22 Plinking Pouch

[Brokenolmarine]

I antiqued the straps, and oiled the side panels.  Tomorrow, I will antique the side panels and while they cure I'll sew the straps on the main panel in the space alloted.  I will  prepare to begin assembly.  This means marking and prepping the holes for Box stitching the main panel to the side panel.  Pucker factor will be high.   We might have a finished project tomorrow. 

 

[PastorBob]

i love your detailed instructions and your willingness to start over if necessary, to make sure that such a gift is worthy of the recipient.  Can't wait to see the finished project.  I have not tried the box stitch yet.  I will have to get my scraps out and practice.

[AzShooter]

You are doing a wonderful job.  I'm sure your friend is going to love it.

[Brokenolmarine]

PB,

When you try the Box Stitch, the top flat thru line of stitches needs to be centered based on a measured width of the side panel.

The angled holes in the side panel need to come thru in the center of that upper contact edge.  These two points will insure your edges match when you tighten your stitches.

The holes on both need to be carefully aligned.  To help you see the holes when sewing, take a lead pencil, and insert it in the back side of each hole and twist.  It slightly opens the hole, and leaves a graphite bullseye around the hole for a nice needle target.  These tips were hard earned thru practice and much cursing.  The latter is likely inappropriate for Pastor Bob. . Good Luck, learning the stitch opens up new projects... Anything built around a box.  I.e.  Tissue box cover.

Edited July 25, 2022 by Brokenolmarine

[PastorBob]

4 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said:

PB,

When you try the Box Stitch, the top flat thru line of stitches needs to be centered based on a measured width of the side panel.

The angled holes in the side panel need to come thru in the center of that upper contact edge.  These two points will insure your edges match when you tighten your stitches.

The holes on both need to be carefully aligned.  To help you see the holes when sewing, take a lead pencil, and insert it in the back side of each hole and twist.  It slightly opens the hole, and leaves a graphite bullseye around the hole for a nice needle target.  These tips were hard earned thru practice and much cursing.  The latter is likely inappropriate for Pastor Bob. . Good Luck, learning the stitch opens up new projects... Anything built around a box.  I.e.  Tissue box cover.

I will give that a try.  Thanks for the tips!!!!

[Brokenolmarine]

Began this morning by prepping the main panel and the straps for glue up by scratching the surface with the sharp tips of the beveler.  I know they make a tool for doing it, but it's like $30.  This works.  This insures good adhesion of the contact cement.

 

Next, VERY carefully paint the prepped areas with the contact cement.  A drip of cement sucks.  Finishes don't penetrate the drip, nor do they cover it well.  I learned this the hard way.  

 

After the cement is tacky, CAREFULLY place the straps in the areas defined for them.  FACING the right direction.  Placing them upside down would be VERY bad.  Not that I would ever do this... 

  This might ruin the project unless you could pry the strap off and get another one on in it's place that covered your error somehow by a thin stroke of luck.  

 

[Brokenolmarine]

While the straps are setting, I worked on the side panels.  Oiled them, burnished the short section of the side panel that WOULDN'T be stitched, and then antiqued it.  We are just about ready to start stitching, beginning with stitching the straps down to the main panel.  Everything is good.

 

Ready in the wings is a 2nd Pouch Kit.  I'll start on it when this one is done.  I have to decide which way to go.  Make another similar kit to this one and let my friend decide which she likes better?  Go with Basket Weave and still let her decide?  Meh, whatever.  We'll be good with the leftovers, Miss T likes both.

 

[Brokenolmarine]

I pulled out the big gun, MY Cowboy 3200.  I don't have much time at the controls of this guy, so I had a high pucker factor here.  Slow and Steady were the watch words.

 

I was tense thru the whole evolution, but I was happy with the outcome. When it was done, I painted the back side of the stitching with a thin coat of contact cement to protect the stitches from the future pouch content and to insure they stay anchored.

 

Tomorrow morning I will set the bottom snap, then began the process of box stitching the project together.  The top snap  on the flap will be the very last item on the agenda other than waxing.

[PastorBob]

coming along nicely!

[Brokenolmarine]

First step this morning was to carefully measure and mark, then punch a hole for the bottom snap for the pouch.  Once that was done, I seated the snap.  I didn't want to forget after the holes were created for sewing and have to try and seat a snap inside the pouch once it was all put together.  It's NOT easy.  Don't ask me how I know. 

 

Time to mark and create the holes for box stitching on the main panel.  Using the pricking forks, I laid them out and normally I'd take the panel to the drill press, but sometimes it gets carried away and this close to the edge with the bit turning so fast can tear out.  Too much time invested to take the chance, so hand work.  No awl small enough.  Need a tool, you can make a tool.  Seen it often, so I ... made a tool.

I used the tool to create all the holes I needed.  Then, as I did on a previous project, I used a freshly sharpened pencil on the back side to slightly open the back side of the hole, then twisted the pencil to create a graphite bullseye to make the hole easier to find when I start sewing the piece together.  You can easily see the difference in the next pic between the ones that are treated and the ones waiting their turn.