We're Adam & Jo, a husband and wife bag making team. We create sewing patterns and video tutorials to help you sew beautiful bags.
Our channel includes full video tutorials for all our patterns as well as short videos on bag making tips, such as sewing a crossbody strap with no raw edges. To view our patterns, you can visit our website countrycowdesigns.com. We have a few free patterns on our website and RU-vid channel as well as paid patterns which include step by step photos as well as printable pattern pieces and comprehensive written instructions that can be used with or without the video tutorials.
The price for the PDF pattern goes to us as the designers. We don’t receive anything for the acrylic templates. When you purchase the acrylic templates you are paying for the materials and manufacturing of the templates, and not the original design.
thanks for this amazingly informative video - I do lots of 3D printing and have been making jewellery, keyrings etc. Recently I've been experimenting with how to incorporate it into bags and was struggling with the rivets - your video is so helpful, factual and easy to follow. Brilliant!
Hi. Thank you for such a watchable tutorial video. I have just received some of your beautiful water resistant canvas fabric, and would like to make this pattern in it. Would you use it as it is, or would you interface it please? Many thanks. Lesley.
For the exterior fabric I would use a light interfacing. But you could use it without though if you wanted an easier sew. I wouldn’t interface it if I was using for the lining.
Great pattern and tutorial. We use it as a shopping bag and believe it would have been more practical if it was wider and a bit lower. For a short person it is a bit too high. I will make a new one with other measurement, but the same closure.
Ive been doing leatherwork in various forms for about 20yrs. From tooling to modeling to bag making and i have to say that this is one of the best designs I've seen for a no sew, riveted handbag. As simple as it is, its well thought and doesn't look like the assembly with rivets is an afterthought. The rivets are design elements and part of its character. And, the Brogue patternleading to the rivets is inspired. Very well done👏 Imma go check your other stuff out now😁
I’m so happy for both of you and wish you all the success in the world with this new venture. It seems like a reason to visit Cornwall to me! I have made several of your bag , including the new hip bag, and they are a joy to follow and always work out well. I’d love to follow a live! ❤
Congratulations guys. Your shop looks Amazing. I’m sure you will do an Amazing trade there. Yes you must do live sew alongs! I’m all for that. The very Best Of Luck in your new adventure 🎉
Well done guys. I've been following you for a while now. I'm so pleased for you. I love your hardware - definitely the best quality you could find, and so looking forward to the silver (as I prob use that the most). Wish I lived closer so I could come in. Maybe open another shop in Wiltshire just for me?!? Very best of luck to you all. Mandy.
Congratulations to you both. I love the shop. That paint color is my favorite. I wish I could come and browse but I am in the US. That little gift bag tote is a great idea. Question. Do you ship to the US? Those bag kits look intriguing. I do love the lives you did but I understand the stress that comes along. Maybe pre recorded as premieres? That way you can still interact and chatters can ask questions, as needed in a sew-along. Anyway, been a fan from day one. Wishing you all the best. 👍👍👍
Kai scissors make good fabric scissors look shitty in comparison. They are amazing. They cut through anything material/leather with such ease. They are a little costly but worth every penny. Please get yourself some if your looking for scissors. Love your shop and your patterns. Thanks and congrats.
Thank you so much for your tour in your new fantastic shop. I hope I can come and visit it one day, I live in Denmark so it's far away, but still😊 Yes please do a live sew a long😊❤❤
The domestic machines recommended in the video are not on par with the semi-industrial machines from Juki, Brother or Janome (they can be purchased on Amazon US, some for less than a half price if compared to Germany). You can use them to make bags and everything else, but they have significant limitations. The only inexpensive machine that makes sense for bag making is the Singer 201. Spare parts are not a problem, this machine doesn't break, except maybe the motor. The Singer 201 does a great job, but it is by no means better than a modern semi-industrial sewing machine. Because it is completely mechanical, made of metal and masterfully crafted, it will last longer than any modern sewing machine - that is the only difference.
Perranporth is one of my most favourite places and we try to visit as often as we can. Would love to pop in next time I'm down. I wish you huge success with your new venture x
Exciting! For scissors, try if you can KAI brand--amazing quality you & customers will live to use! (Though Olfa still better for rotary blades--years of leather work & garment sewing). I like your hardware display/drawers. Be sure to fix the pieces well since folks will pull on the item like it's a drawer pull & pops off! (Have seen this in some shops & even guilty myself of thinking a display was functional 😂). Ohhh, a Juki? I have a big industrial, but last fall added a Juki TL18QVP for lighter work (and garments, though still have 5 others... But Juki is great. And great to have the hand presses! Hint: color code the dies by size! I used tape)sharpies, and makes it so easy to get which I need (also color coding my rivet bins helps with matching them up to the die!)
Congratulations. It’s been exciting to watch your business grow and evolve over the years. I also love all of Adam’s touches. Love the idea of having customers stop in to sew on your shop machines!😊❤🎉
The shop looks great. Another reason for me to move back to Cornwall 😊 even though we are down most weekends, I need to catch you on a Friday. I shall be visiting very soon.
Just came across your video congratulations on your new shop. I shall definitely be checking out your website and hopefully visiting your shop. Please do the live streams and it’s reassuring that you also make mistakes, that’s how we learn. Wishing you all the success and I will be visiting your website soon.
