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What do you need to have in your toolbox to become a bag maker? In this session, Ellie will share all of her favorite bag making tools and supplies for...

Klum House founder Ellie Lum has been a professional bag designer and maker for over twenty years. At age 18, she co-founded a custom messenger bag company called R.E. Load...

If you’ve ever made a Klum House bag, you know that we LOVE rivets. Rivets are metal fasteners that are great for securely attaching leather to your bag. In this...

Hardware can sometimes be intimidating for bag making newbies, but it shouldn’t be! With just a few tools, you’ll see that it’s actually quick and easy to set lots of...

Our bag making kits come with fully-prepped leather straps, but you can totally make your own from raw leather strips with just a few strap-making tools! In this session, you’ll...

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...

Happy Friday! Today we'd like to share a fun little project we've been working on, the first in a new series of Make Time Playlists! Make Time Playlists are just that—music designed for making time. Think of it as your...

                    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...

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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...

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...

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   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...

Klum House friend Katie Whittle (@makerandshaker) made our Slabtown Backpack and shared her process on our Instagram Stories!