I’ll never forget the first time I watched Scream as a teenager, heart pounding and peeking through my fingers. It was my introduction to the world of slasher movies. Now, years later, I’m commemorating that precious memory with the help of my craft!
In this very special tutorial, I’m so excited to guide you in creating a set of leather bag charms celebrating the icons that defined horror for me and so many others. We’ll bring four legends to life: the chilling Ghostface from my first love, Scream, the relentless Jason Voorhees, the haunting Pennywise, and the cunning Jigsaw puppet.
So, grab your tools, and let’s honor these classics by stitching a little piece of horror history you can carry with you everywhere.
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Walk-through
Although there are 4 different patterns in the Horror Movies bag charms pattern pack, some of the steps to follow to create each bag charm are identical. Thus if only one bag charm is showcased to illustrate a step it means that the procedure to follow is identical for the other ones.
Since the assembly sequence is unique to each bag charm the stitching process will be detailed individually.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Keep the assembly diagram to help you position the pieces later on during the stitching process.
Using the pieces of the pattern
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece(s) of leather with masking tape.
You will notice that some elements are described as “Stencils”. Those pieces are intended to be used in order to make painting the details of some of the bag charms easier.
If your hand is steadier than mine, you might not need those and may ignore them.
In order to use them, you may glue them onto card stock to rigidify them.
Punching the stitching holes
Use 1mm stitching prongs or a 1mm hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
Use hole punches to punch all the other holes indicated on the patterns.
In the case of Ghostface, some of the holes are there to make the cutting of narrow curves easier.
In the case of Jason’s mask‘s background (element denoted D on the pattern), keep the two elements that you punch within the eyes as we’ll glue them back in later on.
Similarly with Jigsaw‘s eyes (A1 and A2), a 3mm piece is punched within a 7.5mm piece. Keep those as well.
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Using a pair of scissors or an X-Acto knife, cut-out all the pieces of the bag charms.
For Jason’s mask‘s background (D), cut out the eyes.
Similarly cut out the eyes on Pennywise‘s face. Use the paper cut-outs as a guides to mark the leather with your hole punches. This will make it easier to paint the irises and the pupils of the eyes later on.
Cut out all the stencils.
Painting the leather
I used Angelus leather paints to paint all the bag charms.
The pieces that can be painted using the stencils are A for Pennywise, D for Jason’s mask and E, H, I for Jigsaw (the grey areas on the Assembly Diagrams).
For Pennywise and Jigsaw, the background must first be painted white.
To use the stencils, position them on the pieces of leather. It can help to secure them with masking tape to prevent them from moving around when you’ll paint over them.
Jason’s mask doesn’t require too much precision as most of the background (D) will be covered by the stencil (C). First paint the areas around the eyes with a dark color and paint the other areas that will be visible through the mask’s holes in black.
Painting the eyes of Pennywise require some precision. Use a small brush to first paint the yellow iris on the white background.
Once it is dry, paint the black pupils.
I’ve used a mix of white, red, and yellow to paint Pennywise‘s pieces. To paint the collars (G and H), I mixed a very small amount of black with white to add a touch of contrast.
Jason’s mask was painted using a mix of white, yellow and brown. The triangular motifs (A and B) are painted red. The background (D) black and a mix of black and white around the eyes. The eyes are black and the pupils white.
Ghostface is the most straightforward. Everything is black except the face mask (B) itself which is white.
Jigsaw is painted with white and red. The eyes (A) are painted black except for the irises which are red.
Create a loop at the end of the O-ring strap with a rivet, using your rivet setter to set it up.
Gluing the eyes
This step concerns Pennywise, Jason’s mask and Jigsaw.
Set the pupils, irises and/or eyes inside their sockets.
Apply a generous amount of glue to the backside in order to secure them in place and wait for it to dry completely.
Stitching it all together
Unless specified otherwise, all the stitches are done using a saddle-stitch.
Pennywise
Stitch the brows on Pennywise’s face (A). For decorative stitches like this I find that a backstitch gives the best result.
Next stitch the teeth (B) over black background of the mouth (C) underneath the face (A).
Add the nose (D) and then the tuft (E) to the face (A).
Stitch both sides of the face together (A and F) with the collars in between (G over H).
