Smart Phone Case Pattern?

[wvcraftsman]

Thanks. I was able to open the photobucket pics. That helped. I had the phone upright in my little brain. I like it. Nice pattern.

[Gawdzilla]

Thanks. I was able to open the photobucket pics. That helped. I had the phone upright in my little brain. I like it. Nice pattern.

I try to apply the K.I.S.S. principle whenever possible.

[Gawdzilla]

And a sewn/laced version. The inside corner relief is about right on this now, you may want to transfer that over to the riveted pattern.

[wvcraftsman]

That one looks good too. It would look good laced. Nice job.

[Gawdzilla]

That one looks good too. It would look good laced. Nice job.

I had good reactions from the volunteers at the wolf sanctuary, but a few of them worried about the rivets, so I tweaked the pattern for sewing. As I do a lot of tans and browns to go with the theme at the store there, I got a few different hemp lines in "earth tones" and dipped them in "canning wax". I'll be using that for the sewing.

[wvcraftsman]

canning wax? hmm.....I never thought of that.

[Gawdzilla]

canning wax? hmm.....I never thought of that.

I buy it at Wally World when the canning season starts. I also buy candles from the specialty shops when I see a particular color that I like. With the apothecary jar candle crazy fading you can also pick them up pretty cheap. I put them in a pan of boiling water until they're liquid. The wax is not only colored, it's scented so your piece comes out smelling like a ... Oh, never mind.

Those jars are good for dyes as well, if you don't mind not having a screw-on top.

[wvcraftsman]

Good tip. Do you mix the wax and water or just use the boiler water to melt the wax in the jar?

[Gawdzilla]

Good tip. Do you mix the wax and water or just use the boiler water to melt the wax in the jar?

I set the jar in the water with the lid off and heat it until the wax melts. You should keep an eye on this as heating too fast may cause the jar to crack. When I dip the hemp I put the lid back on the jar and hold it tight enough to squeeze the excess wax out of the hemp.

[wvcraftsman]

Thanks. That makes sense. That's a great tip for anyone that might be watching this thread.