How to Make a Vintage Laced Leather Bag :)

[@chemclimber]

5/6 Oz leather, 1/4 inch lace, punch holes 3/16 inch (1/16 inch bigger than the lace), strap is 10 Oz and 1 inch leather for those wondering!

[@mylastlight]

I'm confused because 3/16 is 1/16 smaller than 1/4, 5/16 would be what you need, or did he mean go 1/16 smaller

[@chemclimber]

@@mylastlight I'd have to watch the video again... Tbh I don't often work in inches so I get a bit confused with all the 1/4 and 1/16ths flying around! I guess smaller would make sense if you wanted a tight fit. Although when I made the bag I did the 1/4, 3/16 as above and it worked out fine 😅

[@blowpipe1031]

I’m currently doing 3/16 holes and 1/4 lace and it’s tight I should have went 5/16. I think Eric misspoke.

[@Bilbobobpie]

No you want it to be slightly smaller. It’s a circle with a square lace so it will stretch into a tight fit which is what you want. I’ve made this pattern and it was perfect. Hope this helps. I know I’m late to your comment lol @mylastlight

[@chemclimber]

I've made 4 of these using the tools I put in the first comment and it worked absolutely no problem

[@joannewittenbrook8051]

I made hundreds of these when I worked in a leather shop in the sixties. Our patterns didn’t have hole markings. My favorite leather was yellow latigo dyed with Fiebrings

[@adambyrd7239]

I love that I'm not the only one who writes reminders/lists on their hand! Love it!

[@laurenjacobsen7273]

I made this bag in the early 70’s. I had a lovely brass “rising sun” pendant (a lot like a harness brass decoration) that slipped through a slit in the flap instead of the leather strap for the closure. I used a natural veg tan leather and let it develop its own patina. I loved that bag for many years, until I lost it in a house fire.

[@ThePadukones]

Very easy pattern and the results are lovely. Made three already. I made 2 of them 10% larger than the smaller pattern. That size is perfect for me.

[@BobJones-r6o]

Great looking bag and it should be easy enough for novices to produce well.

[@eddievalera2463]

These are cool purses. I have the original Tandy pattern. Made a few for family members.

[@Lorddanielrushton371]

She did a great job. Love the small pouch.

[@jesusisfaithful7]

SUPER AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE WORK. THANKS FOR SHARING THESE BEAUTIFUL BAGS. KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK 👏👏

[@randybradley6213]

Awesome! Glad you were able to make these! Great job

[@archiem6323]

Wow! I love those.😃

[@jacobmorse8771]

These made excellent christmas gifts! Thank you for selling the patterns!

[@WobblingHobGoblin]

Those look great! I really like the darker ones with the Corter Lether logo!

[@Imdancinbarefoot]

I love this video,and this bag ,so much!

[@ksobilo]

Thank you! I had posted on the old video looking for the pattern. Very much appreciated! I also love the small version. I think that is a nice improvement over the vintage size.

[@jjskn93]

Excellent design. Thank you. I think the smaller one would make an excellent pouch to attach to backpacks ect.

[@jeffreycrossin427]

This is a great pattern. I will be getting it in the future. I have a few projects gong right now but I will be dong these. Thanks

[@danpost4755]

Cool project!

[@runningriverbushcraft]

awesome Workmanship 👌

[@vjudnich]

Great little bag. Might just have to make a couple for some friends!

[@emalee3398]

I just purchased the pattern What are your suggested lengths for the straps ?

[@JohnTBlock]

It could also make a nice belt pouch for Rennfaires. I remember these when I was growing up, in the 60's...

[@bobbymoran1511]

Thanks So much, will be making TONS of these

[@Lamiaa33]

very very simple and nice. good job ❤️

[@katroya2151]

You could keep the lace long inside the bag and attach a small snaphook/carabiner and use it as keychain lanyard

[@ketiaperkinsformallydavis6337]

So beautiful!!

[@2503044550]

Awesome job! I can’t wait to make both of them!

[@lillyedlugach7579]

Thank you for this tutorial - can't wait to try!

[@Sunraes73]

Beautiful!

[@MoltenHelium]

Could you please correct what you meant on hole vs lace size? Is it a 16th of an inch smaller or bigger than the lace? You said one thing and then gave the opposite when you said the sizes.

[@paulvetri4654]

Yeah I caught that too. I believe Eric meant to say 1/16th smaller hole not larger. The math works that way. I wondered on how long the lace needs to be for the small bag.

[@haroldkennedy5985]

Great work. Really enjoy your videos. How much lace is needed for the small bag and the large bag? I won’t to make one of these for my wife. Thank you.

[@samanthanicholson9015]

What was the measurements on the edge for the lacing? 1/4" or larger, let me know what would be a good spacing. Thanks a bunch! Btw I love the flowers added onto the flap strip.

[@purpleroseB]

Really nice! 😍

[@asilvestrandome]

Simple and beautiful nice work, I like it .

[@erikgautebaklid2868]

Very nice and rustic. Definitily something for LARPERS and cosplayers. I'll be doing one of those after the currently in Working vambraces

[@greghopkins9987]

LOVE IT!

[@LotusCarsLtd]

Is it possible for you to create a larger template of this bag, roughly the shape and size of a messenger bag or laptop bag? The design would be perfect for something like that, albeit wider.

[@marcosferreyra2378]

gracias por compartir tus conocimientos maestro.. exelente 🙏👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@romanwe2088]

I can’t figure out how long the lace must be. Is it written in the patterns? Thanks!

