Making a simple leather lady sling bag

[@mariejhenanedolly]

This is captivating. I barely blink my eyes while i was watching the tutorial. Beautiful, well done!

[@sthunda7132]

It may be a "simple" bag but there is absolutely nothing simple about making it. The whole process was intricate, really intrigued and have a whole new respect for those who make leather goods by hand.

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@joanneip1271]

Fabulous! Your wife is a lucky lady! Looking forward to your other creations! :)

[@royalbookshopper]

Thank you for a very informative video with NO annoying chatter. This is one of the few vids where I did not have to mute the sounds and listen to painfully boring and slow dialogue on how to construct this purse. I would be very interested in seeing a vid on how to make an organizer purse, with a wallet section built into the interior or on the outside of the purse. Thanks!

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!! Please check out my channel, I have a playlist of make a leather biker wallet, it covers the inner card slots and compartments making! And many other videos, hope you find them useful!!!

[@CasaErwin]

My only negative comment would be about the strap. I very much like the bag itself. I especially like the closure. I believe that's called a Sam Brown button.

[@garyipip]

+Dale Erwin Thank you!!! I never know the name of the closure design, thank you for that!!!

[@dallasmandy]

I like the strap. I could easily adjust something like that to fit my height, and cut off the extra. And there's no buckle to get hung on delicate clothing.

[@mzeemombasa.3456]

You are a meticulous technical teacher as well, i have learnt something productive thank you.

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@garyipip]

This video is about how I made this bag for my wife...

[@fish110233]

garyipip 請問係用咩皮AND邊度可以買到?

[@garyipip]

***** cow leather brought in Sham Shui Po... Thanks!!!

[@yadiramar2001]

+garyipip fotos de luis cuevas

[@fn5685]

Water base furniture polishing

[@nourimene1881]

garyipip so romantique 😍😍

[@jackimullinax6541]

Wow you made that look so easy! Now I gotta try my hand at it. Thanks for sharing! Great vid!

[@leatherman651]

Very nice work.Even with no dialog, your demonstration was easy enough to follow. I have enjoyed several of your videos. Thank you for doing them.

[@garyipip]

Leather Man Thank you very much!!!

[@nana19-d7x]

This bag looks so useful! So cool!

[@arleneportsmouth1263]

Absolutely fabulous techniques! Initially gave it two thumbs up for not having any crappy high pitched whiny or porn music to distract us.

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!! I was actually looking for music to begin with, but youtube is very sensitive to copyrights, hence no music at all!!! Best regards.

[@mariecjimenezcolon]

Such a relaxing video!!! very nice purse!!!

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@Khamomil]

That's a beautiful piece and the workmanship is exquisite and fascinating to watch. My only issue is with the knots stopping the strap on the inside. I expected a more elegant system in keeping with the rest.

[@spiritmoonwalker]

i love all the tools you use and how fascinating and almost magical it looks to make it and how relaxing it must be . it makes me wanna go and take a leather bag making class!!! good job!

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

You learn all the time. I agree very easy way shown how to do and nice video. Gary, can you tell me what type of thread you used. just exact one you use and brand. I do sometimes leather work and learned from internet video and pictures. also you used glue(type and brand name). I used diff. glues and recently bought Ecoweld glue from Tandy and not bad. Thanks for nice video.

[@garyipip]

Bazlur Rahman Thank you!!! The thread I used is 210D (approx. 2mm thick) waxed polyester thread, I brought it from a local store, definitely made in china, nothing special. The glue is a Hong Kong brad called "Rubstik Tropic Contact Adhesive", definitely made in china as well, cheap and it gets the job done, but it gets thicker after a few time of use, so if you can find something good from Tandy, that's great!!! happy stitching!!!

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

Thanks for advice. I use Tandy stuffs all the time and also import from USA or Japan or China online. After reading in blogs everybody told that best one by Kach company Ritza tiger thread or ordered them . I have to make good ones to sell them in ebay and online. I have made and sold something before, but mostly I sell shaving stuffs made by me and have ebay and etsy store. I learnt everything watching video from youtube and online(self learner and got some hints from your video too) handcraftedbybazlur.com/

[@garyipip]

Bazlur Rahman WOW, your shaving stuffs are masterpieces, all elegant art work!!! Excellent!!!

