How to Make a Bundle in Minecraft (1.21.2)

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Craft a bundle with 1 string and 1 leather. It holds up to 64 slots' worth of mixed items - one slot per stackable item, more for small-stack items - and dyes into any of 16 colors.

What you need

String x1
Leather x1
Crafting table

Step by step

Gather 1 string (spiders, cobwebs, cats) and 1 leather (cows, horses, fishing, bartering).
Craft the bundle: string above leather in the grid - a two-ingredient vertical recipe.
Fill it: right-click items onto the bundle or use the bundle on stacks in your inventory - it swallows a mix of everything.
Count the space: a bundle has 64 slots of capacity. Items that stack to 64 use 1 slot each, ender pearls (stack of 16) use 4 each, and unstackable items take 64 - the whole bundle.
Grab what you need: use the bundle again to pull items out, most recent first - it works like a stack, not a bag you rummage through.
Dye it: combine a bundle with any dye for 16 color options - color-code your kits: red for combat, green for farming, blue for building.
Use it for clutter: bundles shine for mixed small loot - flowers, dyes, seeds, buttons, nuggets - anything that would otherwise eat one inventory slot per type.
Nest wisely: bundles can hold other bundles (carefully), and shulker boxes still win for bulk - bundles are for variety, not volume.

Java vs Bedrock

Recipe, capacity and dyeing are the same in Java and Bedrock. The modern 1-string-1-leather recipe applies to both editions from 1.21.2 onward.

Versions: Bundles existed in code since 1.17 (20w45a) but only became survival-obtainable in 1.21.2 (24w33a, Bundles of Bravery), which also simplified the recipe from rabbit hide to string and leather.

Frequently asked questions

How much can a bundle hold in Minecraft?

64 slots' worth, weighted by stack size: one slot per item for things that stack to 64, four slots each for ender pearls (16-stacks), and a full 64 for unstackables like tools. Any mix adds up to 64.

How do you get items out of a bundle?

Right-click the bundle in your inventory - items come out most-recently-added first, like a stack. You cannot cherry-pick the middle, so put the things you will need soon in last.

Are bundles worth it in Minecraft?

Yes for exploration: they collapse dozens of one-off items - seeds, flowers, dyes, gems, nuggets - into a single inventory slot. For bulk storage of one item type, a shulker box or chest is still better.