All the leather + hardware, minus the fabric!
$225.00
CONFIDENT BEGINNER 
MAKE TIME: 4–6 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 Maywood converts from backpack to tote with the pull of a strap.
This kit includes all of the materials you need to make the Maywood Totepack.
Not sure what tools + supplies you'll need?
Download the TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST!
Teach the Fremont Tote in your shop, classroom, or online!
Over the years, many fabric shops and sewing schools across the country have taught Klum House bags in their own physical and virtual spaces. If you are interested in doing the same, we’d love to connect so we can support you and your students in every way possible. Our bags aren’t just regular sewing projects—they also involve working with leather and hardware, which requires tools you may not be familiar with! We will give you access to our online class and make sure you have everything you need to be successful.
Contact UsThe Maywood converts from backpack to tote with the pull of a strap.
This kit includes all of the materials you need to make the Maywood Totepack.
Not sure what tools + supplies you'll need?
Download the TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST!
Teach the Fremont Tote in your shop, classroom, or online!
Over the years, many fabric shops and sewing schools across the country have taught Klum House bags in their own physical and virtual spaces. If you are interested in doing the same, we’d love to connect so we can support you and your students in every way possible. Our bags aren’t just regular sewing projects—they also involve working with leather and hardware, which requires tools you may not be familiar with! We will give you access to our online class and make sure you have everything you need to be successful.
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“So in love with how this turned out.”
“This is now my everyday bag.”
“I’m utterly chuffed with it.”
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.
There’s no searching for anything that you might need to complete your bag, Ellie provides it all! I’m excited to get started on my bag. I purchased the class so I can sew along with Ellie, one of the best teachers I have had in my lifetime… and I’m old.
The kit had everything and the pre-punched leather was a huge timesaver! The pattern was very clear and easy to follow and I really like the style of the bag. I’ve only recently started making bags, but I’ve been sewing clothes for over 40 years, so I appreciate the bagmaking-specific skills that are explained so well in the pattern. This is going to be a perfect bag for traveling!
I saw the Maywood pattern at my local sewing shop and thought what a cool bag it was so I bought some fabric. They didn't have the leather and hardware kit so I thought about buying everything separately to save some money. Nope. The leathern and hardware kit is SO SO WORTH IT! Everything is cut and holed and it allows a beginner like me to immediately begin constructing the bag, sewing, and attaching hardware and leather. Truly is a wonderful experience and I am so grateful to the products and expertise curated by Klum House. Thanks!