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

Thanks. I do make fishing stuffs and lanyards too.

[@jenniferpaull9713]

Absolutely Beautiful craftsman ship. Thank you for tutorial.

[@rahebulsk4844]

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[@MirDesir]

Wow! Your a true artist and inspiration! Awesome work!

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@sadracademy]

dude that's awesome. Thanks for sharing, everything was cool and i believe you could make it even better by using a leather strap from the very same leather that you used for the bag... and a little bit talking or even a background music could help.

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@o2dab3000]

Love your work. Would love this pattern!!

[@garyipip]

+Renee Cunningham Thank you!

[@Rophoenix]

Beautiful bag especially with the interior pig skin was cute ....thanks for the video.

[@garyipip]

Rophoenix Thank you very much!!!

[@bixo5191]

Un gran trabajo y un acabado magnífico.ENORABUENA

[@garyipip]

+Jose Antonio Lorente Castilla Thank you!!!

[@HackThePlanetNow]

Beautiful piece. The only thing I am not a huge fan of is the strap but still great. Also I would add a French binding or turn over binding to the front piece (not the flap) so that you would see some of the pig skin binding from the front I think that would look awesome. But with all that said you gave me some great ideas and made an awesome piece.

[@garyipip]

+Jason Becker Thank you very much and thanks for your advice!!! I too am not a fan of the strap too!!! Best regards!!!

[@jenniferromano7500]

+garyipip BEAUTIFUL! Please put bags up for sale!

[@Melanie-hz8fr]

Highly appreciated for those recommendations

[@lindalai1406]

At 15:49 I glanced 笑傲江湖 novel you put in the sling bag, I just didn't think of the book has such additional benefits until now. Thanks for posting the video, I enjoyed them a lot.

[@deepdiver849]

Your tutorials are great ! Is it possible to do a tutorial on how you make and sew this particular type of gusset, as this video didn’t show how you sew the curve on this gusset. I know you have another video on sewing gusset,but this gusset is different.

[@CantrellLeatherGoods]

I know I’m late commenting on this but I’ve watched this several times and it’s in my “saved” file. It’s in there because I am a huge fan of the way you do your work. You layout your patterns to make the very best use of your leather with such minimal waste. Not doing so drives me nuts. So much went into producing the leather we use and to be wasteful is just disrespectful to me. Your use of a coin to make your corners. It is such a simple “low tech” way of doing it but it works perfectly - why mess with that. The way you mark your stitch line BEFORE you bevel your edges and lastly but not finally (because there’s a hundred other things you do that really inspire me) the way you do your saddle stitch. Consistently traditional. I’m just a HUGE fan.

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@fathirizkimauladi8790]

i was wondering how do u measure the half circle upon the bag side ? (side that give the bag it's shape)

[@sorayayousuf2949]

Very very very gooooooood 👏👏🌼🌼🌼🌼

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much

[@mufitcan139]

Love the silence :) I wonder do you have any patterns for this, i'm going to try to make this bag :) great work :)

[@garyipip]

Müfo Can Thank you, I am working on organizing the patterns on my spare time, I hope I can get it done soon!!!

[@teganyu7530]

I love your videos! All of them) your works are amazing! Im big fan of you!

[@garyipip]

+Tatiana Yukina Thank you very much!!!

[@ShKD245]

Wow, I immediately subscribed. Wish I knew what tools you used

[@garyipip]

Thanks for the sub!

[@mzeemombasa.3456]

When God said i will bless the work of your hands i think he meant something like this you are blessed

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@psulse]

where can I get the tools you used? I am making frame bags for my Harley. You sure do make it look easy, very talented to say the least. Thanks for the video.

