How to sew a backpack from old jeans, cotton or synthetics - choice of pattern and accessories, step by step guide, photo ideas

Today, stores offer customers a wide assortment of a variety of backpacks, toboches and satchels. However, such a variety does not make it easy to choose the right option.

In addition, these days more valued not products of industrial tailoring, and author's accessories. Based on all of the above, the appropriate decision will be to study how to sew a backpack with your own hands.

What inventory is needed

To make your own knapsack, you will need things like:

needle;
thread of the appropriate color;
thimble;
tailor's scissors;
a washcloth for marking;
cloth.

The material for the backpack must meet the requirements of durability and wear resistance. It also must not pose a threat to human health. Aesthetic appeal will not be out of place. Most often, accessories like satchels and torbochek sew:

From denim. Use a fabric that does not contain elastane.
Cotton. It has the ability to hold its shape and has advantages such as breathability and tactile pleasantness.
Synthetic. It arouses interest with a variety of shades and patterns. Bags sewn from it often do not require additional decoration. The disadvantages are not good enough air and moisture permeability, as well as the ability to absorb odors.

Backpack lining can be:

Satin. Characteristic features - density, reliability, resistance to wear and tear.
Viscose. More reliable than satin variant.
Kupro. Externally, this material is similar to natural silk, it is soft and elastic.
Made of polyester. Advantages - durability, ease of care, resistance to dirt.
Mesh. It consists of cells, has good breathable properties.
Made of taffeta. Advantages - rigidity and ability to hold the form.

Choice of accessories

When sewing a backpack, it is necessary to use accessories. It can be made by hand or taken from an unnecessary satchel, windbreaker or blouse. As decorations are suitable:

buckles and clasps from outdated items;
leather or textile fringe;
buttons of original design;
beads, paillettes, rhinestones, glass beads
braid, fringe
ropes of different colors;
appliquéd pictures of felt;
patchwork, ribbon embroidery.

When choosing decorations, it is worth paying attention to the fact that any kind of bags are exposed to mechanical nature and quickly get dirty. It is irrational if the accessory becomes unusable because of such a little thing as a frayed applique or a detached button.Removable accessories will simplify the cleaning of the product and allow you to update it by replacing some decorations for others.

Backpack patterns

If you are new to needlework and have no idea how to sew a backpack with your own hands, you can't do without a pattern. She - an invaluable assistant to novice craftsmen. There are ready-made patterns for backpacks, on which all sizes are indicated. The simplest version consists of a template of the main part of the backpack, the flap and the pocket.

To build a pattern yourself, you need to prepare:

A sheet of paper (tracing paper will do, you can also use a newspaper page);
a simple pencil;
centimeter;
ruler and square.

The template needed for rounding corners can be made by yourself. For this purpose, you should draw on a piece of cardboard a circle with a radius of 18 - 20 cm and cut out a segment equal to 1/3.

As for measurements, for sewing a shoulder bag, you need only two:

width of the shoulders;
The height of the back from the waist.

It is necessary to sketch on the prepared sheet of a rectangle, a width smaller than the width of the shoulders. It is worth paying attention so that the satchel does not go below the waist - it will be extremely uncomfortable.

The second step should be to draw a vertical line through the center of the rectangle. Then you have to bend the sheet along the drawn axis, and to draw the contours of the torobochka. Cut must be strictly on them - this is a guarantee of symmetry. If the plan of auxiliary elements (pockets, lids, sliding bottom), they must be marked on the base pattern, combining dimensions.

Children's model

Babies love torbochkas, stylized as animals. It is not difficult to cut out funny ears or glue eyes-buttons, and the baby will gasp with delight.

Experienced craftswomen recommend necessarily narrowing the top in relation to the bottom on the basic pattern. It is desirable that the backpack had a triangular cross-section. Bottom is calculated on the template. It is better to make it from 2 parts, stairs, securing the edges of the steps with a strong cord.

The upper part of the backpack is convenient to tighten on a cord. For the safety of stored items, you can make a flap that hinges. Decor in the form of a pompon looks good on children's accessories.

If the child is a schoolboy, it is appropriate to sew a removable lining with compartments for notebooks and textbooks. Each compartment may have its own clasp. The material is suitable thin, durable and unmarkable.

Making denim satchel

Below will be considered how to sew a backpack from old jeans. To work, you should stock up on unnecessary jeans pants, a piece of lining fabric, thread and a sewing machine.

To sew a satchel, you must:

Cut the foot and back seams of the old jeans.
The front seam is cut all the way down to the codpiece.
Fold the parts in a certain way and sew on with a hinge stitch.
Sew the front stitching.
Remove excess fabric with scissors on the inside out and sew the back seam.
Join the front and back piece, and stitch along the bottom.
From the sides of the workpieces fold corners to form a bottom. Sew with a sewing machine.
Make straps from denim. Insert them at the bottom of the side seams and stitch.
Cut lining based on backpack size. Sew side seams and bottom seams. Finish the bottom by stitching the corners.
Tuck the lining into the backpack by folding the top seams. Sew a machine seam into the waist seam.
Cut the flap.
Fold both elements of the flap and sew the seams with skirting. Sew the pocket onto it.
Cut shoulder parts of straps. Cover and stitch with cushioning. Attach buckles so you can adjust the length.
To connect the shoulder strap and with the flap from the bag, cut off the back of the pants. Sew according to the chosen scheme.
Cut a lace from the lining fabric. Pull it through the cord, making the entry holes. The ends are decorated with jeans stoppers. Sew the same stoppers on the bottom of the straps.
Sew the second fastener detail. Stylish backpack ready to use!