Totes Course
8 most popular totes models with PDF patterns and Step-by-Step classes. The class includes pattern making so you'll be able to make the tote of any size you want.
The class is on the upload and will be fully available in the next few days. You can join the mailing list to get the notification when it's ready.
Welcome to the Totes Course!
FREE PREVIEWHow to use this course
Suppliers list (reliable leather, hardware, fabrics) and suggestions on what and where to buy
Picking the leather: how to pick it right for your project to get the result you want
Weights of leather: what they feel like and what they're best suited for
Textures & types of leather: how different textures look like & feel like
What leather to pick for unlined/lined bag and how to pick the right combo leather+fabric
Things to check before making a tote pattern
FREE PREVIEW2 approaches to pick the size & the list of the most popular sizes for bags
FREE PREVIEWBuilding a tote pattern of any size you personally want and how to convert it into 1-2-3 pieces tote
Practice 1.1: building a standard tote pattern taking different dimensions
Practice 1.2: Building a real-size tote pattern of 10"W x 11.5"H x 4.5"D (PDF pattern available)
Technique of building an angled tote with a designated bottom
Practice 1.3: Building a real-size angled tote pattern with a designated bottom size 14”Hx16”Lx6”D (PDF pattern available)
Approach 2: building a bag pattern based on the dimensions of the existing bag
FREE PREVIEWPractice 2.1: building a tote pattern based on the existing bag 13.8"H x12.2"W x11.4"D (35x31x29cm)
Practice 2.2: How to convert a standard tote pattern into the pattern with a designated bottom
PDF pattern 10W"x11.5H"x4.5D" and cutting/gluing it
Tote handles frames PDF pattern
PDF pattern Angled tote with a designated bottom 14"Hx16"Lx6"D
What thread to use
Glue and Burnishing gum
Basic rules of tracing a pattern on leather
Tracing a pattern on leather nice and easy, including what to check on hide before tracing
Don't forget to wipe off all the tracing marks
Tracing a pattern on suede