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Crafting a gorgeous, bohemian-inspired leather bag is well within your reach with expert guidance from designer Treasure of Nikki&Mallory. You'll cut and sew a leather bucket bag with a drawstring closure and fabric lining while learning a wide range of leatherworking skills, from sourcing leather and stitching to punching holes and adding hardware. Treasure skips no details, and you'll get to play with lots of tools and techniques. The best part - besides showing off your new bag - is that you can do all the sewing on your home sewing machine.
Learn how to:
What you'll get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Half hide of 1-2oz pebble veg tanned leather - Treasure is using the color Natural
- 1/2 yard cotton lining
- 1/2 yard iron-on fusible fleece interfacing (Pellon 987 or 971)
- Pre-cut leather strap 3/4" inch x 50”
- 6mm leather cording
Hardware:
- 2 pieces - 1/2" Chicago screws
- 1 piece - 1/4" Chicago screw
- 2 pieces - 3/4" D-rings
- 1pc - 7.5mm x 10mm Ball & Post
- 12 pieces - 5/16" grommets
Tools/Supplies:
- Grommet setter
- Revolving Punch (also known as Rotary Leather Punch) or 3.5mm or 4.0mm leather hole punch
- 6.0 button hole punch,
- 3/4" round end punch
- Pound board or thick wood block - Treasure's set-up is 3 layers purchased separately: a poly cutting board, quartz or marble slab
- Mallet
- Multi-strap round end strap tracer by Craft Tool
- Fiskars rotary cutter & cutting mat
- Ruler
- Pen or pencil
- Sewing machine with leather needle & coordinating polyester (strong hold) thread
- Iron and ironing surface
- 1/4" double-sided tape for leather
- Edge Kote - Treasure is using the color Terra
- Wool daubers or edge dye roller
- Brass clips
Leather can be purchased at WeaverLeatherSupply.com, Wickett-Craig.com, and RMLeatherSupply.com. Alternatively, you can use faux leather/polyurethane(PU) or vegan leather.
Downloads:
- Make a leather bucket bag using a home sewing machine
- Trace a paper template onto leather
- Install hardware like grommets and screws
- Add a fabric bag lining
- Dye leather edges for a professional finish
- Use a variety of leather punches
What you'll get:
- A unique lesson on how to sew a leather bucket bag
- 7 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list and printable pattern PDF
- Step-by-step expert instruction from Treasure of Nikki&Mallory
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students
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Make a Leather Bucket Bag Reviews
147 users recommended this class to a friend
sindy richemond
I like the instructor took her time and did not rush. This was a great tutorial. I would have like to see how to scale the bag bigger as an option either at the end or when discussing materials.
More than 3 months ago