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Klum House founder Ellie Lum has been a professional bag designer and maker for over twenty years. At age 18, she co-founded a custom messenger bag company called R.E. Load...

Hardware can sometimes be intimidating for bag making newbies, but it shouldn’t be! Rivets, snaps, buckles, O-rings — these metal details are like the icing on the cake, adding weight,...

Fabric for practicality If you’ve ever made a bag from a Klum House kit, you know that we are big fans of waxed canvas around here. Waxed canvas is our...

Tubular rivets are extra-strength rivets. They work really well on projects where the straps really need that extra hold in order to stand up to the wear and tear and...

Rivets are, hands-down, the most-used piece of hardware in any Klum House bag project. Rivets are metal fasteners that make it possible to attach leather to your bag (like tote...

If you plan on doing lots of bag making, at some point you might want to learn how to make leather straps!  In this article, you'll learn how to cut...

In this video, Ellie goes over her top tips and tricks for bag making with Pendleton® wool. We are so excited to offer Limited Edition Maker Kits with Pendleton® Wool! Now you...

Three different ways to set double cap rivets for attaching leather straps and details to bag projects: classic setting, with a leather reinforcement tab, and with a leather reinforcement washer.

Guest Blog Post by Brittani of Untitled Thoughts When we designed the Woodland Dopp Kit, our goal was to create a pattern with the simplest possible construction—a quick, easy, and...