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ITA HOLSTER - A Multi Functional Ita Bag!

Created by Marachi Studios

A stylish bag for the nerd on the go! It has multiple ways to be worn!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

November Update! Orders Lock Nov 7th!!!
2 days ago – Mon, Nov 02, 2026 at 03:33:46 AM

Hi all!

Hope everyone's doing alright! Long time no update but I got a bunch of info for you all now! The most urgent news is that I will be locking and charging orders on November 7th so please make sure you are ready!

And now, prototype news!



We finished prototype #3 and are now working on the 4th and probably last prototype. I've had to take a lot of time in between prototypes to stress test the bag to really make sure it can withstand daily use and abuse. The 2nd prototype had some issues with this, but I've been using the 3rd prototype for about a month and a half and it has been fantastic. I really enjoy this bag, and the changes we're making with the 4th version are going to perfect it!

What's different now?
  • The bag is now an inch (2.5cm) deeper! It can fit many more things!
  • The straps are easier to adjust and remove!
  • The ID pocket has a hole in it to make cards/IDs easier to remove!

And what's being added for the final version?
  • A stretch mesh pocket on the interior to fit easy-to-lose items such as inhalers
  • A mini carabiner on the inside pocket to put things like car keys on (never lose your keys again!)
  • A bigger elastic slot in the inside pocket for epi pens
  • Making the leg strap even easier to adjust
  • Lowering the loops where the main strap attach to the bag for greater stability when worn
  • More aesthetic studs above the ita window!

We're confident enough that this prototype will be the final one that I'm about to make the bulk order, which is scary but exciting!

Here are some photos of the 3rd prototype, worn by yours truly (around 200 pounds and using the regular sized straps)


Found Survey Issue:
BackerKit staff and I discovered an issue with the survey options and thank goodness I found it before I locked orders! There was an insert option missing and you may need to go back into your surveys and re-answer one of the questions if you wanted it.

The Stained Glass stretch goal reward got excluded somehow! It is the insert designed by my cross collab partner and dear friend Arledge Comics (but is NOT the cross collab reward!)


If you ordered the insert add on during the campaign:
Backers need to go to the Pledge Questions page, and click "Next: Add-ons" to access their campaign add-ons confirmation page, as seen below:


If you ordered the insert add on during the survey (after campaign end):
Backers will need to go to the Add-ons page, delete the original add-on, re-add the new option, click "next" to save.

I will be locking and charging orders on November 7th! I will not be locking addresses yet - that will be after I get all the product in and I'm ready to fulfil orders. 

Looking for information on the pins and keychains? There is nothing to share yet, but I will have more info in the next update. The keychains are already made, and pins are in production but stuck behind other more urgent pin orders (my manufacturer has been struggling with timelines this year, as folks who have backed my other pin campaigns already know). I doubt I'll get many pictures until they are just about ready to ship out, but I'll keep you posted!

That is all I have for now. I will probably do another update in December, and I'm hopeful I'll get the goods in January or February!

Cheers,
Lachlan

Heads Up! Surveys Soon
4 months ago – Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 09:54:27 PM

Hey all,

Surveys are being finished up now and I'm hoping to send them in for review tomorrow. I was waiting on some information from my manufacturer involving the inserts. As in, I've been trying for *weeks* to see what materials they had available. I have no earthly idea why such a simple question took so long to answer, but alas. 

Just wanted to let you all know. There's a ton of behind-the-scenes work going on with the 3rd bag prototype as well. We'll get that survey out asap. Thank you for your patience.

Cheers,
Lachlan

Final Details + 2nd Bag Prototype
5 months ago – Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 01:05:07 AM

Hey all, it's the final day already!

Apparently my previous updates never got updated even though I am positive I set them to be sent out, so sorry about that! I will do my best to cover everything in this update. Bag prototype and life update is down near the bottom of the update.

Cross Collaboration Perks
First, a reminder! Supporting my campaign AND my collab partner Arledge Comics' campaign will get you free rewards! Pin tiers will get a free pin and ita bag tiers get an insert to use with the ita holster!


Back my collab partner's project here!!



Pin Designs
With what we have raised, we have 4 unlocked regular pins and 4 mini pins offered as a set. Here are the designs:


I want to add a couple premium pins I've been working on in the survey, but not before that. It would be a bit messy to add a premium pin tier this late.

Velcro Patches + Keychains
I am designing velcro patches to attach onto the ita bag based off of luggage tags I am also offering as add ons. I might do more and offer them as pledge survey stretch goals. 