[@garyipip]

+psulse Thank you very much!!! I got my tools from local stores in Hong Kong!!! I am sure you can find some good tools online!!!

[@CasaErwin]

+psulse One place I've found online that has good leather working tools at a reasonable price is Goods Japan. And they offer free shipping worldwide.

[@j0shu480]

What type of glue did you use for this? It's very spreadable. The contact cement I use isn't near this easy to work with.

[@garyipip]

+j0shu480 The glue is called "Rubstik contact adhesive", bought from a local store in Hong Kong!!!

[@j0shu480]

+garyipip thanks!

[@garyvick8858]

very impressive work. my wife is asking for something similar so I watched your vid. I was looking for ideas for the bags interior. pockets and such. while watching I was instructed in technique ideas twice. thank you. any ideas on the inside she has to organize everything.

[@garyipip]

+Gary Vick Thank you very much!!! for the inside, you may stitch one additional piece of leather with an opening for a inner pocket!!!

[@folakeadio3269]

good

[@jinakim7150]

is your knif so good that you cut leather that well or is it just about technic? I make leather goods also but you're amazing!!

[@garyipip]

+Jina KIM Thank you!!! A regular cutter from stationery store will do the job, its about sharpness, the good thing about these kind of cutter is the blade is replaceable.

[@cyiaslappy8596]

This is simply fascinating! And how lovely that you put in this effort to hand craft a gift for your wife! How long does it take from first cut to finished product?

[@garyipip]

+Cyia Slappy Thank you very much!!! It took about 2 days work!!!

[@chew-dur1372]

this is so damn impressive! How much will it be IF the bag is to be sold?

[@ВладимирУрка]

Привет! Очень хорошая работа!))

[@TheSlevinExperiencee]

do you have like a blog where there is like a list of the leather tools you used

[@eddiemartinez8173]

Look on KZbin Leather tools for beginners

[@HarveyXE]

This is video is perfect for me because I want to do the same thing for my girlfriend. Can you tell me the list of tools that you used to make this very nice purse?

[@garyipip]

+Harvey Magana Hi, thank you!!! The tools are the usual stuff, cutter, beveller, burnisher, stitching irons, and palette knife for glues, a mallet, needles and threads!!! I will make a video about tools very soon!!!

[@HarveyXE]

Awesome! Thanks for getting back to me.

[@garyipip]

+Harvey Magana No problem!!! happy stitching!!!

[@namvetsgt71ify]

Hi Gary- another beautiful piece! You make it look so simple. Did I miss where you punched holes in the gussets? How did you calculate the width of the gusset? Finally Does anyone know where I can buy the hole punching chisels like these? All I have are 1/8" ones from Tandy and they are way too big. Great video! TYVM-J

[@garyipip]

+John Boyd Thank you!!! I didn't punch holes in the gussets!!! The gusset is 3 inches wide, a wider gusset makes the front flap shorter, so it doesn't really matter!!! happy stitching!!!

[@namvetsgt71ify]

+garyipip Gary- Sorr, but I meant the holes in the gussets for sewing it in place. BTW -What size of chisels do you use for your hand sewing on small leather projects? I have seen some on EBay that are. 3, .4, .5 mm. Thanks again, John

[@CasaErwin]

+John Boyd Yeah, Tandy is not a good place to buy these types of chisels. They are commonly called "pricking irons" and one good place I've found to buy them online is from Goods Japan. Several places sell them, but Goods Japan offers free shipping worldwide. I was a little hesitant at first, but I have found their tools to be of very good quality.

[@namvetsgt71ify]

+Dale Erwin Thank you. Will have a look there. I started leather work 12 years ago, when I spent 3 months in a VA hospital. I am happy to find other sources for tools, materials and lots of advice!

[@CasaErwin]

John Boyd BTW, you notice that Gary said he did not punch holes in the gussets. These pricking irons are normally only used to mark the location of the stitching holes and do not go all the way through. The holes are then made with a diamond-shaped stitching awl. However, I think I would be tempted to mark the gussets very lightly with the pricking iron just to know how many holes to punch into the main body piece. After punching the location of the stitching holes in the main body piece, the gusset is then cemented to the main piece and the holes are punched all the way through the two pieces with the awl. At least that's the way I do it.

