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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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How to add a leather zipper pull
Adding a leather pull to your zipper slider is a quick, easy way to add an extra level of professional finish to your bag. Our brass YKK zippers have a...
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How to use a walking foot
A walking foot, also called a “quilting foot,” is a sewing machine accessory with built-in feed does to help guide multiple layers of heavy-duty fabric through the machine. We find...
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How to Install a Buckle
Whether it’s a backpack strap, a crossbody strap, or even a belt, learning how to add a buckle to a leather strap gives you more options for adjustability and custom...
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How To Make a Leather Tray with Pendleton® Wool
Make your own leather tray lined with luxe Pendleton® wool with our all-in-one kit. It’s perfect for catching sewing supplies, loose change, jewelry, or any other little treasures that need a home. This...
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🔑 How To Make a Leather Keychain Kit
Our new keychain kits come with everything you need to make a high-quality leather and brass keychain. This project is quick and easy, with super professional results. All you need is a...
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Customize your Zipper Pouch!
Our newest kits come with everything you need to make a waxed canvas and Pendleton® wool zipper pouch—but the fun doesn’t have to stop there! Once you’ve made your pouch,...
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Meet Sienna Parfitt
This week on Making Friends, we are very excited to introduce you to Sienna Parfitt (@notaprimarycolor!) Sienna taught herself to sew in late 2014 because she decided to include sewing...
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Free Phone Wallpapers!
We made you some cute phone wallpapers, just for fun 😊 We know that screen time is way up for a lot of folks these days as we use our...
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BLM Resource List
Klum House stands solidarity with our Black friends and community members and the Black Lives Matter movement at large. We mourn the loss of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and far...
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The Process of Designing the Slabtown Backpack
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...
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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...