DIY Sew: Bucket Bag



 

Materials:

7 to 10 Sq ft of sheep's hide leather
Purchased here on Amazon.com
Rotary cutter
Ruler
Double sided tape
Leather Punch
Sewing Machine
Leather needle
Polyester thread

Step 1: Cut leather using the below pattern

Due to the size of the piece of my leather I needed to cut the main piece in 2 instead of 1

 

Step 2: With right sides of leather touching tape the right, left and bottom sides of leather together (only at the edges)

 

 

Step 3: Sew across the bottom, and up the sides, be sure to use a leather needle, adjust tension to 4, and stitch length to 3 1/2 (note this is what I used, this will vary on every machine). Note: Press as lightly as possible on your presser foot while sewing. After sewing the sides, join the corners, tape, and sew (do this to both corners)

 

 

Step 4: Turn bag right side out , punch evenly spaced holes 2.5" apart and 2" down from the top (5 on each side)

 

 

Step 5: Sewing the strap: Tape the two pieces of leather together (wrong sides together), sew up both the right and left sides (sew in the same direction)

 

Step 6: Cut 1/8'' by 25" piece of leather and thread it through the holes

 

Step 7: Sew the strap onto the bag

 

 

Done!

 



DIY Sew: Leather Tote Bag

 

Materials:

Leather

polyester thread

double sided tape

Teflon foot

leather needle

sewing machine

craft paper

scissors or a rotary cutter

 

Step 1: Create a bag pattern on craft paper. See below for the measurements I used.

 

 

Step 2: adjust your stitch length to 3.5, and tension to 1.1 (will vary by machine)

Step 3: Using double sided tape, tape the right edge of the bag together (good sides touching), then do the same to the left. Sew up the right and left sides (be sure to sew in the same direction on both sides).

 

 

Step 4: Sew each corner

 

 

Step 5: Using double sided tape, tape the wrong sides of two straps together. Do the same to the other two. Sew up both the right and left sides of the strap (make sure to sew

up the right and left sides in the same direction).

Step 6: Sew straps onto bag. Measure 3.5" in and 1.5" down on each side. Working from the right stitch 3 lines .5'' apart.

 

 

Done!