How I build a bicycle frame bag using X-Pac® VX21 olive fabric

[@direNP]

Your videos are so instructive. As a bikepacker who makes his my own gear, I've learned a lot. Plus I love how it teaches without words, and has soothing music-- and a cat!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much for watching! Like yourself, I am still learning how to make my own gear too.

[@MrTbolts]

Great videos! Thank you for the content!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@jono-molly]

that is so impressive, to be able to watch the effort to craft quality product. Good work

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@SteezerZimmer]

Great Video! I would love to see a more detailed video of how you do do the zipper hoods and ends! I did see the Short you made but I still want a more detailed video haha. thanks for the info!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Will show more detail on these in next video

[@samlaunders]

Brilliant bag and a really lovely video. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much!

[@jeremyjanin]

Another great video! Would love to see a tour of your workshop. Looks so handy! :)

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Great idea! I will make a video of the workshop in near future! Thanks for your encouragement!

[@jeremyjanin]

@@frenchescarthecraftsmaker Amazing! You’ve got an attention to a lot of details when it comes to tools / and handy quick patterns, it’s opening a whole new world of possibilities in my MYOG journey. Haha. Thanks for that :) Quick question: do you use a respirator with your hot knife to avoid breathing the fumes? I want to get one but need to make some research.

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Yes, you should try making your own! Quite fun and exciting see how a bag is transform from a piece of fabric!

[@cherylleong1777]

I really enjoy watching your work. Keep it up!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@Battlehammer333]

wow, that's some quality. on the tailoring just as one the filming, video editing and music choice. you have a great eye for aesthetics.

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@platypushatstand]

Very satisfying to watch and interesting as I’d like to build up to making similar items for myself. Subbed.

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much for watching the video and hope you have fun making your won bag.

[@tylerhall6455]

Nice work man! Wondering why you put all those clips on the bag when it was already sewn up? Then you just took them off. Would have enjoyed seeing the final product in use on a bike. Thanks.

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Hi there, thank you so much for watching and your compliment. The bag is sewn and I was using the clips to mold the shape. Usually I will leave it overnight and remove the clips the next day. This bag is a customised bag, I have the final picture on my IG and if you are interested, go to sixrollingwheels instagram and look at the final picture. :)

[@mikesshots8587]

Very nice video, you’ve just got yourself a new saddler subscriber! Maybe instead of using this much amount of clips, hammering the stitches as if it’s leather might help to mark the corners/edges. I’m gonna try with some vx42

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Good idea!

[@bloodsport897]

Думаю тебе будет приятно узнать что, какой то человек из России, сидит в своей крохотной квартирке и черпает новую информацию из твоих видео.

[@albinberg4541]

What amazing cratfmanship! Very curious about what all those machines are. Do they all do one single thing or do some have multiple usecases?

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much! I uses different machine for different parts of the bag.

[@christiankorherr9328]

After sewing my second framebag with X-Pac-VX21, I can say that your tutorials have been the most instructive and helpful videos for my MYOG ambitions. When you are in the sewing process, your craftsmanship and how you set up each of the steps makes so much sense. So far I'm doing my stuff on a normal household sewing machine. May I ask about the model you are using in this video (other than the Juki LK 19000 Bartaking machine)? Thanks for your tutorials and the great work.

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement.

[@Greenhotdog]

Awesome work! Mind sharing where you got your fabric clamps and fabric patterning weights? Thanks!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Hi, thank you for watching the video. I bought the fabric clamps and weights from a industrial sewing machine shop when I was in Japan.

[@hmpfgr123]

Thank you very much for the video. It is really inspiring for me as I am trying to learn how to make my own bags. I am a little bit confused though since the bag at the end seems to have two sides with zippers and a wall in between? Before it looks like the bag you are making has just one side with a zipper and no inner wall. Is that intentional or am I missing something? It would be really helpful to see how an inner can be sewn into such a bag... However, I really like your videos. Not only the craftmanship that you put into your work but also the style of filming, cut and music of your videos are really good! I hope we can see more of these in the future. Thumbs Up!!!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Hi, thank you for watching the video. This bag has 2 sides, one deeper side and one flatter side. It is not intentionally as this is the way how this framebag was builded.

[@alexsm7154]

Hi! Great work! Which size thread do you use for outer panels (decorative seam around zipper)? Thanks!

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

I have been using Serafil 40 Tex 70 thread. There are very sturdy and and easy to sew.

[@tjhom2704]

I’m Cukur’s what halving the material And cutting corners into the fabric and zippers does. Is it for alignment?

[@frenchescarthecraftsmaker]

Hi there, yes it is for alignment purposes.