The Scholar's Pack
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Testers' opinion on the sewing level for this pattern:
- 2 voted Advanced Beginner – has a more solid foundation in basic sewing skills and is ready to tackle slightly more complex projects but still requires some guidance and practice.
- 15 voted Intermediate – Best suited for sewists with strong skills and experience handling a variety of techniques and increasing complexity.
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Tester - Leanne Clay, Australia
Shop Link - Sew Over Everything
Machine used - Domestic Bernina Qe570
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 8-10 hours
Binding Method - Pre-attached method
Material used -
The black and Bluey are both canvas from Spotlight, space version is Canvas from Inkling’s and the Kraken Australia. Pooh PUL from Fabricitus, internal is WPC from Sew Unique. Smack down foam, woven interfacing.
Model Height - 160 cm and 120 cm
Tester - Kris Bowen, USA
Shop Link - Bow 'n Needle Crafts
Sewing Machine used - Juki 2010Q Semi industrial
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - average 10 hours
Material used -
Vinyl MyPunkbroidery, mostly quilting cotton "Lights, Camera, Action" by Gail Kessler for Andover Fabric. Most hardware from WAWAKs. Stabilizer - Sewfisive Sew-in foam light & premium foam.
Snow Willow Designs cotton canvas Raptor skull. Stabilizer - Sewfisive Sew-in foam light, and By Annie foam.
Model Height - 5'6"
Tester - Gladys Tan, Singapore
Shop Link - Chavanthandmade IG, Chavanthandmade FB
Machine used - Semi industrial. Janome HD9
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - Cutting the bag 2.5hours. Sewing 8 hours
Material used -
Oxford Cotton from Sing Mui Heng, waterproof canvas for both exterior and lining. Stabilizer - Mix of both Sewfisive Foam and equivalent of Decovil Heavy.
Model Height - 158 cm
Shop Link - Created by Milena
Sewing Machine used - Domestic Pfaff Select 4.2
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - Over a course of a week in tiny spurts
Material used -
Shadow Spruce Cotton Canvas (treated OdiCoat) by Wattle&Slate, Italian faux leather by Crackers Fabric, Glossy Hex in Dolphin Grey by Curated by Milena, Sewfisticated Vibrant Vue, zipper tape from my stash, hardware from Country Cow Designs
Shop Link - Made by Erillant; Made by Erillant (IG)
Machine used - Domestic/Vintage - Singer 201K
Method of Cutting: Pattern pieces and measure and cut
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 6 hours
Material Used -
Buttery smooth faux leather from Inkling and the Kraken for the exterior. Lining is a mixture of VibrantVue & Sewfisticated Twill from Sewfisticated supplies and 3D airmesh from Sewfisticated Supplies as well. Stabilizer - I used a mix of Sewfisive Premium and Sewfisive Heavy as well as sewfisive light.
Model Height - 170cm and about 120cm
Tester - Jenn Hoopert-McGinn, Pennsylvania from the USA
Shop Link - Jenn's Homemadeology; IG Jennshomemadeology
Machine used - Vintage domestic Sears Kenmore 158.17550
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 8 hours
Materials used -
Blue dragon scales is dragonsheen from J&R Edwards, gray VibrantVue Hexagon. Stabilizer -Sewfisive sew in: ultra firm 1.5mm, light padded 1.5mm and foam 4mm
Model Height - about 5'10"
Shop Link - Jungle Pearls
Sewing Machine used - Industrial Juki du1181n and LS 1341
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - I cut in one afternoon and sewed it over 2.5 days
Model height - 182cm/6ft
Shop Link - Aderry Craft
Machine used - Semi-industrial, Juki TL2200qvp mini
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sewing - 8-9 hours
Material Used -
Exterior: Waterproof twill, Interior: VibrantVue and Twill. Stabilizer - Sewfisive Foam
Tester - Laura Cooper, USA
Shop Link - dkrainier; HomeStead Hobbies
Sewing Machine used - Sailrite Fabricator
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
(I put Intermediate for difficulty only because of the last construction steps which really varies by material used.)
Cut and Sew - 15 hours
Material used -
Inky Aurora Canvas from Thunderbird Hand crafted and Dark Blue canvas from Big Duck Canvas for exterior. Interior lining Water resistant Oxford from Weft and Warp Webbing from Emporium Threads. Pro fuse from WaWak
Exterior is Waterproof canvas from Fabric Wholesale Direct and Black Cordura from Sailrite. Lining The Continent Maps canvas and The Continent Dragons from Thunderbird Handcrafted Designs Blue Dragon bonded nylon from Fabric Therapy. Zipper pulls from K&A Hardware, Dream Big Creations and Georgia Girl Stitches. Strap Embroidery from Create Joy Always. Tags from Thunderbird Handcrafted and Heartwood and Hide. Profuse for Wawak
Mannequin is size 16 5 feet 6 inches
Shop Link - Made by Starflakes
Sewing Machine used - Domestic, Brother NV180K
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 8 hours
Material used -
Stitch vinyl from Ohana Fabrics, VibrantVue from Sewfisticated Supplies.
Decovil light, adhesive foam, sew in foam.
Sewing Machine used - Jack walking foot
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - 3 days
Model Height - 160 cm
Tester - Rachel Ryan, UK
Shop Link - seweffervescent
Machine used - Singer Hand Crank machine
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 15 hours.
Material Used -
Waterproof canvas Bellini Blossms, from Wattle and Slate for main. Plain WPC from Little Stitcher Sews. All hardwear from Country Cow designs.
Model Height - 5'8"
Shop Link - TK Embroidery
Sewing Machine used - Brother NV950D
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - 3 days
Tester - Suzii Jane, Australia
Shop Link - The Scorpion's Lair
Sewing Machine used - Domestic Janome Memory Craft 8200QC
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - 4 days part time
Material Used - Cotton woven outer panels, from Ella Jewel Fabircs. Sewfisticated Twill in Periwinkle and Barbie Pink. Sewfisticated self adhesive 1.5mm.
Model Height - 165 cm
Tester - Cynthia Molina, USA
Shop Link - Dandelion Craft and Creations
Machine used - Domestic - Brother SE1900
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 6 hours
Material Used -
Bonded fabric and hexagon lining from Fabric Therapy, Sewful Therapy, Zipper Valley. Foam
Tester - Jamie Hoad, USA
Machine used - Brother CS-6000i, domestic
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - Cut - 1 hr, Sew - 3 hrs
Material Used -
Fabric Exterior - Styled Magnolia, Interior - Joann's Fabric, Hardware - Wawak, Georgia Girl Stitches. Stabilizer - Peltex, SF101, Decovil Light.
Model Height - 5'7"
Tester - Jennifer Philbrook, USA
Shop Link - philbrookhandcrafted
Machine used - I use a Kenmore 117-552 (vintage 1954 domestic) for most of the sewing. I have a Sailrite Leatherwork industrial that I use for some topstitching and bulk. 90% of the Scholar's Pack was sewn with the Kenmore
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - One day to cut and interface. Three days to sew the bag.
Material Used -
The vinyl is from More Me Know Luxe I think it is the Cerise Pink, the floral cotton is I Dream in Color by Jason Yenter, the striped Batik is from Michaels.
I used SewFuse plus on all of the cotton, and By Annie Foam for the back, base, gusset, handle, straps, and Peltex on the base.
Model Height - Five foot tall Manequin