[@RaquelGonzalezShop]

Hello Gary. thanks for this beautiful tutorial! Someone asked above but was not replied and I'm also wondering. what do you cover the endges with? I've been looking for this forever as to avoid having to turn edges (which we know is a pain lol) please let me know and I'll be forever grateful :-)

[@garyipip]

+RAQUEL GONZALEZ Thank you! The thread is 201D (approx. 2mm thick) waxed polyester… you need edge coating for sealing the edge, I don't have any suggestion, because I just can't find any good stuff here in Hong Kong!!!

[@misslinJ]

Hey, nice end result! What kind of thread did you use to sew? How thick is it and is it waxed?

[@garyipip]

Linda Jamnongwaree Thank you, the threads are 210D (approx. 1.5mm thick) waxed polyester!!!

[@UmaPreve]

HI, you are in Hong kong so am I! Love all your videos!

[@garyipip]

+Uma Preve (Singaporean Brown Beauty) Thank you very much!!!

[@heykrixzel]

I love this DIY and I wanted to make one soon. Could you please tell me the materials you used? ^_^

[@garyipip]

krix wargz Thank you!!! I am working on a video about tools!!! Hopefully I can finish it soon!!! Regards.

[@widyasatria1885]

whay did you use for lining? goat leather?

[@garyipip]

Widya Satria yes, a piece of 1.5mm thick goat leather.

[@widyasatria1885]

garyipip thank you

[@youtubeblogasap9818]

Where did you buy the leather

[@markbosworth2424]

What are the basic dimensions of the main leather piece laid out flat?

[@garyipip]

Mark Bosworth The main piece is 9 x 16 inches, the gussets are 3 x 5 inches.

[@PtpCrafter]

What is the product that you put on the edge of the leather, great video

[@patrickfarley8036]

Water. It's used to soften the grain for burnishing. Burnishing is the rubbing with the stick. This is done to heat up the leather slightly by friction and compress the fibres of the edge. When the water evaporates the fuzzy grains shrink, thus giving the edges a finished look.

[@2ooma]

I really enjoyed watching this.. it was so satisfying and ur an artist :)

[@garyipip]

+Chery Magdy Thank you very much!!!

[@rhiannacastillo4220]

why you are so creative

[@rhiannacastillo4220]

your so creative please teach me

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!! I have a many other videos about leather crafting, hope you enjoy!!!

[@lucymontoya5644]

me encanto, muy bien explicado gracias

[@garyipip]

+Lucy Montoya Thank you!!!

[@WoodnMetalShoppe]

Nice job. Do you have a pattern or dimensions?

[@adinaweinand4369]

This is great! Could you please share with me the measurements for the pieces?

[@garyipip]

Adina Weinand Thank you!!! the bag is 9 inches wide, and about 6 inches height, the gusset is 3 inches deep!!!

[@FunmiOladipo]

Straight forward and helpful thanks

[@garyipip]

Funmi Oladipo Thank you!!!

[@johnnytchung1762]

工作水準高非常專業，就是既然要作為敎學作用 就不要做得那麼快，詳細一點，用料 用具細節都應該動作慢和清楚一點。我們不須要看妳表演我們要學習。

[@amaliagallucci33]

Bravissimo!! Complimenti!!

[@hollyjo1909]

Can you tell me where you get your leather? I am having a hard time finding affordable leather

[@garyipip]

+Holly Topor Hi, I got my leathers from some local stores in Hong Kong!!!

[@selmad.gienger289]

+Holly Topor If there is any problem to order the leather at ecopell (because it is for business ...) , let me know. We find a solution ...

[@chrish5326]

www.reddit.com/r/Leathercraft/wiki/index#wiki_suppliers

[@jeffyoung4078]

Patience level 9000+

[@anasophia9711]

mesmerizing video! thanks!

