Hortensia handbag: Design Options
Style
Handle width
Controls the width of the handle
- Type: Percentage
- Default: 8.6%
- Minimum: 4%
- Maximum: 25%
Controls the width of the handle.
Turn on paperless to see the width of the handle.
Size
Controls the overall size of the handbag
- Type: Percentage
- Default: 50%
- Minimum: 20%
- Maximum: 200%
Controls the overall size of the handbag.
Rather than using measurements, Hortensia’s size is determined by scaling fixed values.
- 20% : Will scale these values by 0.2
- 200% : Will scale these values by 2
The two fixed values that are used the most are Width: 23cm and Height: 33cm.
So an example of this would be the default, which is 50%. This would scale the values by 0.5 resulting in a handbag that is 11.5cm (23cm x 0.5) in width and 16.5cm (33cm x 0.5) in height.
Turn on paperless to see the measurements of the handbag. This will help you to determine the size you want and see the effects of this option.
Strap length
Controls the length of the strap
- Type: Percentage
- Default: 160%
- Minimum: 75%
- Maximum: 250%
Controls the length of the strap.
Turn on paperless to see the length of the strap.
Zipper size
Which size of zipper to use
- Type: List
- Default: #5
- options:
- #3
- #4
- #4.5
- #5
- #6
- #8
- #10
- invisible
What size zipper the pattern uses to draft.
This determines how wide the zipper panel will be by inserting the zipper size into the panel.
The sizes are based off of the brand YKK’s zippers and refers to the width of the zipper coils.
Size guide for Hortensia:
| Option | Size in Millimetres (mm) |
|---|---|
| #Invisible | 0 |
| #3 | 4.8 |
| #4 | 5.4 |
| #4.5 | 5.9 |
| #5 | 6.2 |
| #6 | 7 |
| #8 | 8 |
| #10 | 10.6 |
If in doubt, or if the size of your zipper is unavailable use the size that is slightly wider. This means you will have a wider zipper panel than needed but it is better than one that is not wide enough.