[@pedromaldonado4291]

Ahoy Eric! Hope you're doing great. Just replied to one of the comments here but I'd rather try to ask you here. I'm from Brazil and I noticed some folks got confused the same way as me with regards to punch and lace. Also when I looked at my ruler with some conversions from inch to cm they have some dozens and hundredths, so would you know what I could use to make it work down here? I imagine something like: punch = 5cm hole and lace 6.25cm or try to go to 6.5cm (but still a bit confused cause I thought it should be the opposite)

[@RatCheese]

amazing props to the wife for all she does in this 🎉 amazing dedication and cooperation

[@Bilbobobpie]

She wasn’t his wife. Just an employee who worked with him for a good amount of years if I remember correctly. She just recently left to do her own thing

[@moleather9038]

I love this style , in my profile pic is the first one I made in this style, great work as always by you guys. Love your work and the vids👌

[@pedromaldonado4291]

Could you let me know if a 3-4oz works a bag like this? I wanna try but I'm kinda skeptical about buying a entire piece of leather

[@milkytoast6245]

Hey I have a question, what is the length of your strap that you put on it. Thank you!

[@rodeouteman]

Great job as usual you pair! What length strap did you start with on the smaller bag? Keep up the great video's...love your work!

[@PilarMontoro]

I love this bag! I just bought the pattern on your website! It explains very well! It is possible I make more patterns of bags with braided handles. Thanks from Spain!😀

[@r0b0tcat]

How much leather do these bags take? I want to make this bag, but as a beginner l don't want to buy a whole hide unless i have to.

[@Ashysand]

Very nice. Am into my Bushcraft a mixed leather and waxed canvas one would be great for a small tinder bag

[@barrytuggle1613]

Can anyone give me guidance on overall strap lengths for the small and large bags? Thanks!

[@dianamcdonald4964]

Fantastic! What are the dimensions of the smaller bag? Making sure it will fit my cell phone.

[@ryanhatten7751]

How long do you cut the strap?

[@logandickey1399]

How much leather would I need to get for the small bag. Would a panel or two be enough, or would I need to get a side?

[@brettlanning5286]

Hey there! What stitching irons are you using? I found the Weaver irons to be incredibly uneven

[@jerryteddy7514]

I made the small bag. It turned our great! However, I can't find what length the 1" cross body strap should be. Any suggestions on a suitable length? I appreciate your work and the high quality videos!

[@damesydneyleatherworksprie9136]

I think it’s up to you or the person you are making it for.?

[@davidbruno818]

Can the digital pattern effectively be enlarged for a even larger bag for hiking or whatever?

[@AngeloValverde-z9e]

Just wondering if you ever got the pattern into PDF form. It's been 2 years.

[@ffaubert1]

Thank you so much for this. I've been working to make a pattern for this since I saw the original video. My sizes are about the same as yours but I was having nothing but problems with the lacing holes. Thanks again for one of my wife's Christmas presents 👍

[@OCO-ek9ej]

Hermosas 💞

[@nestorramalhorozpoveda9072]

Belíssimas, show de bola ⚽️ 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👊🇧🇷

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

São horrorosas como muitas pessoas.

[@philcloutier6515]

Can you include written instructions with the pattern? I cut the bottom and side pieces seperately by accident

[@davidwilliams1383]

I'm confused. The lace is 1/4 inch = 4/16ths You said you would use a punch that is 1/16th larger. 4 + 1 = 5, or 5/16ths However, you stated you used a 3/16ths punch. Did you actually use a 3/16ths or a 5/16ths punch? Thank you for this otherwise great project idea and pattern pack.

[@davidbruno818]

The math or the word larger/smaller?

[@maddawgnoll]

I'm sure he meant 5/16" holes, and just misspoke. It happens. Definitely looks to be that way with how easy he pulled the lace through

[@Blackdragonproject]

I just tested and can confirm that the punch should be 3/16th. 5/16th is way too big and leaves quite large gaps around 1/4 inch lace. I also tried with a #4 (5/32), and it is too tight to pull through without a lot of difficulty and leaves the lace looking folded and compresses. So I'm off to buy another punch!

[@pedromaldonado4291]

Yep, I'm from Brazil and got confused the same way when I looked at my ruler with some conversions from inch to cm... since they have some dozens and hundredths, would you guys know what I could use to make it work down here? I imagine something like: punch = 5cm hole and lace 6.25cm or try to go to 6.5cm (but still a bit confused cause I thought it should be the opposite)

[@ogre6548]

Are vertical card wallets still for sale. I can’t find any on the website?

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

This is great! Patterns ordered. :-)

[@gwapsgarcia]

cute phone bag is in style

[@D4VIDF]

I wonder how it would look if you tried this using some leather cord in a contrasting color??

[@Corter]

that was often times done! it looks nice too :)

[@mikesleatherline9719]

hi what would you sell the bags thanks

[@maddawgnoll]

Whatever the market in your area will be willing to pay

[@Domestos99percent]

are these for men also?

[@elund408]

put a belt loop on the back of the smaller one and its a belt pouch.

[@hamboza010]

it's beautiful but if u add some accessories or something to it it'll be more beauty

[@magdahurtado3187]

👍👍

[@TheCleric42]

The scoutmaster in me wishes you’d have tied a figure eight knot instead of an overhand knot as a stopper.

[@lylagothard9989]

Love this pattern. But if the lace is 1/4“ and we need to add 16th of an inch would be 5/16th. Perhaps i misunderstood the video

[@lylagothard9989]

i added a back pocket by cutting 2 front pieces and putting it on the back

[@maxjosephwheeler]

*Awe....you missed your chance, you should have made it "Peasant Vuitton" lol.*

[@elund408]

im having 70s flashbacks

[@pdbsstudios7137]

that seems a bad way to attach a handle

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

Nice work but these bags are HORRIBLE.

[@Corter]

😩 hard disagree but everyone has their own style!

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

@@CorterYes. Next time papers bag. Thank you.

[@katherinebrown5720]

Why are they horrible?