coin purse. Also, learn how to select custom fabric for your pattern. Lenee illustrates how to measure fabric, attach a zipper, and sew the sides. With her easy instruction, you can make unique gifts for your friends. So, what are you waiting for? Learn how to sew a coin purse today!

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Lenee with Leneealexander.com. I'm going to show you how to make this coin purse. This coin person is made out of upholstery fabric it has continues zipper, nylon, bristle sliders that I have on there. The inside is lined and it is a coin purse so I have coin in there already. But you can put anything in there really. But this one is designed to be a coin purse and these are the supplies that we are going to need. This is going to be the outside of the coin purse, this is going to be the lining of the coin purse. This is my zipper that I'm going to use, this little black zipper slider that I have chose and I'm going to need a ruler of course and my scissors and my chalk. The first thing we are going to do is cut the purse out the little coin purse out so let's get started doing that. "