You make several good points Sazzie!
If you have room you could have a display of “how to make a morsbag” with part made bags pinned up. I have a set. Something like –
cut out pieces
handles sewn into strips
handles sewn into bag facing down
handles sewn up into position
label added
first side seams sewn
second side seams sewn.
I’d forgotten about the bell!! 😳 Well mentioned Sazzie. We don’t have a bell, but we DO have a gong – works just as well.
Being cheapskates, we tried clothes pegs, but they’re too bulky to get the needle past them. We also tried paper clips and bulldog clips of various styles but they just didn’t work as well as Wonder Clips. If you have some hair clips or paper clips you could try them out and see what works. It might be back to pins if not.
You can sew up unused bundles after your workshop session – or keep them for the next one if you want to. 😀 It’s great fun to hold one, you and your friend will probably be tired but happy at the end of it.
It’s not relevant to your sewing workshop, but as you’re now an expert morsbag-maker yourself you might want to try the “fold & sew” method that Masterclock (he’s my husband) & I use. Basically, we don’t iron any kits that we sew ourselves. We just fold and sew! It takes a few seconds longer to sew the handles and the tops of the bags as they are not pre-ironed, but in my opinion you save hours of ironing kits – and I hate ironing. 😉
(That’s why I save ironed kits for the next workshop)
Many expert morsbaggers still iron the creases into their kits – it’s a matter of personal preference.
It made me smile when you wrote that you’re addicted, Gudrun 😀 Welcome to the club!
I remember “Lucky Bags” from when I was a child. We got a very small amount of pocket money and they were not good value for our 6d (2.5p these days) that we got every Saturday.
I don’t think you’ll need to worry about running short of material for a while. We’ve found that when you give someone a bag and won’t take any money for it, they want to give you something back – and what could be better than giving you their unwanted curtains, duvet covers and so on. As a single duvet cover usually makes about 9 bags, you soon have plenty more fabric.
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