As you progress, add the left ear (I1) and the hairs (J).
When you reach the top, add the O-ring strap (K) between the hairs (J) and the back of the face (F), stitching behind the tuft (E).
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (K).
Jason Voorhees
Stitch the 3 triangular motifs (A and B) over the mask (C) and the background (D).
Then stitch the three layers of the bag charm (C, D, E) together along the edge.
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Fold the two lateral tabs coming from the back (E) over the mask (C) and secure them with rivets.
Attach the O-ring strap (F) to the top of the mask (C) using a rivet.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (F).
Ghostface
Stitch the white face mask (B) over the black background (C) and under the hoodie (A).
Then stitch both halves of the hoodie (A and D) together.
Add the O-ring strap (E) in between when you reach the top.
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (E).
Jigsaw
Stitch the right eye (A1) under the top-half of the face (B). Do not stitch the 3 stitching holes on the edge of the face.
When you reach the top-half of the eye, add the brow (C1).
Repeat those steps with the left eye (A2) and left brow (C2).
Stitch the nose (D) to the top-half of the face (B).
Stitch the cheeks (E1 and E2) to the top-half of the face (B). Once again ignore the stitching holes located on the edge of the face.
Stitch the chin (F) to the bottom-half of the face (G). Do not stitch the stitching holes located at the bottom of the chin.
Stitch the two pieces of the bow (H and I) to the tab at the bottom of the bottom-half of the face (G) using a cross-stitch.
Stitch the top-half (B) to the bottom-half (H) of the face.
Finally stitch both sides (B, H to J) of the face together.
When you’ll reach the cheek (E), you will notice that only two stitching holes go through all the layers. Peel-off the cheek to stitch the other holes.
Similarly, stitch underneath the the extremity of the brow (C).
When you reach the top of the head, add the strap (K) between the two layers.
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (K).
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make them your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project:
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Tutorial
4 Horror Movies Bag Charms
4 hours / bag charm
Moderate
Common for leathercraft
I’ll never forget the first time I watched Scream as a teenager, heart pounding and peeking through my fingers. It was my introduction to the world of slasher movies. Now, years later, I’m commemorating that precious memory with the help of my craft!
In this very special tutorial, I’m so excited to guide you in creating a set of leather bag charms celebrating the icons that defined horror for me and so many others. We’ll bring four legends to life: the chilling Ghostface from my first love, Scream, the relentless Jason Voorhees, the haunting Pennywise, and the cunning Jigsaw puppet.
So, grab your tools, and let’s honor these classics by stitching a little piece of horror history you can carry with you everywhere.
Requirements
Skills
Tools
Bill of Materials
Pattern
4 Horror Movies Bag Charms Patterns Pack
2,50 € – 6,00 €Price range: 2,50 € through 6,00 €Walk-through
Although there are 4 different patterns in the Horror Movies bag charms pattern pack, some of the steps to follow to create each bag charm are identical. Thus if only one bag charm is showcased to illustrate a step it means that the procedure to follow is identical for the other ones.
Since the assembly sequence is unique to each bag charm the stitching process will be detailed individually.
Printing the pattern
You can get the patterns here.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Keep the assembly diagram to help you position the pieces later on during the stitching process.
Using the pieces of the pattern
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece(s) of leather with masking tape.
You will notice that some elements are described as “Stencils”. Those pieces are intended to be used in order to make painting the details of some of the bag charms easier.
If your hand is steadier than mine, you might not need those and may ignore them.
In order to use them, you may glue them onto card stock to rigidify them.
Punching the stitching holes
Use 1mm stitching prongs or a 1mm hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
Use hole punches to punch all the other holes indicated on the patterns.
In the case of Ghostface, some of the holes are there to make the cutting of narrow curves easier.
In the case of Jason’s mask‘s background (element denoted D on the pattern), keep the two elements that you punch within the eyes as we’ll glue them back in later on.
Similarly with Jigsaw‘s eyes (A1 and A2), a 3mm piece is punched within a 7.5mm piece. Keep those as well.
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Using a pair of scissors or an X-Acto knife, cut-out all the pieces of the bag charms.
For Jason’s mask‘s background (D), cut out the eyes.
