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Fremont - Seasonal Bag Maker Kit
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The Fremont is the ultimate cross-body tote for hands-free adventures! This kit includes all of the leather + hardware needed to make this bag.
With a zipper top closure, interior and exterior pockets, a fully-lined interior, and sturdy leather handles, this bag is ready for anything—just like you. Whether its a daily commute, a day of wandering around a new city, or a night out with friends, the Fremont Tote will be your trusty companion.
- Bag Dimensions: 10.5" H x 11" W (at bottom) x 5" D
- Fully-lined natural canvas interior
- Leather cross body strap
- Leather handles for a second carrying option
- Interior pocket for keeping essentials organized
- 2-compartment exterior pocket
- Metal D-ring to attach keys
- Metal double-cap rivets
This kit includes all of the materials you need to make the Fremont Tote.
- Waxed canvas (10-12 oz)
- Natural canvas lining (10 oz)
- Pre-cut and hole-punched leather straps (5-7 oz)
- 14" brass YKK zippers with large hole in slider
- Metal double-cap rivets
- Chicago screws
- Metal O-rings and D-rings
- Sew-in "I MADE THIS" label
- Fremont PDF pattern + instructions booklet
- Fremont Large Format Pattern Template (physical instructions booklet sold separately)
The Fremont is a Confident Beginner-level project that takes about 4–6 hours to complete. In addition to teaching you how to make an amazing bag, this project will also help you develop a solid foundation of bag making skills that you’ll continue to use on all kinds of bag projects for years to come. We’ve got you every step of the way.
You will learn how to:
- Sew multiple layers of heavy-duty waxed canvas on a home machine
- Sew a zipper with lining fabric
- Construct boxed corners
- Finish zipper ends with Ellie's simple + clean technique
- Attach leather straps using rivets
- Install Chicago Screws
- Set metal double-cap rivets
In addition to a sewing machine and some basic supplies, there are a few tools that we highly recommend for making your bag. It’s easy to add tools onto your kit.
For punching holes in fabric:
- Option 1: 3/32" (for rivets) & 3/16" (for Chicago Screws) Drives Punch with a Mallet on a Poly Punching + Cutting Board
- Option 2: A Tapered Tailors Awl
Download the complete supplies list so you have everything you need to start making The Fremont Crossbody Tote!
Fremont - Seasonal Bag Maker Kit
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Skill Levels
BEGINNER |
CONFIDENT BEGINNER |
Beginner projects will introduce you to the basics of bag making. You'll learn to sew heavy-duty fabric, punch holes in fabric and leather, set metal rivets, and sew your first zipper! |
Confident Beginner projects involve managing more pieces of fabric and leather. They'll teach you to add interior and exterior pockets and install new types of hardware, like snaps. |
INTERMEDIATE |
ADVANCED |
Intermediate projects involve a more in-depth making process. They'll teach you to work with a wider variety of tools and hardware techniques, like setting extra-strength tubular rivets. |
Advanced projects are for experienced stitchers ready to invest a significant amount of time and energy into becoming a bag maker. Complex construction and seriously professional results. |
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The Fremont is the ultimate cross-body tote for hands-free adventures! This kit includes all of the leather + hardware needed to make this bag.
With a zipper top closure, interior and exterior pockets, a fully-lined interior, and sturdy leather handles, this bag is ready for anything—just like you. Whether its a daily commute, a day of wandering around a new city, or a night out with friends, the Fremont Tote will be your trusty companion.
- Bag Dimensions: 10.5" H x 11" W (at bottom) x 5" D
- Fully-lined natural canvas interior
- Leather cross body strap
- Leather handles for a second carrying option
- Interior pocket for keeping essentials organized
- 2-compartment exterior pocket
- Metal D-ring to attach keys
- Metal double-cap rivets
This kit includes all of the materials you need to make the Fremont Tote.
- Waxed canvas (10-12 oz)
- Natural canvas lining (10 oz)
- Pre-cut and hole-punched leather straps (5-7 oz)
- 14" brass YKK zippers with large hole in slider
- Metal double-cap rivets
- Chicago screws
- Metal O-rings and D-rings
- Sew-in "I MADE THIS" label
- Fremont PDF pattern + instructions booklet
- Fremont Large Format Pattern Template (physical instructions booklet sold separately)
The Fremont is a Confident Beginner-level project that takes about 4–6 hours to complete. In addition to teaching you how to make an amazing bag, this project will also help you develop a solid foundation of bag making skills that you’ll continue to use on all kinds of bag projects for years to come. We’ve got you every step of the way.
You will learn how to:
- Sew multiple layers of heavy-duty waxed canvas on a home machine
- Sew a zipper with lining fabric
- Construct boxed corners
- Finish zipper ends with Ellie's simple + clean technique
- Attach leather straps using rivets
- Install Chicago Screws
- Set metal double-cap rivets
In addition to a sewing machine and some basic supplies, there are a few tools that we highly recommend for making your bag. It’s easy to add tools onto your kit.
For punching holes in fabric:
- Option 1: 3/32" (for rivets) & 3/16" (for Chicago Screws) Drives Punch with a Mallet on a Poly Punching + Cutting Board
- Option 2: A Tapered Tailors Awl
Download the complete supplies list so you have everything you need to start making The Fremont Crossbody Tote!
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Size-Inclusive Straps
The Fremont Crossbody Tote pattern and kits have been updated to be inclusive of a wider range of body sizes! We believe no one should have to wear a bag with uncomfortable straps, or forego a fun project because the finished product isn’t functional on their body.
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"I recently made the Fremont tote bag and learning how to set rivets was so satisfying! ⚒️
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"Look how much the Fremont Tote can hold!"
@seam_ingly
"This bag was surprisingly simple and the waxed canvas fabric was a DREAM to sew with. 🥰 I could see this being great for beginners as well as advanced sewists like myself."