Bag Inserts
We will have some bag inserts available for purchase as add ons. The bag will come with a basic black insert and if we can reach over 13k I will also include a free holographic insert with every bag. We are still finalizing the insert itself with prototyping but am confident enough that the insert will be as I intended even if I have to go through another manufacturer to make it. Here are the ita bag insert options:



The Second Ita Holster Prototype
The next prototype came in the mail while I was at Fan Expo Denver this past weekend, so I have some (not great but eh) photos of the bag as it is now! Excuse my attire - it's hot over here!

Notable Changes/Updates:
  • The chain accessory is here! It's two chains - one longer than the other - and you can either have one or both chains on your bag depending on what look you want to go for. 
  • Bottom leg strap has a buckle now and is not elastic. It is also longer.
  • A pocket on the back of the bag has been added for important documents, large bank notes, etc.
  • Front window is now clear instead of tinted!
  • There is an insert for placing pins on now, but more info will be shared below.

What Will Be Addressed In The 3rd Prototype:
  • The ita insert is still not right, and the manufacturer claims it is because of the pocket opening being too small for what I want. We are going to add an insert opening flap on the backside of the front section so the insert can be placed and removed but not fall out with basic use. Might keep the zipper where it is for aesthetics.
  • Concerning the material the insert with the 2nd prototype is made of, the manufacturer claims it is standard but it is the wrong thickness and material. I am aiming for a standard ita insert that is thin but rigid.
  • The bottom leg strap is closer to being correct. I am requesting that the bottom strap be detachable so it can be swapped out with XL straps or adjusted to be a shoulder bag. 
  • I will add some sort of branding to the side and behind the front flap of the bag.

Bag Functionality
So.... How much can it fit?
I will say that I intended this bag to be *compact*. I have a hip bag currently that can fit a lot but it gets so bulky and my hips turn into a liability to everyone around me when I am wearing it. So it is meant to be mostly flat and hold things like pill wallets, epi pens, phones, wallets, small notebooks, small battery banks, etc. 


It's not going to fit an iPad or something, but it can fit my daily needs if I'm going to be out and about for a long time. Imagine what a medium to large fanny pack can hold. I promise, any larger would get rather annoying to have on your hip!

The material is a durible but flexible canvas so it's actually pretty comfortable on my leg and adjusts to shapes well. 


Alternative Colours
I was asked early into the campaign about alternate colours, but I wasn't able to get a confirmation yet on how easy/expensive that would be to produce. I am talking with my manufacturer about it right now but won't have tangible details in time so please plan on black being the only available colour for this bag for the campaign. If I can get confirmation about alternate colourways soon enough, I'll include them in the survey either as a question option or, most likely, a pledge stretch goal. 

Colours I am entertaining are:
  • Brown
  • White
  • Pink

I'll keep talking with my manufacturer and see what can be done without things getting too expensive or complicated.


A (Sad) Life Update
I thought about not mentioning anything because I hoinestly don't like to sound like I'm making up excuses on a professional project, but the reality is that this past few months have been the hardest and most turbulent months of my life and there's quite a lot of you who don't just follow my projects for the art, or the products, or both - some of you follow them because of me, the human behind the art just trying to create something beautiful in a word that often feels so hostile. And if I'm even more honest, some of you follow me and my projects because of my dogs. They have been the image of my tip jars, a constant presence in my pins and other art, always nearby with every manufacturing update and very often part of my conversations at conventions. 

We had to very suddenly say goodbye to our 11-year-old wolf dog Balto while I was at a con. As a grace, we brought him with us so we had the chance to be there with him. We had no reason to believe his time was coming, healthy enough to be helping me pack for my con and go trotting around the backyard just a day before. We had 10 amazing years with him but it still wasn't enough. 

I am not handling it well. I've lost pets before but this was the longest I've ever had a companion before and he was my constant throughout all of the craziness I've delt with in my adult life, and especially the chaos these past few months. Our shiba Mona is sonfused on why he never came home from the vet. My heart keeps breaking over and over again. 

Between the sudden loss, our financial situation changing due to unforseen circumstances, and still trying to settle into our new house, I have not been able to put as much into this campaign as I wanted to and I do apologize. I haven't given myself a chance yet to sit with my grief, so I will be taking a couple days after the campaign ends to do that. I should be back with surveys a week after the campaign ends. I also went ahead and cancelled my next pin campaign which was supposed to be happening in June. I need a chance to breathe, I think. 


Anyways, that's all going into this final push. Sorry again for the weird update technical issue and the absentness. Prototyping continues to move forward, and I'm confident that it will only take one or two more samples before the final bag design is established. 

Thank you all for your support, and I'll see you very soon! :)

Cheers,
Lachlan