Khelman Bags Academy

9" height from the top stitching to the bottom (23cm) and about 7"(18cm) to the folds

12.5" width from one stitch to another (32cm)

The bottom folds give about 3" depth (7.5cm)

Materials:

▫️a leather piece 13"x23" or 12"x27" (about 4sq.f should be perfect if you buy a small hide)

▫️1 leather strap about 50-56" (125-140cm) length for the crossbody strap, and the piece for the side attachments is 4.5x3.25"

▫️polyester threads (t-70 or v-92)

▫️zipper 11.5-20" for the top (30cm)

​▫️fabric for the lining 0.5 yard (including slide pockets and inside zip pocket)

▫️7 rivets (10 is better just in case)

Recommendations about leather and fabric:

What leather to pick depends on the result you want:

If you want soft slouchy bag it's better to take 4-4.5oz leather and soft temper (the temper is usually in the description of the leather).

For the fabric:

to get a slouchy hobo style bag - the regular "linen" thickness cotton will work great, and also any satin or something alike in thickness and softness.

If you take 4-4.5oz leather and want more firm bag -- then take a look at the duck canvas cotton. It's a firm fabric and will make the bag more shaped.

Straps: we use belt leather of 5.5" thickness in the lesson. You can buy leather straps of the length you need on Etsy or Buckleguy.com

▫️ I use 4oz cowhide leather and regular cotton fabric for the lining.

If you need any help with picking the materials please feel free to ask me on Instagram: Khelmanbags

Tools:

▫️awl or silver gel pen to trace the pattern,

▫️ruler (I have two: 3" width and with the center divider)

▫️scissors

▫️Tacky glue for gluing

▫️polyester thread for sewing

▫️binder clips

▫️for setting rivets: puncher and hand tool/press for setting them

I'm here if you have any questions💜

Happy crafting!

Ksenia

Selling the bag:

This pattern is for personal use, and I can't wait to see your interpretation of this design. Additionally, feel free to create and sell small batches of items made from it. When selling, please use the hashtag #khelmanbags_demilune and tag my account @khelmanbags in the description.

▫️If you're interested in making large batches of the bag (more than 300 pieces a year), this option is available. Please contact [email protected] for the commercial agreement, which is $1 per bag sold.

Disclosure:

You may not share, sell, or distribute this pattern and photos of this pattern in any way, in whole or in part.

Photos: You MAY NOT use any of the photos of this bag design made by Khelman Bags studio to sell your item. You must take your own photos. No part of this tutorial may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the author. Sales of finished product are permitted, but designer requests that you link back to pattern and credit Khelman bags with original design name under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. You may not create a pattern based on this pattern for further selling. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact [email protected]