How to Make a Leather Mini Backpack (link to PDF Pattern in Description)

This is a video tutorial that will walk you through the process of making a leather mini backpack.

Featuring adjustable straps and closed with a buckle, this small backpack can contain all your daily items.

This project requires 5 sq ft (0.4 sqm) of leather, some long pieces for the straps and minimal tools like a hole punch, a cutting mat, a mallet, needles and a cutter. For holes I use a Wuta hole punch, but you can use whatever you feel comfortable with like pricking irons or diamond chisels.

Link to the PDF pattern
✅ https://www.etsy.com/listing/1015111765

I made another video tutorial for a laced with leather mini backpack you may be interested in watching it: https://youtu.be/vgajdF-xe2w

DIMENSIONS
Height 11" (28 cm)
Length 7" (18 cm)
Width 4.7" (12 cm)
Strap Length 26” (67 cm) minimum 35” (89 cm) maximum

MATERIALS
BODY: 5 sq ft (0.4 sqm) 4 oz (1.4-1.6 mm) veg tan leather
CONTRAST LEATHER: 5 oz (2 mm) veg tan leather
STRAPS: 40” (100 cm) long pieces of 7 oz (2.8 mm) veg tan leather.
LACE 30/0.2” (74 cm/0.5 cm)
💡 It is advisable to cut them first since they are long pieces of leather.
LINING: 1.5- 2 oz (0.6-0.8 mm) pigskin
1 mm waxed polyester thread for the 1.5mm holes
edge dye

HARDWARE
1 X 1.2” (30 mm) buckle
2 x 0.8” (20 mm) buckles
2 X 0.8” (20 mm) D Rings

TOOLS
cutter
1.5 mm hole punch (or pricking irons or diamond chisels)
needles
mallet
cutting pad

If you enjoyed making this pattern, please check our Magda Mini Backpack PDF pattern laced with leather:
✅ https://www.etsy.com/listing/990182528

Contact me on Facebook if you need assistance https://www.facebook.com/groups/leatherpattern3dprintedmolds

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Check here the Instructions for How to print the pattern: https://youtu.be/fNxdZRaUzXk

Enjoy!

⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Precut the leather parts and preparing for lining
0:37 Cut the leather parts from contrast leather
1:32 Lining the leather
2:29 Stitching the contrast leather parts of the mini backpack
3:16 Stitching the accessories
3:45 Stitching the loop for the buckle
4:38 Assembling and stitching the leather accessories
6:38 Assembling the parts of the mini rucksack
9:46 Stitching the bottom of the backpack
10:02 Stitching the lid of the backpack
10.32 Stitching the system with D rings for the straps
11:19 Cutting the lace for closing the mini backpack
8:37 Line the back of the mini backpack
14:01 Stitching the straps on the D rings
14:36 The finished mini backpack!

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