Fully-illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions in paper or PDF!
$87.00
CONFIDENT BEGINNER 
MAKE TIME: 3–5 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 Belmont converts from backpack to tote and tucks inside a matching zipper pouch.
Our teaching patterns are designed to help you build lifelong skills as you make.
Teach the Belmont Pack + Pouch 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.
The Belmont converts from backpack to tote and tucks inside a matching zipper pouch.
Our teaching patterns are designed to help you build lifelong skills as you make.
Teach the Belmont Pack + Pouch 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.
“Klum House has done it again. I'm in love.”
“So versatile and convenient! Can't believe I made it.”
“I take this bag everywhere. So freaking proud!”
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.
