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Slabtown - Chestnut Leather + Hardware Kit
The Slabtown is a heavy-duty rolltop backpack, built for adventurous makers. This kit includes all of the leather + hardware you need to make this bag.
The Slabtown is a heavy-duty rolltop backpack, built for adventurous makers. It features a spacious main compartment with quick-access zipper, front zipper pocket, adjustable leather backpack straps, and side pockets for water bottles.
This kit includes all of the pre-cut leather and hardware pieces needed to make the Slabtown, with the option to add the pattern, online class, and essential tools. You can also add the Felt Padded Backpack Straps Expansion Kit! (Sold separately.)
Slabtown - Chestnut Leather + Hardware Kit
Skill Levels
 BEGINNER |
 CONFIDENT BEGINNER |
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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 |
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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. |
Our Materials
Our Materials
Waxed Canvas
A densely-woven cotton fabric that's saturated with wax, giving it protection against the elements. It shows scuffs and creases that blend into a weathered patina. *fabric colors vary in weight from 10-12oz
Leather
Sourced from Oregon and a Pennsylvania tannery, and hand-selected for quality. Our hides are cut into straps with a hydraulic press to ensure precision and consistency.
Hardware
Hardware takes a bag from looking homemade to professional—and it's not hard to do! Using basic tools, you can set rivets & more. All our hardware is real metal and built to last.
The Slabtown is a heavy-duty rolltop backpack, built for adventurous makers. This kit includes all of the leather + hardware you need to make this bag.
The Slabtown is a heavy-duty rolltop backpack, built for adventurous makers. It features a spacious main compartment with quick-access zipper, front zipper pocket, adjustable leather backpack straps, and side pockets for water bottles.
This kit includes all of the pre-cut leather and hardware pieces needed to make the Slabtown, with the option to add the pattern, online class, and essential tools. You can also add the Felt Padded Backpack Straps Expansion Kit! (Sold separately.)
"This was my first time making a bag and I was nervously excited to tackle this backpack, but it turned out great!"
"This bag turned out so radical! It was cool to be able to make a whole badass backpack with zippers, rolltop, leather, hardware."
I made this backpack with the Slabtown kit. It’s the most complex and interesting project i’ve ever made and i can’t believe i did it!!!
😍 Maker Stories
FAQS
Questions about The Slabtown? We've got you covered.
OUR PROMISE
You've got this.
Making things takes courage! For every little victory and moment of triumph, there are frustrating seam rips and cooked rivets, but there is magic to be found in showing up and trusting the process. Sometimes you have to take the leap to discover how much you're truly capable of!
OUR PROMISE
We've got you.
From sourcing the very best tools and materials to crafting crystal-clear instructions, we're committed to setting you up for success (and enjoyment!) at every step of your bag making journey. No matter your skill level, we'll meet you where you are and help you reach your bag making goals.