[@garyipip]

Ana Sophia Thank you!!!

[@johnnyc.5979]

All that hard work paid off. Looks great. But that carrying strap? No. It looks hurried and doesn't match the vibe of the bag. And yes, I am a leather crafter as well.

[@MichelCossettek7]

tres beau sac peut on avoir le PDF pour essayé de le faire merci a l avance very nice bag can we have the PDF to try to do it thank you in advance

[@0whistler0]

hello, love the video you made! but how did you colour your edges??? was it a kind a black wax??? never seen this befor

[@garyipip]

+0whistler0 Thank you very much!!! yes, a piece of black wax!!! but I am not getting a good result here!!!

[@vanessaguembesrondon436]

It's really awesome!

[@garyipip]

Vanessa Guembes Thank you very much!!!

[@ken1107]

Very nice!

[@garyipip]

lap ken Thank you!!!

[@nourahmed2983]

ما هى الماده المستخدمه فى الاطر اف

[@indugupta9300]

very beautiful bag

[@daisylopezartist]

Can someone tell me what kind of cord is that? Can I buy that from a hardware store?

[@garyipip]

That was a leather cord with 6mm in diameter, they usually sell it in spools where you can purchase the length you need!!!

[@daisylopezartist]

Thank you! :)

[@lukasrohulan6997]

Daisy you can try sewing machine transmission cord. It works well too.

[@rolandfitzgerald1475]

What kind of thread did ta use?

[@Fenky88]

whats the name of that tools to make a stiches?

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!! please refer to this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aquuoKCqi5mpfLs

[@Dee-cg2fx]

Beautiful Bag.

[@tikka7mm402]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@manuaro8574]

en qué parte del mundo estás??

[@iwk100]

Well, the video is well done. I simply miss the pattern in order to make my own.

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@khongoroozul]

Hi what type of leather is that strap do u make it or buy it What do u call it

[@garyipip]

The strap is made with leather, it's a finished product I brought from a store!!!

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

Where can I find the pattern for this bag?? I want to do one for my daughter in law and 14 yr old grand daughter, basically a matching pair.

[@garyipip]

I am sorry I don't have the pattern for it, but the main piece was about 9" x 14", and the gusset was approx 4" x 3".

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

Thank you very much for the measurements! I really appreciate it.

[@tachitocuauh7857]

hola por favor y gracias me dices las medidas de las piezas de esta bolsa gracias saludos

[@garyipip]

Tachito Cuauh Thank you!!! The main piece is 9 x 16 inches, the gussets are 3 x 5 inches.

[@tachitocuauh7857]

hola Gary muchas gracias saludos

[@SheillawatyMZain]

I wish you can use a brighter / white colour leather because its not easy to catch some parts in the dark / black view

[@atulthakurinbox]

They only thing I learnt and would be useful for me is: how to cut the edges round with the coin.

[@marcuschauvin7039]

Some measurements would be good to know.

[@NhuLoan3377]

I like what did. and the belt pouch. luv it. do u sale the belt pouch my friend want to no thanks

[@garyipip]

+jade le Thank you very much!!! the belt pouch is sold!!! Best regards.

[@yadiramar2001]

+garyipip yadira marino

[@SusieLaLonde]

I replayed it over about 3 times at 10:15 to 10:17 because I was trying to figure out if you slung that metal thing off your table or if it just fell. I heard the noise and didn't catch what it was coming from at first. :) What is the wood thing that you run around the edges of the leather after you cut the pieces? I really like this bag, would like to make one for myself. I've gotta get a few tools first but I like your videos thanks!

[@garyipip]

+Susie LaLonde Yep, I probably dropped something!!! The wood thing for edges is called a wood burnisher!!! Thanks again!!!

[@SusieLaLonde]

Thanks for replying and you are very welcome!

[@natali9546]

СПАСИБО ВАМ!!! Лайк и подписка!!!

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!!

[@sargusdoaibu489]

Gan kalo alat alat buat bikin kaya gitu apa aja ? Apa ada yang sepaket alat nya buat bikin itu ?

