LNLeather Posted November 2, 2014 Report Posted November 2, 2014 P.S - I purchased that Ev-R-Round circle cutter yesterday, Ill let you know how I like it! I hope you like it as much as I did - it saves so much time and wasted leather... I made a pouch out of microfiber cloth with a drawstring at the top and I just put my glasses in the pouch and slide them in the leather glasses case --- plus it gives me something to clean my glasses with... OH, what a clever idea. Thank You for sharing that! Quote ~Cheryl There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart... pursue those...
Members silverwingit Posted November 3, 2014 Members Report Posted November 3, 2014 You might get some ideas if go to an optician's store and look at the more expensive pouch-type glass cases. Other than that, methinks that the lining should be made of a material that doesn't tend to pick up foreign particles. There are many kinds of cloth made of microfiber. Some microfiber cloth mimics suede (it's even called Ultrasuede). It has a "nap" to it meaning that it is sort of fuzzy giving it a tendency to pick up and hold onto dust, grit, etc. Some microfiber cloth is like terrycloth, very fuzzy and a magnet for grit. Still other microfiber has sort of slick surface and doesn't seem to attract or hold onto dust and grit. Good luck and please let us know what you settle on. Michelle Quote
Tree Reaper Posted November 4, 2014 Report Posted November 4, 2014 I made a case and lined it with suede, it marks the lens. Quote
Members zaynexpetty Posted November 5, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) I made a case and lined it with suede, it marks the lens. You might get some ideas if go to an optician's store and look at the more expensive pouch-type glass cases. Other than that, methinks that the lining should be made of a material that doesn't tend to pick up foreign particles. There are many kinds of cloth made of microfiber. Some microfiber cloth mimics suede (it's even called Ultrasuede). It has a "nap" to it meaning that it is sort of fuzzy giving it a tendency to pick up and hold onto dust, grit, etc. Some microfiber cloth is like terrycloth, very fuzzy and a magnet for grit. Still other microfiber has sort of slick surface and doesn't seem to attract or hold onto dust and grit. Good luck and please let us know what you settle on. Michelle I hope you like it as much as I did - it saves so much time and wasted leather... OH, what a clever idea. Thank You for sharing that! Although I have not tried it yet. I talked to an optician and he said that microfiber is what he would use (the kind used for cleansing lenses, NOT the terry cloth style). The problem is, I CAN NOT find any of that kind of microfiber wholesale or by the yard, I have been searching the internet for a couple of hours, and I can only find it sold in up to 14 x 14 cm squares, with not a lot of color options at the larger size. The optician also said that the material usually found in glasses cases is similar to velvet (he gave me the name, I can't remember what it was). So, when I build my case tomorrow, I will be using some black velvet that I purchased from the fabric store. Ill let you know how it goes! P.S - I have done some searching, and it looks like a lot of glasses cases are lined with velvet, so it should be good enough. Edited November 5, 2014 by zaynexpetty Quote
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