It is difficult to do without a pencil case, if you want the satchel to be in order, the handles lay neatly. It is pleasant for a primary school student to hold in his hands a thing that reminds him of his mother at school. There is a large selection of accessories in stores, but they cost decently and do not always differ in quality. Try your hand at making a pencil case.
How to sew a pencil case with your own hands
Making a fun, beautiful school pencil case is easy, even if you don't own a sewing machine. There are a huge number of interesting ideas that not only mothers, but also girls can implement. For many crafts, you don’t even need a pattern - they have a simple manufacturing technology. You can make a pencil case using:
- cutting materials;
- felt;
- old jeans;
- tubes from paper towels;
- patchwork;
- Crochet.
High school students who can sew on a sewing machine can tailor an unusual cosmetic bag based on the scheme. The craft will be fastened with a lock, fixed with a contact tape or tied with a bow. To decorate the accessory use:
- elegant braid;
- embroidery;
- applications;
- buttons;
- lace;
- beads;
- decorative flowers, butterflies.
How to sew a pencil case for school with your own hands on a sewing machine? You can, using patterns, make crafts in the form of some animal, for example, a fish or a cat, but this will require certain skills. This is within the power of mothers or high school students, and it is better to watch the video master class in advance. A very simple and unusual case can be sewn using a fabric with a funny children's pattern.
You need to start manufacturing with the selection of material. You will need 2 pieces of fabric of different colors measuring 35x35 cm. To make:
- fold the blanks inside out;
- Sew all sides, leaving 4 cm unsewn;
- turn out;
- sew the remaining space by hand;
- iron;
- put the workpiece smart side down;
- fold the edge from the bottom by 15 cm;
- pin with pins;
- draw vertical lines with chalk on the bent part after 2.5 cm;
- sew along the markup and edges;
- sew on one side a double-folded tape 24 cm long;
- roll up, tie a bow.
Do-it-yourself felt pencil case
Very original pencil cases can be made of felt. To work, you need a ruler, a clerical knife, a bar of soap. How to make a pencil case for school with your own hands without a pattern? For example, try doing something like this:
For the manufacture of:
- take a piece of felt;
- measure the height of the workpiece 30 cm;
- the length will depend on the number of pencils you want to put, plus 5 cm from each edge;
- cut out the rectangle.
Pencils will be inserted into the weave of the strips. To execute cells:
- draw horizontal lines with soap from above after 5 cm;
- draw 2 strips, stepping back from the sides by 5 cm;
- cut with a clerical knife horizontal lines, between two vertical ones;
- mark the height of the middle on one side;
- take an elegant braid or ribbon;
- fold in half and sew along the mark;
- insert pencils;
- twist into a roll;
- tie a bow.
Girls who own a needle can sew a pencil case for school out of felt with their own hands. Using the same technology, you can prepare a case for glasses as a gift to your grandmother. Example:
For this you need:
- take 2 pieces of material of a different color;
- cut one 30x6 cm in size (you can take any width);
- the second - 20x6 cm;
- put on top of each other;
- sew over the edge with threads;
- cut a large part along the radius;
- sheathe the remaining edges with the same seam;
- decorate with appliqué, smart button or beads.
Do-it-yourself jeans pencil case
Old jeans are in any wardrobe of a thrifty hostess. How to sew a pencil case for the school with your own hands from the remnants of this material? You can do something like this:
Prepare the fabric - a square with a side of 26 cm, a zipper 25 cm long. For manufacturing you need:
- bend the edge of the material on the front side by 1 cm;
- sew one side of the zipper;
- repeat the operation for the opposite edge of the fabric;
- turn the workpiece to the wrong side.
Following actions:
- fold so that the lock is located in the middle of the product, fasten with pins;
- sew side seams;
- put the product vertically so that a platform appears below;
- place the side seam in the middle - corners are formed on both sides;
- they need to be swept and stitched to form a volume;
- turn out.
Sew to school an original pencil case that fastens with a zipper - and more than one:
For manufacturing, you will need 12 multi-colored locks, but the more you take, the larger the internal volume will be. To make this craft:
- sew together all the zippers in sequence;
- fold the resulting cylinder in half, measure its width - this will be the diameter of the bottom;
- cut out two circles with this size;
- cut with an allowance of 15 mm;
- turn the workpiece inside out;
- sew first one bottom, and then the other.
Try making a lined pencil case for school. If you choose elegant material, beautiful decor - you can sew a cosmetic bag using this technology:
You will need:
- 2 pieces of lining and main fabric measuring 26x13 cm each:
- lightning - 25 cm.
