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ringo shiina sling
difficulty:
before you begin:
makes:
materials & tools• 12”matchingzipper(atleast)• 2”widesquarering• 2”widestrapadjuster• Basicsewingtools(sewingmachine,
scissors,iron,needles,pins,fabricmarker,seamripper)
• Appliquésupplies:• 5”x10”scrapofsilverappliqué
fabric(cottonorfelt)forbridges&star
• 7x10”scrapofblackappliquéfabric(cottonorfelt)forpickups&decal
• 10”x10”scrapoflightorheavydutyfusibleweb
• ½yd.ofmediumtoheavyweightfabricformainbag(denimorcanvaswouldbegreat–Iusedaninter-facedcrushedvelvet)
• 1/3yd.of60”wideor½yd.of45”widemediumtoheavyweightfabricforcontrastsections:sidesandstrap(denimorcanvaswouldbeperfect–Iusedtwill)
• 1yd.oflightweightfabricforlining(Iusedquiltingcotton)
• 3yds.ofmatchingbiastape(storeboughtorhandmadeisfine)
• Matchingsewingthread• Fourteen¼”eyelets• Two5/8”silversnaps
onebagthatisabout12”wide,16”high,and4”deep
Thisoneisalittlemoreintense.Thebasicconstructionisn’thardtogetyourheadaround,butgettingthepiecestogethercanbetrickybecauseofallthecurves.
Thisbagisbasicallyjustaslingstylebagshapedlikeaguitar,buttheinspirationisfrommyfavoritemusician,RingoShiina.It’smadeuptolooklikeherDuesenbergStarplayerTV,butfeelfreetomakeyoursupinyourfavoritecolors,possiblyafteryourfavoritemusician!
4. Markthefabricpieceswiththeguide-linesfromthepattern
1. Printouttheprojectpattern,pages10-15
2. Assembletheprintedpatternpieces3. Layoutthepatternpiecesonyour
fabricandcutthemout
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Westartfirstwithmakingthestrap.Youassembleitbyfoldingunder5/8”of
onlyoneshortsideofthestrappiece,ironingitflat.Then
foldundereachlongsideaswell,ironingthosetoo.Foldthewholethinginhalflengthwise,ironingityetagain,andsewthefoldededgestogetherveryclosetothefolds.You’llseeIusedabitofinterfacingonmystrapsbecausemytwillwasabitstretchy.Ifyourfabricisquitesturdy,it’snotnecessary.
Nextweattachtherawendofyourstraptothebag,rightwhereitwould
beifitwasarealguitarneck.Lineitupwiththeplace-
mentofthetopmostpickupsothatit’sabout¼”underneaththeappliqué.Bastetheedgeofthestrapinplacehere.
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Nowfortherestoftheappliqué.Adhereyourfusiblewebtoyourappliquépieces,thenplaceallyourotherappliquébitsonthefrontoftheguitarfollowingthepatternguidelines:thepickups,bridges,anddecals.Sewthemonhoweveryoulike,eitherstraightorzigzagstitchtoholdtheminplace.Evenironingorgluingthemonisfine,justbesurethattheguitarneckisfullysewnonbeneaththepickup.Ididacombinationofzigzagandsatinstitcheshere,inordertomakethesilverborderonthepickupsasyousee.
Afteryoufinishallyourappliqué,it’stimetostartinstallingyourhardware.Followingthepatternguide-lines,installyoureyeletsonthepickupswherethelittlecirclesare,aswellasthetwoonthesideoftheguitar.Installyourlargersnaps(justthecaps)wherethelargercirclesare,alsoonthesideoftheguitar.
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Withthefrontofyourbaglookinggood,we’regoingtobasteittoits
correspondingliningpiecesotheyactasone.Layer
theliningandmainbagpiecestogetherwithwrongsidesfacingeachother,thensewalongtheperimeterofthepiecewithintheseamallowance.Besuretomovethestrapoutofthewayasyousewaround.Repeatthiswiththebacksideofyourbagaswell.
Nextwe’remakingthetabfortheothersideofyourstrap.It’smadesimilarlyto
thestrap.Foldunder5/8”oftwooppositesidesofthe
square(itdoesn’tmatterwhichtwo,justmakesurethey’reopposing),andironthefoldsdown.Thenirontheentiretabinhalf,bringingthefoldededgestogether.Sewthesefoldededgestogetherwithanedgestitch.
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Withthetabdone,we’reattachingittothebagback.Grabyourtabandloopitthroughyour2”squarering,foldingthetabinhalfsotherawedgesmeetup.Thenlineupthoserawedgeswiththoseonthebottomofyourbagback,followingthepatternguidelines.Bastethetabinplace,sewingwithintheseamallowances,andnowyourbagwillbereadyforwhenweassembleandfinishthestrap!
