CUSTOM BAG MAKING // 5 Session Bag Design & Making
New class dates coming soon!
If you're itching to get upcycling, join Luke for the same 5 week class online here.
♻️ If you sort your recycling, you can make your own bag... This simple 5 step process guides you from zero sewing skills to brand new bag maker in just five sessions.
👜 Luke guides you step-by-step through the upcycling process so you can walk down the street with a pocket full of upcycling skills and your own custom bag.
🌎 Workshop ticket includes access to the digital curriculum (valued at $88) so you can keep bag making from home.
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New class dates coming soon!
If you're itching to get upcycling, join Luke for the same 5 week class online here.
♻️ If you sort your recycling, you can make your own bag... This simple 5 step process guides you from zero sewing skills to brand new bag maker in just five sessions.
👜 Luke guides you step-by-step through the upcycling process so you can walk down the street with a pocket full of upcycling skills and your own custom bag.
🌎 Workshop ticket includes access to the digital curriculum (valued at $88) so you can keep bag making from home.
New class dates coming soon!
If you're itching to get upcycling, join Luke for the same 5 week class online here.
♻️ If you sort your recycling, you can make your own bag... This simple 5 step process guides you from zero sewing skills to brand new bag maker in just five sessions.
👜 Luke guides you step-by-step through the upcycling process so you can walk down the street with a pocket full of upcycling skills and your own custom bag.
🌎 Workshop ticket includes access to the digital curriculum (valued at $88) so you can keep bag making from home.
Custom Bag Making Course
CUSTOM BAG MAKING // Expert Guided Course
♻️ How to create your own bag without fancy tools or equipment even if you failed sewing class in high school.
👜 No prior fashion skills required. If you can thread a sewing machine, you can make your own bag!
♻️ We've taught thousands of people to upcycle and hundreds how to make custom bags at home. Join Luke for the next batch of classes & take impact into your own hands.
US/UK = 17th August - 14th Sept
AUS = 18th Sugust - 15th Sept
Select a date to start your five session course:
✂️ Workshop Overview
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 in five session of expert-guided bag making. Finish with a pocket full of skills, a brand new bag and a cheeky little grin knowing you made it from trash.
Into Carry's collaborative learning style puts you in the drivers seat with one-on-one navigating guidance from our bag experts. Walk away with your custom designed bag plus a suite of adaptable upcycling skills to deploy in future projects.
💚 6 Reasons to Join
Whether you're just entering your sewing era, looking to touch up your sewing skills or wanting to explore new materials and ideas for your sewing projects, this course is tailored to your upcycling desires so you can learn practical new skills without marathon YouTube sessions...
- Learn to sew
- Learn to upcycle
- Learn to design custom bags
- Learn to make custom bags
- Meet other like-minded sewing upcyclers
- Gain a hobby that aligns your craft with your values
Got more questions? Check out the FAQ's below...
💼 Learning Outcomes
From concept to edge finishes, each week we tick off a new component of the bag making process. Key learnings include:
- Fundamental sewing skills. Get familiar with sewing fundamentals while we complete a series of samples to get us read for bag making.
- Pattern making. Decide the shape of your bag with this simple and versatile bag pattern method. If pattern making isn't your cup of tea, we have some pre-made patterns ready for you to use.
- Bag design. Material choices are key to a good bag design. We teach methods to pair materials to find the right structure and aesthetic for your future bag adventures.
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Bag making. The shape and materials we chose inform the bag making process. You will be guided through this step-by-step process to transform your materials into a real life 3D bag.
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Bag finishings. Edge and hardware finishings are what separate a 'good' bag from a high quality piece. Learn material edge finishes and options for functional hardware and finishings.
♻️ Upskill Learning Format
The beauty of this process is its adaptable and collaborative format. When upcycling, we rarely use the same material twice, so every process has marginal changes. Our step-by-step bag making process follows a core method with lots of options for customisation along the way. This way we can all use weird and wonderful materials in bringing unique bag designs to life.
***if you can't make one of the sessions we can make up your time and learnings in the prior or following weeks. Contact Luke via email luke@intocarry.co or Insta @intocarry.co to arrange the specifics :) ***
💚 Who this Course is for...
