Leatherwork: Designing and making a crossbody bag

Overview

“Let's get inspired! In this lesson, we will introduce the moonrise bag and show you examples of other designs using these same techniques. We will also go over our main material, leather. You will learn the main types of leather, why we choose to work with veg tanned leather, its different properties, and how to choose the correct weight for your project. Lastly, we will delve into the tools and materials you will need in order to set up your workspace and complete the course project. ”

In this video lesson Hemlock and Hyde addresses the topic: Understanding Leather and the Moonrise Bag, which is part of the Domestika online course: Leatherwork: Designing and making a crossbody bag. Discover the art of leatherwork and learn how to make your own stylish crossbody bag..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we're going to be going over the Moonrise Bag which is going to be our final project. It has a magnetic closure, an easy adjustable sliding strap, and our signature bone folded gusset. We have chosen the Moonrise Bag for our final project because it involves many unique techniques that you can use to apply to bags that you may want to make in the future. When creating this bag you will learn how to choose your leather as well as create a pattern from scratch. We'll be learning how to do hand cutting techniques, riveting, and bone folding. Hand stitching using the saddle stitc...”

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Course summary for: Leatherwork: Designing and making a crossbody bag

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (43)
• 2640 students
• 5 units
• 19 lessons (2h 52m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Design, Fashion Design, Sewing