how to make a backpack for tenten cosplay

By Scurry. 05/03/11, 10:48 am

Hey was just wondering if anyone knows of a way to make a backpack? I'm wanting to make it for my Tenten Shippuden cosplay but i'm not very sure how I should do it. It looks like a normal backpack with one main pocket and a little one on the front.

I'm really sorry but I can't find an image as an example but even if anyone knows of a link on how to make backpacks I would be very gratefull

Cheers

Wink

By **Duckeh**. 05/03/11, 10:53 am

Hey~ Not sure what kind you're after but I did a quick google search for backpack tutorials...

http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2008/03/backpack-bag-tu.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/31757354/Backpack-Tutorial-1

Those are just the first two, wording I used "how to make a backpack tutorial"

By Scurry. 05/03/11, 11:53 am

thank you duckeh that first tutorial is pretty much what i was looking for Hug

By **Duckeh**. 05/03/11, 12:33 pm

Glad I could help. C: Good luck! It's always nice having a bag that actually is part of the cosplay.

By Scurry. 05/03/11, 12:46 pm

yeah thats why im really keen to try get it done cause then you have somewhere to put your stuff :)

By Pura. 05/03/11, 01:33 pm

I made a backpack like this:

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Does it look similar to that? Having a ref. picture would help, haha.

If it is similar, I can tell you how to do it? (:

By Scurry. 06/03/11, 06:35 am

Hey Pura,
Yes it does look similar to that :)
I would be very gratefull for the help Hug

https://i.servimg.com/u/f66/16/26/00/01/tenten11.jpg

I think i've figured out hw to place an image lol

By Pura. 07/03/11, 09:14 am

Well it looks like has an oval bottom. I'll draw a picture on paint, haha.

Spoiler:

Okay, hopefully this makes sense.
I got lazy with labels and forgot things like putting x2 on the bits xD
Basically, I figure it'll be around 45-50cm long (but I don't have a tape measure within reach, so just pick a size you think will work in relation to how long your torso is). Gusset is the side bits, if you haven't heard that term, etc. The base looks round, but if you think it's rectangle, feel free to do that xD.
The main body (parts are the front/back, and the gussets next to it) needs to be the same length as the diameter? Umm, I dunno what it's called, the outside line of the oval. (There are lots of circle conversion measurement things online if you're bad at math like me 8Db). The front and back will have exactly the same measurements as well as the two gussets.
Make two lids - turn it inside out once sewing together for a clean edge (I forgot to label it ... should be obvious, has the A/B/C things). A-B should be the '20cm' measurement the oval has (cause it's like the opposite side of the oval) and B-C should be about a third of the bag's body length, because looking at the ref it looks to go about the far down.
The pocket should be similar to the body in terms of sewing, but you only need one front, as the back would be the body's front (hope the makes sense) and you can prolly just velcro it together cause it doesn't look like it has a lid.
And straps you sew on (forgot to DRAW those, lol) to the very top of the body's back, and the side of the back/gusset ... if that makes sense xD. (looking at my bag photos might help display what I mean xD)

I had another point to make ... Umm you can give you bag lining (which would be the bottom/body pieces and then sew it to the inside of the bag, which would hide all the edges (:

Hopefully that all makes sense ... if not, say so and I'll try to say it better xDD

By Scurry. 10/03/11, 09:02 am

Thank-you Pura!!!
I totally understand your instructions and this should make making the bag so much easier than trial and error lol :)

Thank-you again

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