All the leather + hardware, minus the fabric!
$150.00
5INTERMEDIATE 
MAKE TIME: 6–8 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.
Add the online online class to your kit for step-by-step video instructions! (Regularly $49, 50% off with kit!)
Learn to make your Maywood Totepack 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 you need to make the Maywood Totepack.
NOTE:To complete this project, you’ll need 5/8 yard of main fabric and 1/2 yard of accent fabric, and 5/8 yard of lining fabric. We recommend a mid-heavy weight waxed canvas, canvas, or denim.
About our MaterialsNot sure what tools + supplies you'll need?
Download the TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST!
The Maywood converts from backpack to tote with the pull of a strap.
Add the online online class to your kit for step-by-step video instructions! (Regularly $49, 50% off with kit!)
Learn to make your Maywood Totepack 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 you need to make the Maywood Totepack.
NOTE:To complete this project, you’ll need 5/8 yard of main fabric and 1/2 yard of accent fabric, and 5/8 yard of lining fabric. We recommend a mid-heavy weight waxed canvas, canvas, or denim.
About our MaterialsNot sure what tools + supplies you'll need?
Download the TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST!
“This may be my most satisfying make to date.”
“Basically my ideal travel bag.”
“It’s a tote bag AND a backpack (magic).”
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!
