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Create your own linen and leather bag with the expert guidance of Elke Bergeron. Elke shows you how to sew a classic bucket bag, plus she shows you how to make a beautiful leather shoulder strap and a coordinating leather tassel. This class provides a foundation in basic sewing and leather-working skills, and results in a gorgeous handbag, perfect for year-round use.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
For bag:
- 18” x 36” piece of linen or canvas for outer shell
- 18” x 36” piece of linen or canvas for lining
- 15” x 12” piece of lining fabric for pocket
- Iron and ironing surface
- Tailor's chalk
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Sewing pins
- Sewing machine
- Coordinating thread
- Additional materials for leather strap and tassel (all leather working supplies can be found at tandyleather.com)
- 8-9 oz veg tan belting leather, at least 23” long and 2” wide
- Lighter quality veg tan leather for tassel, about 18” long and 2” wide
- 1 ½” brass ring for tassel (can be found at BuckleGuy.com)
- Rivet setter or hand press
- Scrap leather for rivet washers
- 10 rivets, size medium
- Tape measure
- Poly board cutting mat
- Poly hammer
- Rotary cutter
- Strap cutter
- 1/8” leather punch (Elke uses the Mini Leather Punch Set)
- XS leather punch, for stitching
- Water
- 2 sponges
- Edge bevel, size 3 or 4 (depending on size of leather)
- Edge burnisher
- Leather conditioner
- Awl
- Marker or pen
Downloads:
- Sew bag exterior and lining
- Add an interior pocket
- Cut a leather strap with a strap cutter
- Bevel and burnish leather
- Condition leather
- Punch holes in leather
- Create leather washers for rivets
- Use rivets to attach straps to bag
- Make a leather tassel and attach it to bag
- Step-by-step expert instruction on how to sew a linen bucket bag
- 5 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students



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Sew a Linen Bucket Bag Reviews
505 users recommended this class to a friend
Joseph Podhaiski
Exceeded my expectations for a step by step sewing how to make a simple bag. The how-to make a leather strap and tassel were a nice bonus.
More than 3 months ago