Similarly cut out the eyes on Pennywise‘s face. Use the paper cut-outs as a guides to mark the leather with your hole punches. This will make it easier to paint the irises and the pupils of the eyes later on.
Cut out all the stencils.
Painting the leather
I used Angelus leather paints to paint all the bag charms.
The pieces that can be painted using the stencils are A for Pennywise, D for Jason’s mask and E, H, I for Jigsaw (the grey areas on the Assembly Diagrams).
For Pennywise and Jigsaw, the background must first be painted white.
To use the stencils, position them on the pieces of leather. It can help to secure them with masking tape to prevent them from moving around when you’ll paint over them.
Jason’s mask doesn’t require too much precision as most of the background (D) will be covered by the stencil (C). First paint the areas around the eyes with a dark color and paint the other areas that will be visible through the mask’s holes in black.
Painting the eyes of Pennywise require some precision. Use a small brush to first paint the yellow iris on the white background.
Once it is dry, paint the black pupils.
I’ve used a mix of white, red, and yellow to paint Pennywise‘s pieces. To paint the collars (G and H), I mixed a very small amount of black with white to add a touch of contrast.
Jason’s mask was painted using a mix of white, yellow and brown. The triangular motifs (A and B) are painted red. The background (D) black and a mix of black and white around the eyes. The eyes are black and the pupils white.
Ghostface is the most straightforward. Everything is black except the face mask (B) itself which is white.
Jigsaw is painted with white and red. The eyes (A) are painted black except for the irises which are red.
Setting the rivet on the O-ring strap
Create a loop at the end of the O-ring strap with a rivet, using your rivet setter to set it up.
Gluing the eyes
This step concerns Pennywise, Jason’s mask and Jigsaw.
Set the pupils, irises and/or eyes inside their sockets.
Apply a generous amount of glue to the backside in order to secure them in place and wait for it to dry completely.
Stitching it all together
Unless specified otherwise, all the stitches are done using a saddle-stitch.
Pennywise
Stitch the brows on Pennywise’s face (A). For decorative stitches like this I find that a backstitch gives the best result.
Next stitch the teeth (B) over black background of the mouth (C) underneath the face (A).
Add the nose (D) and then the tuft (E) to the face (A).
Stitch both sides of the face together (A and F) with the collars in between (G over H).
As you progress, add the left ear (I1) and the hairs (J).
When you reach the top, add the O-ring strap (K) between the hairs (J) and the back of the face (F), stitching behind the tuft (E).
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (K).
Jason Voorhees
Stitch the 3 triangular motifs (A and B) over the mask (C) and the background (D).
Then stitch the three layers of the bag charm (C, D, E) together along the edge.
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Fold the two lateral tabs coming from the back (E) over the mask (C) and secure them with rivets.
Attach the O-ring strap (F) to the top of the mask (C) using a rivet.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (F).
Ghostface
Stitch the white face mask (B) over the black background (C) and under the hoodie (A).
Then stitch both halves of the hoodie (A and D) together.
Add the O-ring strap (E) in between when you reach the top.
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (E).
Jigsaw
Stitch the right eye (A1) under the top-half of the face (B). Do not stitch the 3 stitching holes on the edge of the face.
When you reach the top-half of the eye, add the brow (C1).
Repeat those steps with the left eye (A2) and left brow (C2).
Stitch the nose (D) to the top-half of the face (B).
Stitch the cheeks (E1 and E2) to the top-half of the face (B). Once again ignore the stitching holes located on the edge of the face.
Stitch the chin (F) to the bottom-half of the face (G). Do not stitch the stitching holes located at the bottom of the chin.
Stitch the two pieces of the bow (H and I) to the tab at the bottom of the bottom-half of the face (G) using a cross-stitch.
Stitch the top-half (B) to the bottom-half (H) of the face.
Finally stitch both sides (B, H to J) of the face together.
When you’ll reach the cheek (E), you will notice that only two stitching holes go through all the layers. Peel-off the cheek to stitch the other holes.
Similarly, stitch underneath the the extremity of the brow (C).
When you reach the top of the head, add the strap (K) between the two layers.
Fill with some polyester stuffing before closing the bag charm.
Finally add the O-ring to the strap (K).
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make them your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project: