Confident Bag Making for Leather and Fabric

Confident Bag Making

Perfect to start making bags, level up your skills and ease the process. Very beginner friendly. 4 projects made together step-by-step. Natural leather, canvas, Pendleton wool.

Beginner-friendly course to learn from scratch, convert from fabric to leather and create your bags without a homemade look.

It's great if you already have a professional sewing machine for leather, but the bags in the course are made completely on my domestic sewing machine, and in the class, you'll see all the possible issues your machine can have and how to solve them. When you'll get your first orders it won't be a problem to upgrade (if you need to:)

Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the course!
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2. How to use this course
1. 1. Sewing Leather at Home: What Your Domestic Machine Can Do (and How to Help It)
2. 2. The Trick to Getting the Perfect Leather Every Time—Save Money, Time & Stress
3. 3. Leather Shopping 101: Smart Ways to Search Online and In Person
4. 4. Durable & Long-Lasting: Leather Types, Grades & What’s Worth Your Money
5. 5. Game-Changing Nuance: The Perfect Temper + Thickness Combo for Your Project
6. 6. Tips for overwhelm-free creating: What designs to choose for your first projects
7. 7. What parts of leather hide are worth buying: what they feel like and what they're best suited for
8. 8. Textures and Finishes: how different textures and finishes look like & feel like
9. 9. Leather thickness chart in ounces and millimeters
10. 10. Suppliers list (reliable leather, hardware, fabrics) and Tools list
11. 11. Lined or Unlined: Guide how to choose the right Leather & Lining combo for your design
1. Overview and Cutting tools
2. Glue and Burnishing gum to polish edges
3. Marking/tracing tools
4. Rulers
5. Cutting Mat
6. Thread
7. Punching tools
8. Binder Clips (not Pins)
1. Adds-On: Lighter, Pliers, Sandpaper, Belt Cutter
2. Stitching Chisels
3. Bevelers
4. Edge Dyeing tools
5. Dremel and Hand Press
1. Picking what marking/tracing tool to use & basic rules of tracing a pattern on leather
2. Tracing the pattern on leather nice and easy: what to check before and how to place
3. Let's talk about tracing patterns on suede
1. 1. How to cut neat straight edges: practice, mistakes, troubleshooting
2. 2. The difference in cutting heavy, slouchy, and lightweight leather
3. 3. Cutting thick belt leather nice and easy
1. Intro and materials needed
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2. 1. Cutting the fringe body
3. 2. Turning the fringe into the tassel with a lobster clasp on top
1. 1. Intro about sewing machines
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2. 2. Setting up the sewing machine
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3. 3. Practice straight even stitching with dense fabric
4. Practice stitching with leather
1. Things to check before creating a straight bag pattern (tote, crossbody, or hobo)
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2. 2 approaches to pick the size & the list of the most popular sizes for bags
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3. Approach 1: Constructing a straight tote, crossbody, or hobo pattern of any size you prefer, and learning how to convert it into a 1, 2, or 3-piece tote
4. Practice 1.1: Building a real-size tote pattern of 10"W x 11.5"H x 4.5"D
5. Approach 2: Creating a bag pattern using the dimensions of an existing bag.
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6. Practice 2.1: building a tote pattern based on the existing bag 13.8"H x12.2"W x11.4"D (35x31x29cm)
7. Practice 2.2: Converting a standard 2-piece tote pattern into one with a designated bottom
8. Practice 2.3: Build a classic straight pouch/clutch pattern with me, the size is 7Lx5Hx2.5D"(17.5x12.5x6.25cm)
9. Practice 2.4: Learning how to narrow down the top while keeping the bottom of the bag wide. Angled and Semi-angled bag
10. Practice 2.5: Constructing the pattern for a leather bag with a one-piece bottom and a canvas top featuring large front pockets, measuring 12"Wx13"Hx4"D (30x32.5x10cm)
1. Intro. What zipper to choose: size, and metal or plastic
2. 3 types to make the opening for zip closure
1. 1. PDF pattern and cutting/gluing it
2. 2. Cutting leather details
3. 3.1 Closing the zipper's ends with leather patches with some tricks
4. 3.2 Two ways to stitch the zipper's ends
5. 4.1 Gluing the front & back leather details to the zipper
6. 4.2. Game changing trick: covering zipper's tape with leather strips on the inside
7. 5.1 Stitching the zipper
8. 5.2 Trick with the zip closure on the inner side
9. 6.1 Stitching the sides and bottom (a side version without D-ring added)
10. 6.2 Optional D-ring attachment: making the attachment ready
11. 6.3 Optional D-ring attachment: Stitching the side and hiding the threads
12. 7.1 Depth's tricks for perfectly straight crossing and stitching the 1st side
13. 7.2 Stitching the 2nd depth side
14. 8.1 Making the knots on the bottom
15. 8.2 Making the knots on the top and your pouch is ready!
1. Cutting the strips for zip pullers and key holder
2. The loop zip puller for the top zip closure
