How to Rivet Leather Straps to a Bag

How to attach leather straps to a bag with double-cap rivets and leather reinforcement washers. Start to finish. 🎁 Grab the free Leather + Rivets Guide: https://www.klumhouse.com/pages/leather-rivets-guide 👉 Get the full tutorial: https://www.klumhouse.com/blogs/blog/how-to-rivet-leather-straps One of the reasons bag making is so much fun is that you get to use the power and strength of your body. I mean, who doesn't love whackin' the sh*%! out of some rivets! 💪 Especially if you're working on a home sewing machine that isn't strong enough to sew through leather, setting rivets is a great skill to have up your sleeve. And the washers are the part most tutorials skip: over time a rivet will cut into your fabric as it rubs, and that little piece of leather is what stops your strap tearing out a year from now. WHAT WE COVER - Punching holes through all your layers with a drive punch - Using leather washers - Setting your straps up correctly - Adding an optional D-ring - Setting rivets with just a hammer - How to tell when a rivet is set - Setting rivets straight 🔨 Everything we used in this video: https://www.klumhouse.com/collections/rivets CHAPTERS 0:00 What we're installing 0:08 Punching your rivet holes 1:00 What you need 1:30 Why leather washers matter 2:18 Setting up your first rivet 2:41 Same strap, same side 3:24 Adding the D-ring 4:08 Hammering — start light 5:52 How to know it's set 6:06 Hammering around a D-ring CONNECT WITH US Website: https://www.klumhouse.co