DIY Box: The Ultimate Crossbody
134,00 € incl. tax, plus shipping
The Ultimate Crossbody - your new favourite handbag, made by you. With our DIY Box you can easily craft this handbag yourself. Afterwards you hold a unique piece in your hands that nobody else has!
Choose from different style options and even add your own monogram.
The Ultimate Crossbody - your new favourite handbag, made by you.
With our DIY Box you can easily make this Crossbody Bag yourself. And afterwards you hold a unique piece in your hands that nobody else has! Choose your leather colour and structure, the colour of the lining, the metal accessories and the carrying options above. Even add your own monogram.
Perfectly suitable also for beginners!
The Ultimate Crossbody is a great project if you've never worked with leather before. Glue the leather, lining, and leather fiber together, attach the metal accessories, sew the pieces together, and finish the edges. All these steps are explained in our downloadable step-by-step tutorial. In addition, there is information on the basics of leather processing: gluing, sewing & edge processing. These are explained in more detail on the first pages. And if you still don't have enough, our explanatory basic videos, to which you get access after purchasing the DIY Box, will also help you.
The Crossbody had the following measurements: 26cm wide, 16cm high, 7cm deep (at the lowest point). For orientation: it fits exactly one 0,5l water bottle from the supermarket, as well as some small things (small purse, sunglasses, make-up, keys, mobile phone).
You can't decide between all the style options? Then take a look at our decision guide!
Your beautifully packaged DIY box contains everything you need to make your Crossbody Bag.
leather, reinforcement & lining
- Leather parts in the colour and leather structure of your choice, cut out and provided with seam holes
- Reinforcement parts made of leather fibre fabric, cut out and matching the leather parts
- Canvas lining parts in the colour of your choice, cut out and matching the rest of the pieces
Metal accessories in light gold or silver
- Two-piece click buckle for fastening to the flap and the front of the bag, including screws and fastening braces
- Key for the click buckle to close the click mechanism >> "Byebye lost purse!"
- 2 D-rings to attach your chosen carrying option > Both the chain and the statement belt are attached to the side of the D-rings Some photos might still show the old bag version where the chains were attached to the bag flap from above, but this is no longer up to date.
- Optional (you can add more carrying options when ordering for an additional fee):
- necklace with carabiners, long (110cm) to wear around the neck
- necklace with carabiners, short (60cm) to wear over the shoulder
- Statement strap with carabiners, strap of your choice in 1.25 cm for individual shortening, with matching leather connectors for re-harnessing
Supplementary materials & tools
- Sewing thread in the corresponding colour of the leather
- Saddle needles with blunt point, 3 pieces (1 replacement)
- Document clamps, to hold the leather pieces together when sewing, 3 pieces
- Leather glue for gluing lining and leather, 3x30ml
- Brush, to apply the leather glue
- Edge colour in the colour of the leather, 30ml
- Basecoat as primer before the application of the edge paint, 30ml
- edge roller pen to apply the basecoat and edge paint
- Abrasive sponge to roughen the edge between applications of the edge paint (for better adhesion of the individual layers)
Step-by-Step Guide & Videos
- Link to the downloadable manual with basic explanations for gluing, sewing and edge processing, as well as all steps for the production of your Crossbody Bag with text and photos
- Access links to our three explanatory videos for the basics of leather processing
All materials that we send you with the DIY Box have been carefully selected and tested by us in advance. When selecting materials, we make sure that they are easy and uncomplicated to use, so that even beginners can get on well with the DIY Box.
The leather
We obtain our chrome-tanned cowhide from an Italian tannery whose customers include major Italian luxury leather goods manufacturers. Chrome tanning ensures that your leather accessories are durable and resistant to scratches, water and other everyday influences. Unlike vegetable tanning, chrome-tanned leather does not develop a patina, which means it does not age by touch and does not discolour over time. With a smooth leather version and a leather with grain embossing there is something for every taste. Our colours are classics like black, taupe or blush, but we also offer seasonal colours like fuchsia or pastel mint.
The other materials
The lining for our leather accessories is a canvas fabric, which is particularly dense, smooth and soft due to its special weave and has a shiny upper side. Due to the diagonal weave, the fabric frays less easily than, for example, with horizontal and vertical weave and with its noble finish it provides a perfect complement to your leather accessories - of course without stealing the show from the leather.
The metal parts that we enclose in the DIY box provide great highlights and turn your leather accessory into a real masterpiece. You can even choose between two different colours, depending on whether you prefer golden accessories or belong to the "silver" team! We select the pieces so that they can be easily attached either by hand or with an enclosed small tool. Further machines or tools are not necessary.
Our edge color comes from a well-known Italian manufacturer who supplies leather goods producers from all over the world. When it comes to edge colour, it is particularly important that both the base coat (primer) and the top coat (edge colour) are of high quality. On the one hand they must adhere well to the surface and be resistant to scratches and impacts, but on the other hand they must also retain their flexibility and not break at curves or bends. We obtain the edge colour in large canisters in the basic colours and then mix these according to special formulas precisely matched to the leather colours offered here.
The leather sewing thread is another material that is very important for the durability and quality of your leather accessories. The special saddler thread is a waxed and twisted polyster thread. This is both durable and easy to handle: it is soft and durable and very colourful. Due to the waxed surface it does not cut into the leather and glides nicely through the prepared seam holes.
The tool
Because we want you to have fun getting creative with your DIY box and you can start right after receiving your box, we have included all the tools you need. All tools are so easy to use that no additional explanation is required. By the way, the tools are still used for traditional leather crafting.
The Guide & Videos Tutorials
Of course, high-quality and matching materials are only half the story!
Also the preparation of the materials and a detailed step-by-step instruction are important to create your very own leather accessories with fun and without uncertainty. We prepare the leather parts with holes so that you only have to glue the parts to the lining and "thread" the yarn through the prepared holes. A successful result is guaranteed! In our video tutorials we explain all the necessary basic knowledge of leather crafting like the saddle seam, the correct gluing of leather and lining as well as the processing and application of the edge color. Our tutorials describe step by step for each leather accessory what you have to do and when to make your accessories. A printed version of the instructions is included in your DIY box.
Personalize your selfmade leather accessories with an embossing!
When embossing, you can choose the colour of the monogram as well as the position and text. Depending on which position you choose, you will be shown the appropriate quotes, stamps and individual text options.
The monogram is always in Times New Roman in capital letters with a font height of 8mm. Furthermore you can choose from the following symbols (just copy here and paste them into the text field above): ✈ ♥ ︎ ︎ ★ # & @ ? ! + - and a dog paw. To select the dog paw, please enter the character § in the text field.
If you would like to order more than one embossing, you can activate the checkbox "Select another embossing" and select the personalizations again.
Of course you can also give the DIY boxes as a gift.
For this purpose we have gift cards and packaging available in various designs.
The following options are available:
To order a gift card simply activate the checkbox "Add gift card" and select the desired design. Furthermore you have the possibility to enter an individual text, which we will write by hand on the card for you.
If you want to choose a special gift wrap for the box, check the box "Add gift wrap". You can then choose from different designs for different occasions.
When ordering, you can either enter the delivery address of the recipient directly, or have the items sent to you and hand over the gift personally. Be careful to change an order with several items into single orders if not all items are gifts. In both cases you will receive the invoice for your order by email, it will not be included in the package.
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