New school bag, backpack, how to of old jeans make a backpack

          The new school year has started here in Croatia and my daughters need new school equipment, including school bags. I have to admit, here in Croatia, for our standard school supplies is rather expensive. Good thing is, my daughter Julia decided that she wants to have a backpack which I will sew. I used a combination of denim and leather, like I did few years ago for my older daughter.

I wanted the cost to be less, so I took one of my pants that I didn't wear because I got a little fat and out of them carved parts of backpack which are made of denim.

Since the denim is very dark, I had to fade them with the bleach or the liquid chlorine. Before chlorination go several times with emery paper, then sprinkle chlorine and leave to stand for 20 minutes for the parts which you want to be brighter.

 After that, you put them in the washing machine and wash at 60 degrees, dry and  then it's ready to produce.

To strengthen the denim I stuck sticky cloth (wovens ), and also I stuck  it to the leather.

At the front of the backpack I put a combination of large and small rivets.

I started to sew a backpack from the front to the rear I put reinforcement  at the bottom of the side where is leather band.

In the shoulder straps and the back of the backpack I put a sponge, so the backpack would be comfortable to carry.

And my backpack is over ....

What do you say?

I had a little extra time and i also sew a pencil box.

Thanks!!