CURVED BAG MAKING // Five Week In Person Guided Bag Course

CURVED BAG MAKING // In Person

Learn how to make a handbag or shoulder bag using a domestic sewing machine. We teach several key techniques before designing your own patterns (that you can take home) and bringing your bag design 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. 

 💚 BAGS & CREATIVE OUTCOMES: We cover several sewing techniques and two methods of bag construction. Then we guide you through the design thinking and decision making processes to turn one-off waste materials into functional carry wear. 

• Key sewing construction technique samples that you can apply to various projects. 
• Your bag pattern pieces. 
• Your finished shoulder bag / handbag (whichever you decide).

💼 LEARNING OUTCOMES: We teach the principles behind each decision so you can continue to upcycle long after the class is over...here a few notable learnings outcomes:

• Sewing fundamentals (including sewing machine troubleshooting)
• Textile upcycling basics (designing with waste, reusing scraps, repairing damages)
• Design thinking (reimagining material uses, bringing value to overlooked materials)
• Bag pattern making (how to craft 3D bags from 2D patterns)
• Textile edge finishing techniques for different materials
• Bag lining techniques for different materials
• Strap design and finishing for different materials
• Pocket and utility design and construction  
  

All leftover textiles and offcuts are externally recycled with UPPAREL. 

Whether you are curious about upcycling or you're a seasoned veteran, this course is designed for all skill levels to thrive. Each class has two teachers guiding you through the processes but you're in control of how much detail and complexity you want to include. It's your bag, your design, they're your new skills!

This curriculum of this course are 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.

In person bag making courses are 2 hours per week for 5 weeks. Choose from Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. There is one INTO facilitator per five students, so we can each get lot of one-on-one time with the experts :)

• Class runs 6.30pm-8.30pm 
• 5 Weeks of 2 hour classes
• No prior sewing skills required (but plz tell us if you've not sewn before)
  
• We have an abundance of waste here but BYO waste material is welcomed
• Each student will have their own sewing machine to practice on (you're welcome to BYO machine)

♻️ Waste Materials
We have a LOT of overlooked materials here at the studio. If you have a particular material you would like to upcycle, please bring it in! We love exploring new materials. Otherwise, we have an abundance of banners, denim, sleeping bags, upholstery fabric, tarps, workwear and other random goodies here. Note: if you would like to use soft plastic in your design, you can create your own at home with ouronline tutorialand bring it into class (you won't need this material until week 3).

Included in the $399 ticket is five weeks of classes, valued at $140 per class, hardware for strap connections bag closures, total value of $700 for $399. 

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. To see if the classes are right for you, try our one-off 3 hour Pants Into Carry Class! :)