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  Mark your calendars—our newest pattern, the Naito Bucket Bag, launches next Thursday, September 16! 🚀 Below, Ellie shares about her design process and inspiration as we prepare to officially welcome...

The Slabtown is a heavy-duty rolltop backpack, built for adventurous makers. After many months of anticipation, we are very excited to announce that the newest addition to the Klum House...

First things first. So, you know this bag we’ve been talking about forever? (Well, since last November, actually, but what even is time anymore?) This totally next-level, heavy-duty, super-functional, rolltop...

We thought it would be fun to go back and track the evolution of the Slabtown Backpack through some of its earlier iterations to help illustrate what it takes for...

Ellie gives a behind-the-scenes look at her process designing the Slabtown Backpack. She talks about her design inspiration, her roots in the industrial sewing industry, and special considerations for designing...

Back in the olden days (circa 2016), Klum House began as a small sewing school in the basement of Ellie’s home. Students came to Klum House workshops to learn how...

*Ellie Lum is founder and head educator at Klum House Workshop. The following advice is rooted in her 20 years of professional bag design and making experience— two decades of trial...