Leather Isopod Sling Bag Pattern and Tutorial

Pattern: https://karlovadesign.com/products/is...

This sling represents a Giant Deep Sea Isopod, and it's absolutely not an insect, beetle, cockroach or anything else, it's a beautiful marine crustacean. Some may refer to it as a pill bug or roly poly, but here's a little bit of information:

A giant isopod is any of the almost 20 species of large isopods in the genus Bathynomus. They are abundant in the cold, deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Bathynomus giganteus, the species upon which the generitype is based, is often considered the largest isopod in the world, though other comparably poorly known species of Bathynomus may reach a similar size. The giant isopods are noted for their resemblance to the much smaller common woodlouse (pill bug), to which they are related.
(Wikipedia)

The pattern has stitching holes marked for 5mm stitching irons, but on some pieces the stitch length may vary slightly to fit in confined spaces, obtain the correct shape and avoid unnecessary tension.

Video about how to print the patterns and solve common printing problems:    • Printing Karlova Patterns  

Size: approx.

Length: 14 1/2”
Width: 5 1/2”
Depth: 4”

Formats: A4, US Letter and 24" wide PDF + SVG

What you are gonna need:

Tools:

Knife or scissors, stitching irons, maul or mallet, hole punch, pair of harness needles, waxed thread. In case of using rivets, rivet setter.

Materials:

Everything except the parts listed below: 4-5 oz medium to medium-firm temper (not anything as stiff as cardboard because the head is stitched in a turned manner and you may get stuck there).
Eyes (the base): 4-5 oz veg tan
Eyes (the “pupils”): thin dark leather, glossy or with “metallic” effect, or at least anything dark.
Belly, outer part: 1-2 oz lambskin, sheep skin, or goat skin.
Belly “sixpack” filling: padding polyester or foam or cotton, whatever you have on hand.
Legs: 3-3.5 oz soft to medium leather

Hardware:

2 x 1” D-rings
1 x 9” zipper
6 x rivets or Chicago screws

00:00 Introduction
00:39 Stitching the back base
01:52 Assembling tail fins
04:14 Stitching the tail
10:13 Stitching the rear back top pieces
13:49 Assembling the top back pieces (stitching the little side fins on)
16:50 Stitching the top back pieces to the back base
18:57 Stitching the collar and the head
24:46 Assembling the eyes
25:41 Stitching the eye piece to the head
29:45 Making the belly
33:19 Stitching the zipper
23:44 Making the legs
54:51 Making the antennas
59:57 Stuffing the belly
1:00:53 Stitching the belly to the back
1:15:05 Attaching antennas
1:17:19 stitching the "nose"
1:20:11 Attaching the belly (propulsion) fins
1:22:13 The final result

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