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Maywood - Pattern
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Our teaching patterns are designed to help you build lifelong skills as you make.
PAPER PATTERN
- Physical Instructions Booklet
- Large-format paper Pattern
PDF PATTERN
- PDF Instructions Booklet
- Tiled, Print-at-home PDF Pattern
- Large-format PDF Pattern
- PDF Pattern included with Online Class and Bag Maker Kits; available as optional add-on with Leather + Hardware Kits
Crystal-clear fully illustrated instructions with helpful tips from Ellie, the pattern designer.
- After purchasing a PDF pattern, you will receive an email with a link to download the digital file(s).
- You can also access all previously-purchased digital goods at any time by logging into your account on our website.
- NOTE: It may not be possible to download a PDF pattern directly to your tablet or mobile device without a download app. We suggest using Adobe Acrobat in combination with a file storage service like Dropbox to download files to mobiles devices.
- Bag Dimensions: 16.5" H x 10.5" W (bottom) / 15" W (top) x 5" D
- Heavy-duty, water-resistant waxed canvas exterior
- Fully-lined with natural army duck canvas
- Convertible leather strapping system
- Size-inclusive straps to fit a wider range of bodies
- 14" brass YKK zipper closure with leather zipper pull
- Interior waxed canvas pocket large enough to hold a 15" laptop
- Large exterior pocket with magnetic closure
- D-ring to attach keys
This kit won't just help you make a badass, professional quality bag. It's also designed to teach you new skills that you can apply to all kinds of future bag making projects. By the time you finish, you'll be a tubular rivet boss!
By the end, you'll be a pro at techniques like:
- Tracing and cutting pattern pieces
- Sewing heavy waxed canvas on a home machine
- Attaching zippers and lining
- Creating adjustable straps
- Setting tubular rivets
- Constructing boxed corners
- Installing magnetic snap closures
- Attaching and reinforcing leather straps
While you can sew the Maywood on any standard machine, constructing the bag does require some specific tools:
- A tubular rivet peening tool and (non-rubber) mallet to set the tubular rivets into the leather straps. Set rivets on a hard surface like concrete or stone for best results.
- A magnetic snap rivet setter to attach the magnetic snap closure.
- A drive punch and mallet to punch clean holes in the fabrics. Use on a punching board.
We recommend getting all three in our discounted Essential Tools Bundle. And don't forget to download the complete supplies list so you have everything you need to start riveting The Maywood Totepack like a boss!
Maywood - Pattern
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Skill Levels
BEGINNER |
CONFIDENT BEGINNER |
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 |
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. |
The Maywood Totepack converts from backpack to tote with the pull of a strap! It features strong leather straps, a zipper closure, exterior pocket with magnetic snap, and in interior laptop pocket.
Maywood Tools + Supplies List
This guide covers all the tools, materials, and supplies needed, whether you're working from a kit or from scratch.
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Essentials for Making This Bag
Our teaching patterns are designed to help you build lifelong skills as you make.
PAPER PATTERN
- Physical Instructions Booklet
- Large-format paper Pattern
PDF PATTERN
- PDF Instructions Booklet
- Tiled, Print-at-home PDF Pattern
- Large-format PDF Pattern
- PDF Pattern included with Online Class and Bag Maker Kits; available as optional add-on with Leather + Hardware Kits
Crystal-clear fully illustrated instructions with helpful tips from Ellie, the pattern designer.
- After purchasing a PDF pattern, you will receive an email with a link to download the digital file(s).
- You can also access all previously-purchased digital goods at any time by logging into your account on our website.
- NOTE: It may not be possible to download a PDF pattern directly to your tablet or mobile device without a download app. We suggest using Adobe Acrobat in combination with a file storage service like Dropbox to download files to mobiles devices.
- Bag Dimensions: 16.5" H x 10.5" W (bottom) / 15" W (top) x 5" D
- Heavy-duty, water-resistant waxed canvas exterior
- Fully-lined with natural army duck canvas
- Convertible leather strapping system
- Size-inclusive straps to fit a wider range of bodies
- 14" brass YKK zipper closure with leather zipper pull
- Interior waxed canvas pocket large enough to hold a 15" laptop
- Large exterior pocket with magnetic closure
- D-ring to attach keys
This kit won't just help you make a badass, professional quality bag. It's also designed to teach you new skills that you can apply to all kinds of future bag making projects. By the time you finish, you'll be a tubular rivet boss!
By the end, you'll be a pro at techniques like:
- Tracing and cutting pattern pieces
- Sewing heavy waxed canvas on a home machine
- Attaching zippers and lining
- Creating adjustable straps
- Setting tubular rivets
- Constructing boxed corners
- Installing magnetic snap closures
- Attaching and reinforcing leather straps
While you can sew the Maywood on any standard machine, constructing the bag does require some specific tools:
- A tubular rivet peening tool and (non-rubber) mallet to set the tubular rivets into the leather straps. Set rivets on a hard surface like concrete or stone for best results.
- A magnetic snap rivet setter to attach the magnetic snap closure.
