I challenged myself to design the biggest leather bag I could without using the Pro Passthrough. I came up with this minimalist messenger bag with very little hardware. It will fit up to most 15.6 in laptops. It’s pretty straight forward to make. The hardest part, I think, was inverting after I sewed it inside out!
Wow! Looks great!
What kind of leather did you use (weight, pre-finish, etc.)? Finish?
I used 3-4 oz veg-tanned leather from Tandy and I dyed it using the method described by Creative Awl in this video:
except I din’t use the masking tape. I don’t have the patience to wait 24 hours before getting started on the leather!
Any trouble with charred edges on the cuts?
And: thanks for the video link.
Not really. I clean the char off with a damp microfiber cloth. Veg-tanned leather is the cleanest/easiest to cut in the laser.
That is a very classy looking bag. I love its simplicity.
Nice work - design is great!
I haven’t attempted to do anything like this but your bag is so inspiring! Eventually I want to do soething like this!
You should! I get so much pleasure from creating something and being able to tell people I made this!
That came out super nice.
This is freaking awesome, thank you for showing.
So pretty! Great work! The GF and Leather…so nice together!
The bag is beautifully made, well done!
Lovely job
Looks perfect. Beautiful bag!
“I made it” is the most rewarding answer to be able to give to “cool! where did you get that?”