[@celineomer4734]

Beautiful work ! Lucky her ! :D

[@garyipip]

+Celine Omer Thank you!

[@vilmarieflorenciani5158]

I love it.... I like one of this....😢

[@BeautifulIncredible]

Do you sell hand made bags? I would love to buy one from you

[@garyipip]

+BeautifulIncredible yep, I have a little slot in my friends ebay store: stores.ebay.com/onlyonehobbyhk2014/small-leather-goods-/_i.html?_fsub=12101492017 But only a few items... Thanks

[@oyyeo]

皮革工具早在幾年前就購置妥當 唉！我這豬的個性，時常想到哪就做到哪.... 好像有一堆做不完的DIY。 現在看完此手作皮革包，真想扁自己(為何像豬般生活，整天睡、吃、做春夢cc..)

[@garyipip]

紅色怪咖 I am very lazy for a lot of things too!!! happy DIYing!!!

[@oyyeo]

so???????

[@yeutchungwong7998]

Ching 我想問點解次次我用刀裁開啲皮都好費勁？就例如你用銀仔cut 得好靚，但我就次次都cut到亂嗮，係咪啲刀唔夠利？求解答，THX

[@garyipip]

yeutchung Wong 其實用乜刀唔緊要！最緊要就係磨利把刀！但係要留意把刀本身用乜嘢材料做，因為有啲刀可能做得好靚，但係啲鋼本身唔得，就磨亦都磨唔利！用Olfa文具嘅界刀就係一個幾好嘅選擇！

[@yeutchungwong7998]

明嗮，謝謝gary你一步到位嘅解答！！但想問其實圓形嘅滾刀有冇用過？想知有冇作用，睇落好似慳力啲輕鬆啲？

[@garyipip]

yeutchung Wong 你係咪講半圓形好似一把武器咁樣嗰啲呀！我冇用過，一嚟因為太貴，二嚟好似好危險咁！同埋用嗰啲刀，底嗰塊氈好緊要，如果好似我咁用文具店綠色嗰啲cutting mat就可能會比較困難，因為用界刀，我哋就向自己拉，用呢啲圓形刀就向前推，綠色cutting mat會啜着把刀！

[@yeutchungwong7998]

收到！係呀，圓形刀片有個手柄揸住，我見TB有賣緊￥10+~￥40+，不過聽你咁解釋我應該會放棄買，咁我買返你話OLFA嗰啲試試啦，唔該嗮gary。

[@garyipip]

yeutchung Wong 唔好客氣！我好多嘢都係internet 同youtube學翻嚟！我覺得如果你打算當整皮係長期嗜好，就最好投資落去啲好啲嘅工具度，因為一件有質素嘅工具可以用好耐！同埋工具係越用得耐越有味道！同皮一樣，越舊越靚！

[@RedStingBlogs]

This is some awesome asmr as well as bag making skills!! Such a beauty I love the way you work!! What is the black and clear thing you put on the edges? You then buffed them in, what is the sealant?

[@garyipip]

Thank you very much!!! the black thing rubbed on the edge was wax!!!

[@ngocanhle362]

thanks you for your video! Can you give me the pattern this bag?

[@Deni-boy562]

Здравствуйте!а можно попросить чертежи лекало этой вещи?

[@ДжонСноу-о6щ]

How do you find sizes to cut????

[@tweetaldana7639]

I love your works, you make it look easy :) thanks for sharing your works.

[@garyipip]

+Tweet Aldana Thank you very much!!!

[@thydachheavson6534]

Tell your wife that I'm very jealous, I want to have this in my life!

[@garyipip]

+Chheav Thyda Thank you!!!

[@Melanie-hz8fr]

Hi good day, can someone recommended me this video? I need the best quality leather bags of men and women supplier where I can create my own design request. Thank you for those recommendations.

[@folakeadio3269]

what is the name of the tools u used?

[@thomaswilson6408]

Thank You

[@jayshreepatel985]

nice work