. JExpress® Top Grain Leather Platinum Bag DIY Kit

Gorgeous gorgeous girls sew their own Birkins. Powered through this project in two days, spending about 13 hours in total on it. It’s definitely not for beginners, and I’m not sure how someone could do it in 4-5 hours. Luckily the instructions were clear enough and all of the items needed to complete the bag were included.

All in all, I’m incredibly pleased with the look and feel of this bag. The leather is gorgeous, and the hardware glistens. Couple of things to note: the large size is comparable to a Birkin 25, so it’s still a little small. Also, this kit does not come with a lock and clochette (Not a deal breaker, but some people are picky.) Even still, I’m very much in love with this bag. I just ordered one in grey that I can’t wait to start.

Love it!. This bag has really beautiful, soft, genuine leather and it's fun to put together! I took my time so it'd be perfect. It took around 20hrs. I would never wear a fake bag but I'm fine wearing this 'look-alike' because I sewed it myself and I'm proud of it!

Love love love this bag!. What a gorgeous bag & complete kit. Everything you need is included (with extra thread in case you make a mistake, which I did at one point and needed to cut another piece of thread to redo it). The tutorial made sense and was easy to follow. The only thing you need to supply is a lighter or glue (depending on whether you choose to singe or glue the ends of your thread). The materials feel high quality and all the leather pieces fit together perfectly.
My order arrived within the specified time frame, and the videos were sent to me promptly via WhatsApp chat. The price seems very good for the quality of this kit. I purchased the pink bag and it was sent with white thread. The bag is true in design to how it's pictured on this website, note that it is not like the inspired bag on the inside (there is no pocket), you could buy a bag organisation insert if this bothered you. The measurements of the front and top of the bag are actually 25cm across, but it stretches to 30cm capacity if you include the sides and the way it folds outwards (which from my understanding makes it the same size as the Birkin 25). I do love the size but did think it would be larger based on the product description, I would love to purchase this again in a larger size (i.e. the front and back leather pieces being 30cm or 35cm in width). As others have mentioned it doesn't come with the lock and key - I don't feel the bag really needs it, but you can easily purchase these online if you do.
This did take a long time - it took me at least 30 hours over four days to sew together, and a lot of it was quite difficult. I even have blisters on my hands from pulling the thread so tightly! 😅 Despite this, it was quite a fun and challenging task that I enjoyed doing. 🥳
I'm so happy with the finished product, it was well worth the effort. Will definitely be buying from JExpress again!

super. super bien