- A drive punch and mallet to punch clean holes in the fabrics. Use on a punching board.
We recommend getting all three in our discounted Essential Tools Bundle. And don't forget to download the complete supplies list so you have everything you need to start riveting The Maywood Totepack like a boss!
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Size-Inclusive Straps
The Maywood Totepack pattern and kits have been updated to be inclusive of a wider range of body sizes! No one should have to wear a bag with uncomfortable straps, or forego a fun project because the finished product isn’t functional on their body.
Essentials for Making This Bag
Essentials for Making This Bag
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At Klum House, we pride ourselves in creating patterns that are thoughtful, holistic, and easy-to-follow. We want you to feel fully-supported at every step of your making journey.
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Bag making is different from other types of sewing. It involves working with heavy-duty fabrics, leather, hardware, and tools you may not have encountered before. But don’t worry, our patterns break it all down.
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Whether you choose to make from an all-inclusive maker kit, a leather + hardware kit, or “from scratch,” our patterns are designed to guide you along your chosen path to guarantee a successful make!
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“You end up with a bag that looks so professional. It's sleek AND it’s strong enough to carry all my things. It was also very empowering to make this bag.”
"I teach design classes and love thorough, well explained, detailed instructions. Both the pattern and the class made this build easy. The high quality kit pieces made this bag a dream to make."
“This bag has all the features that I look for in a travel bag. It's big enough to fit a laptop! I love all the metal and leather details. Even the leather is cut out and punched. It’s all thoughtfully done and just beautiful."
“WOWWWW! This is all put together so well and the instructions are crystal-clear, it’s amazing! I’m usually easily confused by written instruction 🤪 so, the illustrations are so helpful.”
THE MAYWOOD
Online Class
Learn to make your Maywood 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.
FAQS
Questions about Maywood + Naito Essential Tools? We've got you covered.
In short, no. The Maywood + Naito Essential Tools has all the "essential" hand tools you need to set the hardware on both bags. However, there are "studio tools" that should be used in conjunction with the essential tools. For setting hardware you should use a (non-rubber!) mallet on a hard surface, such as a slab of stone, metal anvil, or concrete floor. The 1/8” drive punch should be used with a mallet on a punching + cutting board.
Suggested Studio Tools:
You can add these complimentary "studio tools" to your essential tools bundle above.
Download the FULL TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST for The Maywood Totepack for a comprehensive list of everything you need to make this bag.
Download the FULL TOOLS + SUPPLIES LIST for The Naito Bucket Bag for a comprehensive list of everything you need to make this bag.
Tubular rivets are much stronger than double-cap rivets. Since the straps pull away from the bag at the attachment points double-cap rivets are unreliable, since they can pop-apart when pulled with opposing force (as compared to "shearing force" that are on tote back straps).
On the other hand, tubular rivets are made to withstand this force, and will stay in place (especially when reinforced with leather on the backside of the fabric). So, in a nutshell, these bags are designed to stand the test of time! Please don't substitute double-cap rivets for the tubular ones when making The Maywood or Naito.
Also note: tubular rivets need to be set with a Tubular Rivet Peening Tool.
Yes, if you have the correct dies for tubular rivets and magnetic snap rivets, then a press should work great! Just a side-note, we sometimes find it easier to just set tubular rivets with the Tubular Rivet Peening Tool instead of our industrial hand press, but everyone has their own preferences!
Tubular rivets are made of thicker metal than double-cap rivets and to set them, you need to actually split & bend the metal so that it splays outward. This is called "peening", which takes some force. It is done with a Tubular Rivet Peening Tool. However, with the right mallet—as long as it is NOT rubber, and the right setting surface, you'll be set up for success.
The trick is to isolate the force of your blow into the actual rivet. The only way to really do this is to work on a really stable surface WITH a stone slab or metal anvil on top of it. If you are working on a regular table, it often has too much "bounce" in it, even if you have a setting stone on top of it. The best surfaces we found are countertops or a good 'ol concrete floor (with your setting stone on top of it).
Yes! We have a ton of ✨free videos✨ on our blog and Youtube channel. Here are the specific ones that pertain to The Maywood + Naito Essential Tools Bundle:
- How to Use a Drive Punch
- How to Set a Magnetic Snap Rivet
- How to Set Tubular Rivets
- How to Remove Tubular Rivets
- How to Remove a Magnetic Snap Rivet
👉 Check out the Maywood & Naito Online Classes!
Taught by Ellie, the pattern designer, who walks you through making The Maywood & The Naito with step-by-step videos from the comfort of your home sewing machine.
I’m going to love everything about this bag. The handles and straps are such a well thought out design. I really like the d rings on the backpack straps. Their placement comes in front near the shoulder area, really handy for attaching a key ring, ID, security device. You can stuff a lot of the items in this bag and use it as a shoulder bag if you choose to.
I’ll be finishing up this project soon. Like all the Klum House patterns the directions and information is great. I’m a bit slow, I’ve been cutting my own leather straps and I added a a zippered pocket on the interior. It’s going to be really nice…. Still a work in progress and such an enjoyable sew.
Very clear, easy to follow
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