This versatile and stylish bag comes in three sizes: small, medium, and large weekender—perfect for those overnight trips (fits carry-on luggage requirements)! Play with 2 different colors of kraft-tex and customize the interchangeable band with outside zipper pockets, inside passport pockets, and even knitting needle holders! Or add elastic straps and use the band by itself to carry your yoga mat or picnic blanket. The clever zipper treatment allows each of the three bags to open wide, making finding your necessities a breeze. Includes advice and tips on sewing and handling kraft-tex.

With three exterior designs to choose from, plus mix-and-match pockets and closure choices, you can make exactly the bag you want! Carry it like a tote—or use the shoulder strap for the trendy foldover shape. When you unexpectedly have your hands full, feed the shoulder strap through the convenient loop and you have a backpack! The pattern also includes a clever and useful purse organizer that you can use to make switching bags a cinch. Comes with complete instructions.

Trade in your sad sack for a flashy new backpack in brilliant kraft-tex—the textile that looks like leather but sews like fabric. Weaving kraft-tex into beautifully textured panels, you'll learn advanced bag-making techniques: adding interior and exterior zippered pockets, a cargo pocket, adjustable straps with buckles and eyelets, purse feet, and a swivel hook. The perfect accessory for your backpack, the woven wristlet attaches to the bag, but you'll love to carry it solo!

It’s the hot new substrate that wears like leather but sews up like fabric—create more with kraft-tex! This game-changing material is the perfect accent for wallets, totes, and purses. Don’t fall into the same traps as beginning bag-makers. Experts Betsy La Honta and Gailen Runge use their design skills to teach you everything about sewing with kraft-tex. Get your needle know-how, sew the right seam allowances, and practice turning techniques. Popular bag designers share seventeen patterns for all skill levels, from a simple clutch to a roomy travel bag.

Wear it your way. With clever construction details, this must-have bag changes in an instant from large carryall to drawstring bag to sleek tote. Zip up your phone or keys in the secure outside pocket and organize other essentials in roomy interior compartments. With the look and durability of a leather bag, this pattern sews up like a dream in kraft•tex™ and cotton fabric. All pattern pieces are easy-to-cut squares, rectangles, and strips.

Fun, fresh, and fabulous! Turn up the volume with this groovy messenger bag, inspired by retro leather links of the 1970s. You’ll love creating with kraft-tex, a washable paper textile that looks like leather and sews like fabric. Hand-cut the kraft-tex links, download SVG files for super-speedy results on your digital cutting machine, or embroider the links with your computerized embroidery machine (file included!). You can finish the whole project with a standard sewing machine. A coordinating chain-link wristlet and key fob complete the tempting trio.

Trade in your sad sack for a flashy new backpack in brilliant kraft-tex--the textile that looks like leather but sews like fabric. Weaving kraft-tex into beautifully textured panels, you'll learn advanced bag-making techniques: add zippers, two types of pockets, adjustable straps with buckles and eyelets, purse feet, and a swivel hook. The perfect accessory for your backpack, the woven wristlet attaches to the bag, but you'll love to carry it solo!