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How to Install Chicago Screws
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How to Remove Double-Cap Rivets
Double-cap rivets make it easy to use luxe metal hardware to attach the leather straps onto your bags - and set with just a hammer! However, hardware can be intimidating if...
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How To Attach Leather Straps
This is a tutorial video to help you attach your leather straps with metal rivets and leather reinforcement washers correctly.
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How to Use a Drive Punch
In this video, Klum House founder Ellie Lum will show you how to punch holes in fabric using a drive punch, mallet, and cutting board. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
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How to use a Double-cap Rivet Setter
In this video, Klum House founder Ellie Lum demonstrates how to set a double-cap rivet using a double-cap rivet setter, mallet, and granite slab. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Find all...
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Essential Tools for Heavy-Duty Sewing
At Klum House, we’re strong believers that you don't need a fancy sewing machine or industrial equipment to make amazing, professional-quality bags, but you will need some essential tools...
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How to Clean Wax From Your Machine
Waxed canvas is a mid-weight cotton fabric that has been saturated with wax, giving it an extra layer of protection against the elements. When sewing, the teeth of the feed...
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How to Personalize Your Bag with Leather Stamps
Stamping words and phrases into your leather straps is an awesome way to personalize your bag and make a handmade gift extra special. It’s also really fun an easy to...
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Essential Guide to Waxed Canvas
Fabric for practicality If you’ve ever made a bag from a Klum House kit, you know that we are big fans of waxed canvas around here. Waxed canvas is our...
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Double-Cap VS. Tubular Rivets
Rivets are, hands-down, the most-used piece of hardware in any Klum House bag project. Rivets are metal fasteners that make it possible to attach leather to your bag (like tote...
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How To Prepare Leather Straps
In this video, Ellie will teach you how to cut, end punch, and hole punch leather so you can make your own leather straps from leather strips with just a...
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How to Install Double-Cap Rivets
This video features 3 different ways to set double cap rivets for attaching leather straps and details to bag projects: (1) classic setting (2) with a leather reinforcement tab (3)...