Design, make, and take home a fully custom Mondo Muse messenger bag,  built by you from real upcycled outdoor gear.

Join us at IntoCarry's studio in Brunswick for a hands-on bag making workshop where you'll learn the foundations of sewing and pattern construction, no experience required. Over 12 practical hours, our experienced makers will guide you step-by-step as you design and construct a functional, one-of-a-kind crossbody bag from diverted textile waste.

Every bag you make keeps an average of [x] metres of outdoor gear out of landfill. No two bags will ever look the same — because no two pieces of rescued fabric are the same.

What To Expect

Everyone makes and takes home a custom messenger bag.

• Session 1 - Get set up on the machine and learn the basics. You'll make the internal pocket, install the buckles and webbing, and finish the liner. By the end of night one you'll have a complete bag interior. Remember to bring your small daily accessories so you can customise the pocket to suit your gear
  
  
• Session 2&3 - Cut and customise the bags exterior from reclaimed materials. Build the exterior pockets and learn to bind edges on a domestic and industrial sewing machine. By the end of these sessions you'll have customised and connected all the key parts of the bag. 
  
  
• Session 4 - Finish the bags accessories. Build and attach the shoulder pad, attach it to the shoulder straps, and add all the final buckles and friction locks. Snip, burn, done.
  

What you learn

We built this course as an all inclusive starting point for beginner sewers. So here is everything you gain in this course. 

1. Complete Foundations - How to use a sewing machine from scratch, or build on what you know. Includes time on an industrial walking foot.
   
   
2. Work with Sewing Patterns - How to read and work with sewing patterns so you can make anything off a pattern at home.
   
   
3. Creative Mentorship - Push yourself creatively. We have allotted time for experimenting. Our teachers will offer and support you explore ways to customise your bag (appliqué, custom patches and more). We encourage you to bring fabric from home to add to you bag. 
   
   
4. Sew Technical Fabric - How to work with ripstop polyester, nylon and other technical materials. Great if you want to use XPAC or Cordura in the future.
   
   
5. Work With Hardware - You'll be installing buckles and friction locks, and using foam to make shoulder pads. Useful to customise your existing gear or for designs of your own in the future.  

Each Ticket Includes

• All the materials required to make a custom messenger bag
• 12x hours of class time and mentorship from an experienced sewer and teacher.
• The PDF Pattern and instructions. So you can make it again at home. 
• A unique experience with great people
• A relaxed small class environment
• All sewing equipment and machines provided.

Perfect to do with a friend or by yourself. Bring along a friend and receive a discount of $50 (reach out and we'll send you a discount code). 

Each class is limited and strictly subject to availability.

Studio Location: 2 Duckett St, Brunswick VIC 3056