If you have a hate for landfill and a curiosity for bag making, this course is for you. The process is designed to meet you at your skill level, with beginners and experts sitting side by side. No matter your skill level, we'll guide you through the process to ensure you max out your learnings and make a hella good bag.
🌎 Bonus Online Tutorial
The full Curved Bag Making framework has been translated into a detailed online tutorial. This tutorial includes written, visual and video formatted content of each step of the process. After your first lesson, you will be given lifetime access to the online tutorial so you can reference each learning and continue upcycling long after the course is finished.
All leftover textiles and offcuts are externally recycled with UPPAREL.
Build a bag from scratch over five two hour sessions. 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 our projects :)
- Class runs 6.30pm-8.30pm
- Five 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 our online tutorial and bring it into class (you won't need this material until week 2).
Included in the $370 ticket is five weeks of classes, valued at $140 per class, hardware for strap connections bag closures, plus lifetime access to the online tutorial version of the same bag making framework valued at $88.
A total value of $788 for $370.
Bonus point if you've read this far, use code 'HEARTUPCYCLING' for 10% off
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! :)
Five Session Breakdown
Custom Bag FAQ
The Curved Bag Making Course is designed for all skill levels. We begin with a series of practical sewing exercises to get everyone comfortable with the techniques required to make the bag. Most classes have a mix of new and experienced sewers. Your Into Carry facilitators will help you tailor your bag design to meet you at your skill level.
We're all busy! If you can't make the first or second session of the five week course, we recommend you wait for the next course as these lessons cover a lot of practical learnings that make it hard to catch up on. The last three sessions are sewing and assembly, so if you are unable to attend one of these, we can find you a space in another class or we can find an alternative time when Luke or another facilitator are in the studio for you to come and use the sewing machines :)
This course is our favourite bag making style because the bag styles options are so diverse! You can make anything from practical messenger bags to cute lil' clutches.
- Shoulder bag // Big oversized over-the-shoulder style bag
- Clutch or Purse // Fashion-focused, clean-edged, 'special occasion' purse or clutch
- Messenger bag // Laptop, clothing, water bottle work bag style
- Handbag // Practical yet stylish handbag (over-the-shoulder or hand-held
Working with wasted materials is creative in itself. We don't need elaborate ideas to make high quality bags. We just need a sewing machine and a few hours of time :)
Just as the old saying goes.... cut two materials with one pair of scissors.
Meaning, join the course with your friend you can't see and save $60 when you book together using the code "BESTBUDS" at checkout.
First, congratulations on starting all those projects. Second, Luke and the Into Carry team are your upcycling coaches, together, we'll make sure we finish your bag! No matter what it takes! Strength in numbers etc.
I recently learnt what a UFO is so it's only fair to share... it stands for UnFinished Object and is a 100% normal symptom of getting really excited about the potential of overlooked materials. But fear not, we will each finish the course with FO's.
Great question. The answer is: Only if you want it to.
We can intentionally make trashy bags but we can just as easily make crisp, sharp, super sexy-looking masterpieces. Without any prior skills of fancy knick nacks.
Key learnings and benefits are:
- Learn bag pattern making so you can create your own custom bag designs
- Work with alternative materials so you can buy less fabric and use more waste materials in your sewing projects
- Build your own bag from scratch to understand the importance of designing the bags process of assembly
- Explore different material edge finishes so you can make wasted materials look clean and crisp
- Design and sew your own bag so you can tell all your friends how amazing your sewing skills are :)
- Be guided by two expert upcycling facilitators so you can ask questions specific to your skill level and bag making creative interests
- Learn beside 9 other upcycling champions so you can connect with like minded change-makers
It can be nice to upcycle something with sentimental value, so if you have an old garment that you want to rebirth into carry then absolutely, bring it along!
Alternatively, we have soooo much material here for you to get creative with. There is a whole range of weird, wacky, wonderful waste, ready for you to start exploring and upcycling.
Each course is run from our space in Collingwood, Melbourne/Naarm. There is free parking after 6.30pm on most surrounding streets, otherwise the Tram along Smith St stops at Peel St is a couple hundred meters away.
Address is: 2A Robert St, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Too easy, shoot Luke an email at luke@intocarry.co and we will get back to you asap.
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