4 years ago

This is a PDF pattern and a detailed video tutorial for making a mini backpack.
Featuring adjustable straps and closed with a buckle, this small backpack can contain all your daily items.
The backpack is laced with leather instead of stitching. This gives it a vintage look and feel. You can make the lace yourself or you can buy it.
This is a redesign of a backpack that I made 20 years ago for my friend Magda which she is still wearing. I added a picture of this rucksack in the listing.

Link to the PDF Pattern
https://www.etsy.com/listing/990182528

MORE BACKPACK PATTERNS
http://etsy.me/2NdIYkq

DIMENSIONS
Height 9" (23 cm)
Length 7" (18 cm)
Width 4.7" (12 cm)

MATERIALS
BODY: 4.3 sq ft (0.4 sqm) of 4 oz (1.6 mm) leather
The straps, the back and the lid of the backpack are lined with 2.5 oz (1 mm) leather
Around 20 meters lace of leather made from 2-3 oz (1 mm) leather. The lace has 0.14" (3.5 mm) width
💡 For the straps you will need 40" (100 cm) long pieces of leather. It is advisable to cut them first.

ACCESSORIES
1 x 30mm buckle
2 X 20 mm buckle
1 x 25 mm D ring

TOOLS
cutter
3 mm hole punch
needles
mallet
cutting pad
paper masking tape for assembling the pattern

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Enjoy!

⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Precut the leather parts and preparing for lining
2:38 Lining the leather
8:03 Final cut of the parts after lining the leather
8:37 Line the back of the mini backpack
9:44 Mark the holes
9:55 Making the leather lace
12:21 Punching the holes
12:55 Lacing the backpack
17:28 Lace the back of the backpack
20:33 Making the closing system, mounting the buckles
24:22 Improvise a needle for lacing the bottom of the backpack
25:32 Prepare the lacing of the bottom, glue it to the body of the backpack
26:51 Lacing the bottom
30:23 Lacing the lid with a decorative stitch
33:23 Lace the closing strap
36:10 Lace the cover to the backpack and finalize the closing system for the straps
37:06 Assemble the straps
39:24 The finished mini backpack!