Brooklyn Backpack Paper Pattern

These detailed instructions and full-size patterns offer a step-by-step guide to creating a make a functional backpack.

Specifications

• Finished Dimensions: 13.5 x 12.5 x 5.5 in. (34.29 x 31.75 x 13.97 cm)
• Material: Paper
• Includes 1 Paper Pattern & Instructions

Additional Items Required to Complete (not included)

• 3 to 4 oz (1.2 to 1.6 oz) Semi-Firm Leather (10-15 sq. ft.)
• Zippers and Zipper Pulls (2)
• 1.125" Center Bar Buckles (2)
• D-Ring
• Rivets (8)
• Snaps (2)
• Rectangular Rings (2)
• Thread
• Knife
• Straight Edge
• Mallet
• Scratch Awl
• Binder Clips or Similar
• Wing Divider
• Round Drive Punches
• Pricking Irons / Stitching Chisels
• Harness Needles
• Snap Setter & Rivet Setter

Optional Tools

• Preferred Adhesive
• Stitching Horse to hold leather pieces while stitching.
• Sanding Sticks for sanding edges.
• Multi-size Wood Slicker to burnish edges.
• Gum Tragacanth for burnishing edges.
• Cotton Swab to apply burnishing solution.
• Leatherworking Hammer

Related Items

• Brooklyn Backpack Kit