PDF Pattern, DXF and Instructional Video for Cat Bag by Vasile and Pavel
🧵 Make Your Own Cat Bag – Digital Leathercraft Pattern (PDF)
Looking for your next eye-catching leather project? Our Cat Bag PDF Pattern lets you craft a playful yet elegant crossbody purse shaped like a curled bag – perfect for leathercrafters who love bold, sculptural designs.
This is a digital download, not a physical item.
📁 What's Included:
✔️ vector DXF file (DXF files can be cut on laser)
📐PDF printable pattern for leathercraft (A0, A4 and Letter size)
✔️ QR code to instructional video
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INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO
📐 Finished Bag Dimensions:
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TALL/WIDE: 9.8" (25 cm)
DEEP: 3.1" (8 cm)
📦 Materials Required:
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- BODY: 5-5.5 oz (2-2.2 mm) stiff vegetable tanned leather or thinner vegtan lined leather to achieve this thickness & consistency (around 6 sqft (0.5 sqm).
- DECORATIVE CAT ELEMENTS: 2.5-3 oz (1-1.2) stiff vegetable tanned leather.
- SHOULDERS STRAPS: 7-8 oz (2.8-3.2 mm) leather
- 1 mm waxed thread
- edge dye
- glue
🔩 Hardware:
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- 1 x 12.8" (32.5 cm) zipper
- 2 x 3/4" (20 mm) D rings
- 2 x 1" (25 mm) swivel hooks
- 1 x 1" (25 mm) buckle
🧰 Tools You'll Need:
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- cutter
- needles
- 1/16" (1.5 mm) hole punch
- cutting mat
- mallet
💡 Skill Level:
Beginners to intermediate – requires basic leathercraft experience, such as hand stitching and zipper setting.
🎨 Personalization Ideas:
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Add tooling or carving on the leather plates
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Antique finish for a crustacean-like texture
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Fun dyes: shrimp red, coral, salmon pink, even surreal blues!
🛑 Licensing:
This pattern is for personal and small business use.
You may sell the physical bags you make, but please don’t share or resell the digital files.
Enjoy!
PRINTING
Print at home on A4, Legal or Letter paper — see our Download & Print guide.
LICENSE
Personal & small-business use: feel free to make and sell items made with this pattern. Credit to Vasile and Pavel is appreciated.
© Vasile and Pavel. All rights reserved.
