Fashion upcycling: Create a backpack with second-hand clothes

Overview

“Let’s decide what size our makeup bag should be. You can make it as big or small as you want. Then, let’s cut the pieces we need for our bag. ”

In this video lesson Luisa Hurtado addresses the topic: Designing your Makeup Bag with Scraps, Cutting & Assembling, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fashion upcycling: Create a backpack with second-hand clothes. Transform second-hand garments into unique fashion pieces! Create your own upcycled backpack and accessories..

Partial transcription of the video

“We are making a multipurpose bag. You can use it for your makeup, for your pens and pencils, for your cables, for chargers, literally for anything. It kind of helps you to hold everything together and if you follow these measurements, it actually fits inside your backpack. I want this project to be 100% reused items where I only use things that I already have. I don't want to use a new zipper for this project. However, if you have one laying around, you can incorporate it. If you want to make a larger makeup bag or notebook holder, you can put different scrap pieces together to obtain a lar...”

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Course summary for: Fashion upcycling: Create a backpack with second-hand clothes

• Level: Beginner
• 170 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 26m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  DIY, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Upcycling