Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    1. Materials and Recommendations about leather

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    2. What zipper to choose: size, and metal or plastic

    3. Making the pattern

    4. PDF pattern to download. Size 8"Hx11.5"W

    5. Gluing the pattern

    1. Tracing the pattern and cutting the leather

    2. Cutting the lining

    1. 1. Making the marks for the seam allowance and zip closure. Direction of the zipper.

    2. 2. Sealing the zipper's ends with leather patches

    3. 3.1. Stitching zipper's end Way 1: hand stitching

    4. 3.2 Stitching zipper's end Way 2: on the sewing machine with troubleshooting

    5. 4. Gluing the leather details to the zipper

    6. 5. Gluing the lining details to the zipper

    7. 6. Stitching the 1st side

    8. 7. Stitching the 2nd side

    9. Troubleshooting: uneven stitching

    10. Good thing to do now if you want it as a tote instead of pouch

    1. 1. Gluing the leather trim

    2. 2. Stitching the leather strip and bottom

    3. 3. Ironing the bottom

    4. 4. Pinning and picking the good size

    5. 5. Stitching the bottom and Vertical seams

    1. 1. Gluing the leather parts

    2. 2. Stitching the leather & lining all together

    3. 3. Trick with the top closure and turning the purse out

    4. 4. Overview before adding the depth

About this course

  • 41 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content

Materials needed

  • Leather

    Leather: 2sq feet or piece of 12” W x 20” H, lamb or garment leather of 3-4.5oz thickness. 

    Fabric: We need a piece of 13x36” (33x90cm) so the cut of 13” height and standard length will be enough. The stores usually sell half of the yard minimum though.

    Zipper : metal or plastic of 10.5” long (26.5cm)

  • Tools

    ▫️utility knife or rotary knife to cut the top edge

    ▫️scissors

    ▫️ruler

    ▫️glue

    ▫️thread - I use V-92 polyester thread, and t-70 will work too (more about the thread is in theStitching Practice and Bag Making Basics class

  • Time of making

    About 2 hours from start to finish, and if you want to make it with the slide pockets inside then +about 30 minutes more.

  • Can I sell the purse I make?

    Feel free to make and sell all finished products made from this pattern; please you may not share, sell, or distribute this pattern and photos of this pattern in any way, in whole or in part.

    ▫️If you made the bag for personal use, the credit will be highly appreciated, please link back to my Instagram @khelmanbags and use hashtag #khelmanbags_purse1 if you want to be featured.

    Selling the bag:

    ▫️It's a class and you'll learn how to make the bag with the great looking top closure and build the pattern for this model, so of course, you’re eligible to sell the bag and you don’t need to buy any commercial license to sell this bag, the only thing is to tag @khelmanbags in the description. I'll be happy to watch your growth!

    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]

This class is available with the Bag Creator Course

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