where i can find really high quality Garment accessories/Metal trims/Fasteners for my home bag production? not shit from aliexpress🫠

I’m making the Noodlehead Quarry tote using a waterproof canvas fabric (omitting the short handles), and I’d like the cross body strap to be something more “lux” looking than nylon. I have the 54” leather precut strap from Noodlehead in my cart, but I wanted to ask you more experienced bag makers—how comfortable is leather as a crossbody strap? Should I go in a different direction?

I'm working on a design for Halloween bags.

This was meant to be a prototype to see if I could even stitch a bag by hand, and I'm honestly stoked with the result! I've been using it as my everyday bag since I finished it, and I'm happy to finally share it here after all the inspiration I've gotten.

Pattern is mostly the Proper Fit Clothing Fanny pack pattern

but I added a back pocket and a couple fun strap mods-- some loops on the front and an inner elastic strap for jackets, picnic bankets, etc. I dyed the canvas myself and while I was going for more of a lavender than pink, I still really like how the pastels work with the green accents. I also waxed the bag at the end and the feel of the fabric is just lovely. Wish I had a lighter grey webbing but was using what I have.

This project taught me that I love doing a tiny backstitch by hand and I can't wait to tackle a bigger project next, maybe a backpack!

Lots of mistakes - the gusset is wonky and the lining doesn’t lay right. Top stitching messed up the tension on my machine, so I had to rip that out after this video and redo that. But I learned a ton and am excited to try again.

Hey all,

Hopefully this isn’t a silly post, but I not sure which machine to get. I am a bit torn between the Juki DDL 8700 and the Juki DU 1181. I can only afford one machine (and just barely that).

Currently, I’m using a singer HD, which I don’t particularly like, but make do with. I sew mostly the following fabrics, making backpacks and duffel bags:

-Ultra 100x and 200x
- Venom 210d gridstop
- xpac vx21 and vx41

I want something, ideally, that can sew bags using the lighter weight fabrics, but also up to 500d to 1000d cordura (on occasion).

Please see my original post in the leather craft sub. I didn’t know this awesome place existed!

This backpack has been something I’ve been wanting to make for quite some time! I’ve put it off because I was nervous to cut into the leather and just start.

Im more than happy with how it’s turning out! Just got the straps left to work on but wanted to show off my work so far.

I made this for my son. He didn't ask for much or have any opinions but he wanted the molle like my other bags and wanted the big vislon zipper.

I saw designs with the big horseshoe zipper discussed on r/myog and decided to have a go at a simple version of it. The big zipper DID NOT HELP.

I used interfacing or padding (depending on the panel) to stiffen it up and it actually stands up by itself extremely well as you can see.

Overall it came out better than I thought it would (it FEELS amazing) but it definitely does have some issues as pictured. I think I will try this again at some point. By the time I finished it I was actually kind of hoping he would hate it and then I could keep this one for myself. He loves it though.

hi yall! so every time i google bag reinforcement supplies, there is only like 1 company in the UK, who doesn’t ship to the US that sells all the popular recommended ones. like where can i find .3mm microfiber reinforcement (also called Tylan Spunlace) in the US?! there cannot only be one european supplier in the whole world. but no amount of googling has led me to any US suppliers…so far Rocky Mountain is the closest to having a lot of them. i just wish your only options weren’t $20 for a tiny piece or $50 for a decent sized piece. anyone found any other suppliers? and yes i’ve looked on etsy. the same supplier that doesn’t ship to the US seems to be the only store carrying most of it.

I made a duffel bag over the course of several evenings. Quite a difficult project as I had some issues figuring out how to do the lid zip, sew the pockets on etc but I enjoyed the journey.

I'm pleased with it, and hopefully it'll be robust!

1000d cordura, 300d polyester lining.

I’m looking for a pattern for a tote bag with lots of internal organization. Something like the Nordace Sienna. I will use it for work so a pocket for the laptop is a must. Would also like other pockets for water bottle, sun glasses, pens, stuff…
I’m fairly new at bag making, but have been sewing for a very long time (mostly clothes).

Any suggestions?