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Workshop Replay: Make High-Quality Bags at Home with Canvas, Leather, and Rivets
In this workshop replay, Ellie teaches all about making high-quality bags at home with waxed canvas, the best leather for straps, and two types of rivets (double-cap & tubular), as well as setting tools, best...
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Getting Started in Bag Making
This is a recording of a live workshop that took place on January 11, 2023. Klum House founder Ellie Lum talks all about getting started in bag making! One of the most...
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How to care for Waxed Canvas
The best thing about waxed canvas is that it only gets better with age, but even the most trusty fabric needs a little love to stay in fighting shape year...
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Introducing Cobalt
Today we're introducing a new color of waxed canvas to our collection: COBALT! But the cobalt fun doesn't stop there. We've also added cobalt waxed canvas as an option on ALL...
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Free Project! Waxed Canvas Lunch Sack
Gather up all the scraps from your waxed canvas yardage—we've got a project to put them to use! This handy lunch sack is just a tad bit bigger than...
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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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Waxed Canvas: Our Favorite Bag Making Fabric
Klum House founder Ellie Lum talks all about our favorite bag making fabric–waxed canvas! You'll learn the basics about what waxed canvas is, how it's made, and where it comes...
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Color Inspo: Navy, Burgundy, Slate Blue
Today we are launching three new colors of waxed canvas yardage: burgundy, slate blue, and navy! This is the same, premium-quality waxed canvas that comes pre-cut in our full maker kits—now available...
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Color Inspo: Marigold, Berry, Natural
Today we are launching three new colors of waxed canvas yardage: marigold, berry, and natural, along with our much-asked-for natural canvas lining fabric! This is the...
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Color Inspo: Field Tan + Dark Brown
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Field tan and dark brown are two of our new waxed canvas colors—now available by the yard! These earthy neutrals feel timeless and elemental, for a bag that would...
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Color Inspo: Spring Green + Moss
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spring green and moss are two of our new waxed canvas colors—now available by the yard! These greens are lush and full of life, just like the landscape here...
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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...