Trade in your sad sack for a flashy new backpack in brilliant kraft-tex―the textile that looks like leather but sews like fabric. Weaving kraft-tex into beautifully textured panels, you’ll learn advanced bag-making techniques: adding interior and exterior zippered pockets, a cargo pocket, adjustable straps with buckles and eyelets, purse feet, and a swivel hook. The perfect accessory for your backpack, the woven wristlet attaches to the bag, but you’ll love to carry it solo!
Gailen Runge is the Creative Director at C&T Publishing and an avid quilter. With two children at home, her first love, quilting, sometimes takes a backseat to other (less time-consuming) soft crafts, such as designing and sewing bags and clothing.