Sewing | Klum House Fremont
I made another Fremont bag, this time using all Klum House waxed canvas. I made this set in 2020 using accent fabric I’d sourced on my own and boy has it stretched out. I also added that little initial tag between the handles, which made the zipper catch and the bag collapse in a weird way. The light colors of the set were risky and they definitely showed a lot of wear immediately. Ah, learning.
The only change I made to the exterior was to hem the pockets to the right side, taking inspiration from the hems on the Naito bucket bag. I like how the pocket contents don’t get caught on the hem ridge when I grab things.
This bag is quite roomy, so I wanted at least one more interior pocket to organize things. I added one to the front lining of the bag, totally forgetting that the one little rivet on the exterior would go through it. It worked out though, perfectly aligning with the stitch line. However, I may have punched right through these stitches, so there’s some risk it’ll come undone with wear.
The interior pockets were stitched on with two lines, the first at ⅛” and the second at ¼”. The instructions only include the ⅛” line, but on my first Fremont, I didn’t like how the raw edges of the pockets were just flapping around inside the pocket.
The only other modification I made was to add this very simple water bottle loop. Again, this bag is very roomy, so I wanted a way to keep things in place. It’s just a strip of fabric with two double fold hems, inserted into one side of the lining. To get the approximate size, I hemmed a long strip of fabric, wrapped it around the bottle adding a little bit of wiggle room, and finally seam allowance. I totally guessed the placement and ended up moving it a little lower after turning the bag right side out.
I love Klum House bags and kits, but they’ve made a significant change recently – kits no longer come with pre-cut fabric. I understand this change, but was pretty shocked and bummed to not be able to jump right to sewing after unpacking the kit. When I purchased this kit, I also bought the Slabtown in the same colorway (I want to replace the bag set mentioned above) but I have to build up motivation to cut out all the pieces out.
Ceramics | More Nerikomi
I wet sanded and glazed so many pieces last week. It’ll be a while before they’re fired, but I’m so excited to see how they turn out!
I also had a big fail after spending so much time making this flower log. The goal was to turn this slab into a plate, but the white clay was too dry to properly adhere to itself causing bubbles. At least I sort of improved my coil making technique in the process!
I was able to use some of the flowers to make a mug, so it wasn’t a total fail.
