---
title: 'I Made an Itabag!'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=bWDLj6KXJDc'
video_id: 'bWDLj6KXJDc'
date: 2026-08-28
duration_sec: 177
channel: 'Mother''s Basement'
---

# I Made an Itabag!

> Source: [I Made an Itabag!](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bWDLj6KXJDc)

## Summary

The video documents the process of creating an itabag, a bag decorated with anime badges, as a tribute to the creator's favorite anime character. It covers the selection of the bag, the use of badge sleeves, and the final assembly, highlighting the challenges of sourcing badges.

### Key Points

- **Inspiration and Goal** [00:01] — The creator is inspired by a friend's itabag and wants to start small with a discreet design.
- **Bag Features** [00:29] — The bag from Ria Rare features a separate ita pouch that can be turned around for discretion.
- **Tribute Theme** [00:54] — The tribute is for Mahoro from Mahoromatic, the creator's OG anime crush.
- **Badge Sleeve Technique** [01:09] — Badge sleeves are used by placing badges in the back and stretching the front flap over them.
- **Sleeve Benefits** [01:28] — The sleeves ensure perfect spacing and prevent movement, and the excess is cut off.
- **Sourcing Challenge** [01:59] — The creator wanted one more row but couldn't find more badges on Mercari or at Lashinbang.
- **Final Assembly** [02:25] — The ita pouch is mounted and locked into the bag, completing the project.

## Transcript

for guys too. So, Yazi has a bit of an Ita bag addiction and I'm going to be honest, I've been a little jealous. You know, she gets to show off her all her variety of faves like Geto and Gojo and Gojo and
[laughter] and Geto. >> Don't do that. Don't do that. You see men here all the time with Ita bags, Ita backpacks, all sorts of stuff. I wanted to start a little small though, something discreet with a cool little
secret from Ria Rare. So, this bag has a neat feature. A lot of their bags have this feature, but you have the Ita pouch in a separate container that can be turned around if you if you need to go to some kind of
>> to be normal. You have to be normal. >> yeah. So, for this bag we settled on doing a tribute to my OG anime crush Mahoro from Mahoromatic. And we're going
to be doing the first step, which is can badge sleeves. Okay, so the way these are done, teacher Yazi here, is you put them in the back Yazi here, is you put them in the back like this.
And then you take the front flap. And you stretch it over. We're good. False alarm. We're good. And there she is. She is protected.
going to cut it down to size, too. All right. Have fun. These are super convenient. They make sure everything is perfectly spaced out and doesn't move around. Here it is finished. Yazi cut it off
Tada. Tada.
I I would have liked to have one more row, but these were literally all of the badges that we could find on Mercari, and there's none at Lashinbang or any of the other places she's checked. So, we're we're just If If we find more at
some point in the future, we will update it. But, now the most important step >> is mounting the Ita Um I don't think you guys can hear that drum roll. Sorry, I'll stop.
>> No, it it is just distracting me. [laughter] There we go. It's all locked in. Tada! Yay! One of us. One of us. One of us.
What do you guys think? Tada! Dojam. welcome. You're welcome, young student. You're welcome. >> [snorts] >> Wow, so pretty. Here's the full bag,
>> Wow, so pretty. Here's the full bag, just in case you're curious.