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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Totes Course!

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    2. How to use this course

    1. Suppliers list (reliable leather, hardware, fabrics) and suggestions on what and where to buy

    2. Picking the leather: how to pick it right for your project to get the result you want

    3. Weights of leather: what they feel like and what they're best suited for

    4. Textures & types of leather: how different textures look like & feel like

    5. What leather to pick for unlined/lined bag and how to pick the right combo leather+fabric

    1. Things to check before making a tote pattern

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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. Building a tote pattern of any size you personally want and how to convert it into 1-2-3 pieces tote

    4. Practice 1.1: building a standard tote pattern taking different dimensions

    5. Practice 1.2: Building a real-size tote pattern of 10"W x 11.5"H x 4.5"D (PDF pattern available)

    6. Technique of building an angled tote with a designated bottom

    7. Practice 1.3: Building a real-size angled tote pattern with a designated bottom size 14”Hx16”Lx6”D (PDF pattern available)

    8. Approach 2: building a bag pattern based on the dimensions of the existing bag

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    9. Practice 2.1: building a tote pattern based on the existing bag 13.8"H x12.2"W x11.4"D (35x31x29cm)

    10. Practice 2.2: How to convert a standard tote pattern into the pattern with a designated bottom

    1. PDF pattern 10W"x11.5H"x4.5D" and cutting/gluing it

    2. Tote handles frames PDF pattern

    3. PDF pattern Angled tote with a designated bottom 14"Hx16"Lx6"D

    1. What thread to use

    2. Glue and Burnishing gum

    1. Basic rules of tracing a pattern on leather

    2. Tracing a pattern on leather nice and easy, including what to check on hide before tracing

    3. Don't forget to wipe off all the tracing marks

    4. Tracing a pattern on suede

About this course

  • $175.00
  • 73 lessons