Bristol School of Sewing and Textiles

These gorgeous, funky, fully lined backpacks can be made in a variety of  fabrics. Once you have mastered how to sew this wonderful backpack you will be inundated with requests from friends & family, fantastic gifts!

You will learn:                                        

• To measure, create and cut a pattern    
• Cut a variety of fabrics
• Add a lining with pocket
• Insert zips
• Add a handle, slider & lobster clips

Approx. Finished Dimensions: 7” wide by 3” deep, 11” tall [17.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 28 cm]

Materials needed:

• 5/8 metre Exterior Fabric
• 5/8 metre Lining Fabric (includes interior pocket)
• 1 x 18”/40.6 cm head-to-head handbag zipper for top closure or a standard zip as the head to head zips are hard to get hold of
• 1 x 10”/25.4 cm handbag zipper for front pocket closure (View A) OR 14mm magnetic snap/size 24 metal spring snap (View B)
• 1”-wide d-ring AND 1 ½”-wide strap slider AND 1 ½”-wide swivel snap [25mm d-ring, 38mm strap slider and swivel snap]
• 1.5 metres of 1 ½”-wide cotton webbing OR ADD ¼ metre to Exterior fabric requirement (1 yd total) for making a fabric strap

Suitable for: Someone who can use a sewing machine and is confident making simple accessories.

Tutor: Emma