Nowwe’restartingtoassemblethesidesofyourbag,thepartthatgivesitdepth.Grabyourzipper,andlayeritbetweenoneofyourbagtoppiecesanditscorrespondingliningpiece.Sewthethreelayerstogetheralongthezippertape,usingazipperfoot(ifyouhaveone–ifnotaregularfootisfine).You’llnoticetheseamallowanceisabout¼”toaccommodatethewidthofthezippertape.Pressthefabricawayfromthezipperwhenyoufinish.Repeatthiswiththeothersideofthezipperandtheothertwobagtoppieces.
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Instep10you’llbesewingaroundalotofcurves,soyou’llwanttoclipyourbagsidesabout½”inalongtherawedges,thisallowsyourpiecetostretchandcurvemoreeasilyaroundthebagfrontandback
tip:
Whenyoucompleteyourzippersection,you’llnextneedtosewittotherest
ofthebagsides.Takeoneoftheshortendsofyourtop
section,andlayeritbetweenthebagbottomanditscorre-spondingliningpiecewithrightsidesfacing.
Lineuptherawedgesandsewthroughthem,beingverycarefulwhengoingthroughthezipper.Pressthefabricawayfromthezipper.Repeatthiswiththeothersidesofyourtopsectionandbagbottompieces.Whenyoufinishyoushouldhavearing.
Nextupwe’reattachingthesidesofthebagtothefrontandtheback.
Startliningupyourbagsidesalongtheedgeofyour
bagfront,beingsuretomovethestrapoutofyourway.
Theseamsfromyourzippersectionshouldlineupwiththetwocirclemarkingsnearthetopofyourbagfront/back.Thecenterofyourbagbottomshouldmatchupwiththecirclemarkingatthebottomofthebagfront/back.Sewaroundtheentireperimeterofyourbagfront,tryingtogetthesemarkingstolineupascloselyaspossible.Makesureyourzipperisatleastpartwayopen,thenrepeatthiswiththeotheredgeofyourbagsidesandyourbagback.
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Instep12,ithelpsimmenselyifyoucanmanagetopresstheseamyou’llbeedgestitching,suchasbyusingatowelinsidethebagtopressupon,thenironingfromtherightsidetogetacrispedge.
tip:
NextI’mbindingtherawedgesofthoseseamssotheinsideofthebaglooksnice.Iusedsomeleftoverstoreboughtbiastapeandwrappeditaroundtherawedges(sotherewouldbenofraying),andseweditinplace.Youcanchoosetofinishyourseamallowanceinanotherway.
Ifoundwhatreallyhelpedgivemybagsomedefi-nitionwastoedgestitcharoundtheperimeterofthebagfrontandback.Turnyourbagrightsideoutandreallypinchtheedgesoftheseamyoujustmadesothey’rewelldefined.
Foldthatseamyoujustmadethenedgestitchabout1/8”infromtheperimeterofthebag,goingallthewayaround(again,beingsuretonotsewthestrap).Repeatthiswiththebagback,andyourbagwillhaveamuchmoredefinedshapewhenyoufinish!
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Lastlywe’reassemblingthestrap.Ifyou’renotfamiliarwithassemblingstrap
adjusters,youmightwanttofindaquickhowto.Itreallyis
easyonceyougettheconcept.
Forthisbag,you’llwanttoslipthefreeendofyourstrap(theendthatshouldhavethefinishededgefromstep1)throughyourstrapadjuster,thenthroughtheringatthebottomofyourbag,backupandthroughthemiddlebarofyourstrapadjusteragain.Foldthisedgeoveruponitselfandlineuptheedges,thensewthelayerstogetherwithaboxstitch.
Hopefullyit’snottoohardtoseehere,butyou’llhavetomoveotherpartsofthestrapoutofthewaytogettoit.
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SMALL BRIDGE APPLIQUECut 2 of silver
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BAG BOTTOM & STRAPCut 2 from fold of contrast fabric
Cut 1 from fold of lining fabric5/8” seam allowance
Pg. 2/6 Pg. 3/6
Pg. 5/6 Pg. 6/6
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BAG TOPCut 2 from contrast fabric
Cut 2 from lining fabric5/8” seam allowance
LARGE BRIDGE APPLIQUECut 1 of silver
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BAG TABCut 1 of contrast fabric5/8” seam allowance
BAG TOPCut 2 from contrast fabric
Cut 2 from lining fabric5/8” seam allowance
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