3. The "tongue" zip puller for the outside zip pocket on the back
4. Key holder and small loop for the inside zip pocket
5. Setting the rivets of the pullers
1. Cutting belt leather strap
2. Double-layered & stitched straps 1: picking the leather right for both layers
3. Double-layered & stitched straps 2: gluing and cutting
4. Double-layered & stitched straps 3: stitching the straps
1. Unlined tote Intro
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2. PDF pattern 10W"x11.5H"x4.5D" and cutting/gluing it
3. Tote handles frames PDF pattern
4. Tracing and cutting the leather details
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5. Marking holes for the tote handles
6. Outside slide pocket 1: 3 ways of placement the pocket on the bag's body + gluing + reinforcing
7. Outside slide pocket: 2. Stitching
8. Outside slide pocket: 3. Reinforcing the pocket's top with threads
9. How we can change the shape depending on the kind of bottom stitching
10. Stitching the sides
11. Stitching the depth right to have neat crossing and corners
12. Hiding the thread end on the bottom
13. Hiding the thread end on top
14. Making the nice symmetrical holes for the handles + reinforcing with leather patches
15. Cutting and attaching the handles
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16. Setting the rivets with the press
17. Congratulations on your first leather tote made!
1. Materials needed
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2. 1. PDF Pattern, printing settings and gluing the pattern
3. 2. Cutting leather details
4. 3. Cutting front slide pocket
5. 4. Cutting lining
6. 5. Placing and gluing front pocket
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7. 6. Stitching pocket
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8. 7. Slide pockets inside
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9. 8. Bottom reinforcement
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10. 9. Gluing bottom on the 1st side
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11. 10. Stitching the 1st side of the bottom
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12. 11. Top zip closure: closing zipper's ends
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13. 12. Top zip closure: gluing and stitching
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14. 13. Holes for the tote handles and reinforcement
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15. 14. The 2nd side of the bottom: gluing and stitching
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16. 15. Stitching the sides
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17. 16. Stitching the depth nice and easy on the leather body
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18. 17. Trick with the top for the smooth opening and turning the bag out
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19. 18. Cutting the straps
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20. 19. Attaching the straps
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21. 20. Closing the bottom
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1. Zip closure for raw edge leather and waxed canvas
2. Zip closure for Pendleton wool/upholstery fabric/jacquard/etc
3. Zip closure for leather with folded edge - perfect for thin leathers
1. PDF pattern to download: Angled Pouch 9.5x 5.2" Height x3.5 with a designated bottom
2. PDF pattern to download: Angled Pouch 9.5x 6" Height x3.5 with a designated bottom
3. PDF pattern to download: Angled Pouch 9.5x 7" Height x3.5 with a designated bottom
4. 1. Getting the printed pattern ready: gluing and cutting
5. 2.1 Cutting the details: waxed canvas back side
6. 2.1 Cutting the details: Pendleton wool front side
7. 2.3 Cutting the details: leather bottom
8. 2.4 Cutting the details: lining
9. 3.1 Zip closure: Getting the zipper ready
10. 3.2 Zip closure: waxed canvas side
11. 3.3 Zip closure: Pendleton wool side
12. 4. Pockets placement before making the bottom
13. 4.1 Making the bottom: gluing and reinforcing
14. 4.2 Making the bottom: stitching
15. 5.1 Stitching the sides: the first one
16. 6. Stitching the depth
17. 7. Stitching the the bottom and depth of the lining
18. 8. Trick with the top and turning the bag out
19. 9. Side strap attachments
20. 10. Zip puller and closing the zipper end
21. 11. Attaching the shoulder strap
22. 12. Adding a key holder
23. 13. Setting the rivets
24. 14. Closing the gap in the lining
1. The project will be available in the Week 2 of the course.
1. 1. Make the cut in the leather detail
2. 2. Gluing the zipper and tricks to make it easier
3. 3. Gluing the fabric to the bottom
4. 4. Stitching the bottom
5. 5. Trick with the bottom for smooth opening and gluing the top
6. 6. Stitching the top
7. 7. Stitching the sides of the pocket inside
8. Troubleshooting with the side stitching inside
9. The "tongue" zip puller for the outside zip pocket on the back
1. Placement of the inside pockets and gluing leather details
2. 1: Width, height and the placement
3. 2. Cutting fabric detail and leather strip for the top
4. Slide pockets 1: stitching the leather strip and bottom
5. Slide pockets 2: Ironing the bottom
6. Slide pockets 3: Pinning and picking the good size
