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ringo shiina sling

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ringo shiina slingsewing tutorial

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



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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BAG BOTTOM & STRAPCut 2 from fold of contrast fabric

Cut 1 from fold of lining fabric5/8” seam allowance

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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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BAG TABCut 1 of contrast fabric5/8” seam allowance

cut on fold

Pg. 5/6 Pg. 6/6

C3 C4

B5B6

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