Learning Options:
👜 Bag Making Courses
Learn to design, make and upcycle bags with our x2 five week bag making courses (listed below). You can join in-person or online. Or join us for a half day bag making workshop (in-person only).
♻️ Upcycling Tutorials
Learn new techniques and bring value to boring or worn down materials with these online tutorials. These are great fundamental resources to develop your skill and refer back to over time.
🌎 Learning Formats
Learn to upcycle from your own home, at your own pace with our online tutorials. Need some guidance? Book an expert upcycling coach to help guide you through. If you live near Collingwood, Melbourne, we have in-person workshops too!
Online Learning
♻️ Material Upcycling Tutorials
These resources detail the most successful learnings and processes we've found to bring value back to worn, used and damaged materials.
Upon purchasing the resource, you will maintain lifetime access to refer back to the writings, images and videos.
Note: 'Sourcing Waste Materials' is a downloadable PDF guide to sourcing various waste materials.
BAG MAKING COURSES
👜 Bag Making Courses
Both bag making programs are delivered over five weeks. The Upskill+Upcycle course focuses on straight-edge bag pattern making, material upcycling techniques and bag constructions. While the Bag Making 101 course focuses on curved-edge bag pattern making, design and construction. See below for detailed breakdown of each course options...
CURVED BAG MAKING // Five Sessions of Guided Bag Making
Date
♻️ Learn to create curved-edged bag designs using a domestic sewing machine. This course teaches bag design, patterning and construction so you bring upcycled bag ideas to life.
👜 Personalise the size, style, materials, pockets, attachments and strap to your liking. Then! You'll have the skills to do it again and again and again.
CURVED BAG MAKING // Online Bag Making Tutorial
Facilitation: Self Guided ($88) or add Upcycling Coach ($279)
♻️ Learn to create and sew custom curved bag patterns using a domestic sewing machine with this self-paced online bag upcycling course.
👜 Personalise the size, style, materials, pockets, attachments and strap to your liking. Then! You'll have the lessons and skills to refer back to and upcycle again and again.
Content is a combination of written, image and video recorded lessons.
🚀 Hire an INTO expert to guide you through the bag framework OR fly solo with the self-guided option.
STRAIGHT BAG MAKING // Online Course // Self-Paced Bag Making
Facilitation: Self Guided ($78) or add Upcycling Coach ($269)
♻️ Learn to create and sew custom straight-edged bag patterns using a domestic sewing machine with this self-paced online bag upcycling course.
👜 Personalise the size, style, materials, pockets, attachments and strap to your liking. Then! You'll have the lessons and skills to refer back to and upcycle again and again.
Content is a combination of written, image and video recorded lessons.
🚀 Hire an INTO expert to guide you through the bag framework OR fly solo with the self-guided option.
In-Person Bag Making Workshop
Three Hour Bag Making Workshop
Bag Making Workshop // 3.5 Hour Workshop
First Tuesday Morning of Every Month
MONTHLY SOCIAL IMPACT MEETUP
Register hereUpcycling Tip
Contrast clean finishes with worn, scrappy trash to hero reuse and maintain clean craftsmanship.
Luke Phillips // Into Carry
source premium trash
Waste Materials Cheat Sheet
digital guideAll Learning Options: