CUSTOM BAG MAKING // Expert Guided Course

Make bags from trash you're proud to wear in public. You don't need a seamstress in your family or a fashion degree under your belt to make quality bags from everyday materials. Make your own custom bag from start to finish without fancy tools of marathon YouTube sessions (even if you failed sewing class in high school).

Learning to design custom patterns can overwhelm even the most experienced sewers. Get a decade of bag design & upcycling knowledge in five easy lessons with bonus video guides and chat support throughout the course. 

Join Luke and a small class of likeminded change makers to take impact into your own hands. Finish with your own custom bag and a pocket full of new skills to use on your next upcycling project. 

💼 Learning Outcomes
Learn this simple & versatile pattern making process to create your own custom bag size. Then bring it to life with detailed tutorials and live class lessons. Key takeaways include:

• How to source quality waste materials
• How to design your own bag shape & style
• How to build your bag (the process of assembly)
• Techniques to add custom utility (pockets, attachments, strap adjustments)
• High quality material finishing techniques. 
  

♻️ How it Works
We've guided hundreds of students through to finishing their own custom designed bags. If you can thread a sewing machine, you can design and make your own handbag (from waste). 

Work on your project at your own pace with a live lesson each week for questions and feedback. 

• x1 live lesson each week for 5 weeks (45 mins including Q&A).
• Complete tasks at your own pace (requires access to standard sewing machine)
• Get support from Luke and your class of change makers.
• Finish with a suite of new skills and a custom designed bag!
• Keep lifetime access to the lessons and community to keep upcycling more bags!

Join this small group of like-minded change makers to take your upcycling skills to the next level.

💚 5 Reasons We Know You'll Smash it...

• Flexible course format that suits your schedule... work at your own pace through each lesson with a weekly live call to ask questions.
• Course tailored to your skill level. Each lesson is designed for beginner skill level with options to add complexity for more experiences sewers. 
• Constant suppor & feedback. Get direct feedback from Luke & your new upcycling classmates at each stage through the course.
• Join 1300+ change makers. We've taught thousands of people how to upcycle and this course is our most successful format. Check out our free community here. 
• You're not alone! In the last 12 months, hundreds of likeminded change makers have used this course to create their own custom bag! Check out some of the results below...

💚 From Previous Students

★★★★★ Lauren K. 2025 
This is a great course which provides you with the framework to design and create amazing upcycled pieces. The guidance provided by Luke helps to bring your ideas to life. Would highly recommended this unique course. Loved it!

★★★★★ Alejandro B. 2025
So inspiring! It's been so great to find people on the other side of the world with the saim aim for upcycling and design philosophy. I really apreciate all the step by step content, both images and indications are really helpful to guide you through the process. I hope this is just the begining of both a personal project and a collaboration with into's community.

★★★★★ Shirmira H. 2025 
This course was absolutely amazing!! I learned how to create my very first handbag pattern from start to finish. The course materials are very easy to follow. Luke, the instructor, is very knowledgeable and provides great feedback throughout the course so you leave feeling confident about your next steps during the bag making process.

💚 Course designed for those of us who:

• Like nice things but hate buying new stuff. 
• Have minimal sewing skills.
• Have even less patience for 90 minutes YouTube tutorials. 
• Have access to a standard sewing machine.
• Want to get creative taking impact into our own hands.
• Have a closet full of unfinished sewing projects (don't worry, our little secret). 
• Want to wear unique pieces designed & crafted with their own two hands!

♻️ COURSE BREAKDOWN

Introduction: Course overview and bag design lessons sent out to complete before our first class. // Milestone: Bag Size Done

Module One: Pattern making time! With your bag size ready to roll we detail how to create a bag pattern to bring your design to life. // Milestone: Patterns Completed

Module Two: The making process begins. This week we dive into the making process. The most exciting step! // Milestone: Pre-Assembly One. Front and Back Panels Complete

Module Three: Lining, pockets and strap. // Milestone: Pre-Assembly Two. Bag Lining, Pockets and Strap Done. 

Module Four: Assembly!! We bring our Pre-Assemblies together to create your final bag! // Milestone: Bag Done!!!

Module Five: Final Class! It's Sew & Tell time. We come together to strut out stuff and show off our epic creations and chat about future projects and ideas we all have :)

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PS. You don't need to be an experienced sewer to make beautiful bags. If you can thread a sewing machine, you're already overqualified.
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🚀 Facilitation

🚀 Expert-guided bag design & making. Over five weeks we have a live lesson and Q&A with Luke each week. Then work through the recorded & written lessons at your own pace & getting feedback in the community forum between lessons.

• Live class each week with Luke
• Lifetime access to the course content.
• Access to the bag upcycling framework to turn boring waste into fun bags. 
• Written and pre-recorded lessons to work through
• Lessons hosted on INTO online community platform and can be accessed on web or mobile browser. 

This class is for beginner to intermediate sewers. Maybe you remember sewing years ago but want to brush up on your skills, maybe you're a seasoned veteran but want to learn some upcycling-specific skills to bring your wardrobe back to life.
Either way, we ensure there is ample time for creativity and refining skills so you can create custom carry bags at home. 

*All of our courses are designed to meet you at your current skill level. If you're more experienced, we can push you for a more complex design and manufacturing process. 

This course is structured as a framework to allow the decisions, materials and designs to be made by you and guided by us.

Our tailored teaching process is designed to prompt creativity and help guide you through the bag design process. From creative inception right through to finishing your last seam, we will guide you step by step through the process so you're confident to go out upcycling on your own.

Introduction: Course overview and bag design lessons sent out to complete before our first class. // Milestone: Bag Size Done

Week One: Pattern making time! With your bag size ready to roll we detail how to create a bag pattern to bring your design to life. // Milestone: Patterns Completed

Week Two: The making process begins. This week we cut and sew the straps and outside of our bag. // Milestone: Pre-Assembly One. Straps and Bag Outer Completed and sewn together.

Week Three: Cut and sew the inner details of the bag. This will include the lining, pockets and interior details your bag design requires. // Milestone: Pre-Assembly Two. Bag Lining and Pockets Done. 

Week Four: Final Assembly. We bring Pre-Assembly One and Two together to create your final bag! // Milestone: Bag Done!!!

Week Five: Final Class! Add any final fixings or finishings before strutting your new bag down the street to gather unprecedented compilments.

We offer a refund policy up until 7 days prior to the semester starting. If the cancellation is within this 7 day window, we will release the ticket and refund your amount pending it's resale. No refunds will be processed once the semester has started.