Bag Designer – 4 Week Workshop

Ever wanted to learn how to design and create your very own handbags, totes & purses? This class will show you how. From sketch to finished bag, you’ll learn all the design & sewing secrets behind making your own bags with all the pockets, zippers & straps you can dream up!

This workshop is taught by Ruby Gertz who has been designing and creating her own bags since she was a teen. She has a BFA in Fashion Design from Pratt institute in Brooklyn. And in this class she’ll share with you all her skills for taking a  bag from a concept in your head to an actual bag that you’ll leave class with.

In this 4 week workshop you’ll learn the following:

• How to plan and sketch out the design for your dream bag
• How to construct the bag exterior & lining using different shape variations
• How to work with different materials including interfacings, different weights of bag making fabrics, even some faux leather & faux suede
• How to add pockets (zippered, open, flaps, etc) where you want them
• Techniques for different types of closures (zippers, snaps, buttons, velcro, etc.)
• Adding straps & handles

All reasonable supplies (3 yards of the fabrics of your choice for exterior & lining, 1 yard interfacing, endless fabric scraps, leather & faux leather scraps, 2 zippers, 1 magnetic snap, endless buttons, velcro, thread, etc) are included with this class. If you need special supplies beyond what is included, you can purchase on your own and bring to class.