Skill Building Resources
Maker Inspiration + Studio Updates
All the leather + hardware, minus the fabric!
$26.00
2BEGINNER 
MAKE TIME: 1–3 hours
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 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 professionals results.
The Portsmith is a classic, everyday tote bag that's built to last.
Add the online online class to your kit for step-by-step video instructions! (Regularly $30, 50% off with kit!)
Learn to make your Portsmith Tote with Ellie, the pattern's designer, from the comfort of your home sewing machine. The online class is great for visual learners and those who could use an extra boost of confidence.
This kit includes all of the leather and hardware needed to make the Portsmith Tote.
NOTE:To complete this project, you’ll need 3/4 yard of main fabric and ⅝ yard of accent fabric. We recommend a mid-heavy weight waxed canvas, canvas, or denim.
Not sure what tools + supplies you'll need?
Download the TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST!
The Portsmith is a classic, everyday tote bag that's built to last.
Add the online online class to your kit for step-by-step video instructions! (Regularly $30, 50% off with kit!)
Learn to make your Portsmith Tote with Ellie, the pattern's designer, from the comfort of your home sewing machine. The online class is great for visual learners and those who could use an extra boost of confidence.
This kit includes all of the leather and hardware needed to make the Portsmith Tote.
NOTE:To complete this project, you’ll need 3/4 yard of main fabric and ⅝ yard of accent fabric. We recommend a mid-heavy weight waxed canvas, canvas, or denim.
Not sure what tools + supplies you'll need?
Download the TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST!
“A fast and easy project to sew, highly recommended.”
“The perfect tote to get back into sewing.”
“It’s a perfect work bag! If I can do it, you can too!”
Waxed canvas is the original water-resistant fabric. It's a densely-woven cotton fabric that
has been saturated with wax, giving it an extra layer of protection. Waxed canvas shows scuffs, marks
and creases that blend into a weathered patina with age.
Our leather is sourced locally at Oregon Leather, as well as from a tannery in
Pennsylvania, and hand-selected for its quality. Our hides are cut into straps with a
hydraulic press to ensure precision and consistency. NOTE: Our tan leather might feel stiff at
first, but it will soften and darken to a lovely caramel brown with use.
Hardware can take a bag from looking homemade to truly professional—and it's not hard to
do! With a few basic tools, you'll be able to set rivets, snaps, magnetic closures and more. All of
our hardware is real metal and strong enough to hold up to years of wear and tear.
United StatesKlum Kit really makes a tote bag look finished with the leather straps - especially with the brass detailed rivets. Easy to follow instructions. Also I have sewed the leather straps in place with my sewing machine and a size 18 needle.
United StatesPerfect leather strap detail to finish your tote with. Easy to install with hand tools. I use them on the canvas totes I make for family and friends. You can also sew them on with size 18 needle and thick thread. I do both the rivet hardware and sew the straps in place for a heavy duty work tote.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Margaret!
