All of my sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
Free pattern and full instructions for a 15L bike pannier bag.
Pattern has markings for adding a webbing ladder to use with straps to attach to your bike, but also has guidance for attaching pannier hardware that can be bought from some bike retailers and makers of some panniers themselves (e.g. Ortlieb)
A4, US letter and A1 paper sized printable patterns
Not for commercial use.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
PDF guide and pattern for making your own 40L ultralight backpack, and an additional complementary 25 page beginner sewing guide.
A 40L frameless backpack, following the design of modern ultralight packs: a large roll-top main compartment with multiple external, easy access, generously sized pockets. Optional removable webbing hipbelt. The main compartment is approximately 35L, with 5L of side pocket volume, and variable additional storage depending on pocket options.
*Although a frameless backpack guide, the instructions include an optional sleeve that allows you to insert a piece of curved tube, or a well shaped bit of plastic/foam, as a frame for a slight improvement in carrying comfort. There are no load lifters, padded hip belt or frame instructions, as these will be covered in the range of Prickly Gorse Framed Backpack sewing guides coming soon.
Difficulty: Intermediate. Some tricky seams and curves, and bulky areas. A practice run with scrap fabric is recommended.
Detailed instructions tailored to the complete beginner, although experienced sewers will have lots of learn also. No confusing abbreviations, all written in plain verbose English.
A4 and A0 printable pattern, plus full colour sewing guide and complementary beginner sewing guide
Prickly Gorse sewing guides aim to be the definitive guides for getting you sewing your own outdoor gear, from total beginner to expert.
Not for commercial use.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
PDF guide and pattern for making your own top tube bag, and an additional complementary 25 page beginner sewing guide, regularly updated!
Essential easy access snack storage for your bikepacking adventures and daily rides. This guide includes two sizes (4 x 8 x 2 in, and 5 x 10 x 2 in) to help maximise your carrying capacity, and can be customised to your preferred width. The bag features a padded base and front, removable optional side stiffeners and a cable charging port.
Difficulty: Beginner
Detailed instructions tailored to the complete beginner, although experienced sewers will have lots of learn also. No confusing abbreviations, all written in plain verbose English.
A4, US letter and A2 paper printable patterns, plus full colour sewing guide
Prickly Gorse sewing guides aim to be the definitive guides for getting you sewing your own outdoor gear, from total beginner to expert.
Not for commercial use.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
PDF guide and pattern for making your own 25L ultralight backpack, and an additional complementary 25 page beginner sewing guide, regularly updated!
A smaller volume backpack ideal for day trips and commuting, or ultralight multi-day adventures. Similar to it’s higher capacity brothers, it follows a similar design style to modern ultralight backpacks. Simple roll top opening, a large front mesh pocket for easy access storage, optional internal sleeves for organisation and optional external sleeve for a sit pad. It also features a removable hip belt for when a little extra support is required. The internal volume is approximately 23 litre, each side pocket can fit a litre+ bottle, and the rear pocket can be up to 5 litre extra depending on fabric used.
Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced. Some tricky seams and curves, and bulky areas. A practice run with scrap fabric is recommended.
Detailed instructions tailored to the complete beginner, although experienced sewers will have lots of learn also. No confusing abbreviations, all written in plain verbose English.
A4 and A0 printable pattern, plus full colour sewing guide and complementary beginner sewing guide
Prickly Gorse sewing guides aim to be the definitive guides for getting you sewing your own outdoor gear, from total beginner to expert.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
PDF sewing guide and pattern for making your own bikepacking seatpack, and an additional complementary 25 page beginner sewing guide, regularly updated!
Modern bike-camping has partially shifted away from the 2 or 4 pannier setup typical of bicycle touring towards lighter weight, aerodynamic bikepacking soft luggage that can handle off-road conditions better. Small 3L bike seat pack for carrying your ride essentials such as repair equipment, a small clothing layer and/or snacks
Difficulty: Beginner
Detailed instructions tailored to the complete beginner, although experienced sewers will have lots of learn also. No confusing abbreviations, all written in plain verbose English.
A4, A1 and US Letter printable pattern, plus full colour sewing guide
Prickly Gorse sewing guides aim to be the definitive guides for getting you sewing your own outdoor gear, from total beginner to expert.
Not for commercial use.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
UNTESTED rough draft of a Jones Bar bag pattern. Dimensions are eyeballed from the diagram at WhatBar and assuming 710mm wide bars.
Please let me know if it needs adjusting!
I’ve assumed you want a 1″ webbing ladder around the bag but you can use the labelled points to put webbing or velcro wherever you want. Also assumed you want it 4″ deep but you can just make the gusset shorter.
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All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
PDF sewing guide and pattern for making your own bikepacking seatpack, and an additional complementary 25 page beginner sewing guide, Free updates!
Modern bike-camping has partially shifted away from the 2 or 4 pannier setup typical of bicycle touring towards lighter weight, aerodynamic bikepacking soft luggage that can handle off-road conditions better. This guide will help you produce your own bikepacking seat pack, large enough for a compact sleeping bag, extra clothing layers etc.
Updated Sep ’23 to include a zipper pocket and stashable shoulder straps!
Difficulty: Intermediate, but with beginner friendly instructions
Detailed instructions tailored to the complete beginner, although experienced sewers will have lots of learn also. No confusing abbreviations, all written in plain verbose English.
A4, A3 and A1 printable pattern, plus full colour sewing guide
Prickly Gorse sewing guides aim to be the definitive guides for getting you sewing your own outdoor gear, from total beginner to expert.
Not for commercial use.
All of my Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) sewing guides have moved to a new home, www.myogtutorials.com, which is the best online resource for learning to make your own outdoor gear.
Complete sewing guides for popular designs, instructional articles about sewing and pattern making, software and tools for making your own patterns, and much more!
Empower yourself to make something awesome today.
Free download. £2 is just a suggestion if you find the guide useful and/or want to support my patterns 😊
A custom bag designed for a specific bike pannier rack. It is meant to be bolted to the rack but I’ve included a simple suggestion for how you could attach it with straps instead.
Not sure how much use this design will be for other people, but seems a waste not to share it just in-case.
The bag has a stiffened base and stiffened side panels, with loops for additional webbing straps and/or bike lights
Difficulty: Beginner
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