7. Slide pockets 4: Stitching the bottom and Vertical seams
8. Slide pockets 5: Reinforcing
1. Pattern of the frame
2. Cutting the fabric
3. 1. Stitching the outer frame
4. 2. Cutting inner frame
5. 3. Gluing zipper
6. 4. The bottom stitch
7. 5.1 Gluing the top
8. 5.2 Stitching the top
9. 6. Stitching the sides
1. Info about the class and Picking the leather and fabric for the bag
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2. My place to buy rivets with the long base
3. The PDF pattern and the pattern gluing
4. Tracing the leather details
5. Cutting the leather details
6. Cutting the lining details
7. Front pockets 1: Gluing the top leather detail to the fabric
8. Front pockets 2. Now let's stitch the top
9. Front pockets 3. Placing the 2nd "pockets" part to the front and making marks
10. Front pockets 4. Double stitching
11. Front pockets 5. Dome rivet
12. Zip closure 1. Zipper - Cutting, gluing, + tricks for straight lines
13. Zip closure 2. Back side - gluing the lining and stitching
14. Zip closure 3. Front side - gluing the lining and stitching
15. Placement of the inside pockets and gluing leather details
16. Making the bottom folds on the front side
17. Making the bottom folds on the back and how to change the shape by moving the folds
18. Stitching the leather details way 1: with the clips and no glue
19. Stitching the leather details way 2: with the glue and clips
20. What to do if a home sewing machine didn't go through bottom folds
21. Stitching the lining
22. Work with the top and reinforcing the sides for the strap attachments
23. Closing the lining
24. Cutting the long strap
25. Cutting the strap attachments
26. Cutting the strips for zip pullers and key holder
27. Burnishing the straps
28. Sealing the top sides for the strap's attachments
29. Attaching the strap attachments
30. Attaching the strap with a strap stopper
31. The loop zip puller for the top zip closure
32. The "tongue" zip puller for the outside zip pocket on the back
33. Key holder and small loop for the inside zip pocket
34. Setting the rivets of the pullers
35. Congrats on finishing your Borla bag!!
1. Practice 2.6: Constructing the pattern for a leather bag with a one-piece bottom and a canvas top featuring large front pockets, measuring 12"Wx13"Hx4"D (30x32.5x10cm)
2. Transforming the existing smaller 2-piece bag pattern Tote N1 into a 3-piece bag
1. PDF pattern 12"Wx13"Hx4"D
2. 1.1. Cutting the details: canvas top/pockets/closure
3. 1.2. Cutting the details: leather
4. 1.3. Cutting the details: Lining
5. 2.1. Preparing the waxed canvas top: main details
6. 2.2. Preparing the top: pockets
7. 3. Stitching the pockets
8. 4. Top closure: watch it before making this type of closure
9. 4.1. Top closure: Preparing the canvas strips
10. 4.2. Top closure: Cutting lining and sealing the zipper
11. 4.3. Top closure: Making the 1st strip
12. 4.4. Top closure: Making the 2nd strip
13. 4.5. Top closure: Closing the short sides
14. How we would adjust this top closure for leather
15. 5.1. Attaching the front detail to the zip closure & general preps
16. 5.2. Attaching the back detail to zip closure
17. 6. Making the handles holes and where to place the pockets
18. 7. Attaching the leather bottom: to place it over the canvas top or under.mov
19. 7.1. The first "bottom" stitching on the front
20. 7.2. The 2nd "upper" stitching on the front
21. 7.3. The first "bottom" stitching on the back
22. 7.4. the 2nd "upper" stitching on the back
23. 7.5. Uneven stitching troubleshooting
24. 8.1 Bottom: reinforcing materials, size & cutting the detail
25. 8.2. Bottom: gluing the reinforcement and how to secure it to the bottom with stitches/rivets
26. 8.3. Bottom: stitching
27. 8.4. Bottom stitching: troubleshooting
28. 9.1. Sides: clipping
29. 9.2. Sides: stitching
30. 9.3. Sides are ready! Let's check them before closing the depth
31. PDF pattern: tote straps frames, side strap attachments, backpack top & bottom attachments
32. 10.1 Bottom: to keep it as a tote and how to turn it into a backpack (+cutting the bottom attachments)
33. 10.2 Bottom: backpack attachments centering, clipping, and reinforcing
34. 10.3. Bottom: Stitching
35. 11.1. Straps: Cutting tote handles and side strap attachments
36. 11.2. Straps: Hiding the threads and burnishing
37. 11.3. Tote handles & side attachments for the long strap: reinforcing the body first
38. 11.4. Attaching the tote handles
39. 11.5. Two options to turn a bag to a backpack: strap between the tote handles
40. 12. Attaching top side attachments for the long strap
41. 13. Adding the depth to the lining and closing the bottom
1. What makes your bag to look homemade and how to get rid of that
1. Instagram profile that sells
1. The code to upgrade to the Craftsmanship bundle

About this course

20.5 hours of video content

Perks

Bonus materials
$99 Value

▫️Lesson “What makes your bag look homemade and how to get rid of it”,

▫️Guide to get ready your Instagram account for your first clients,

▫️99 ideas for Instagram Stories.
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The lessons are available right after the enrollment.

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