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Sewing instructions

Bag for youryoga mat

Level of difficulty: easy

You're in love with yoga? And you like being creative on your sewing machine? We've got great sewinginstructions for you to combine both your hobbies: A made-to-measure customised bag for your yoga mat. It's not only handy and very beautiful but also avoids mix-ups with other bags and mats at your yoga course. Use your imagination to create your own round bag and increase your anticipation for your next Shavasana.

Description

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SEWING INSTRUCTIONS: BAG FOR YOUR YOGA MAT

Inner fabric:

· 2 circles with a diameter of 16 - 17 cm 2 rectangles with width 24 cm and length 76 cm

Outer fabric:

· 1 circle with a diameter of 16 - 17 cm 2 rectangles with width 24 cm and length 45 cm

Outer fabric:

· 1 circle with a diameter of 16 - 17 cm 2 rectangles with width 24 cm and length 45 cm

· Bag webbing: 1,10 m

· Non-divisible zip: 1m 1 m (you can trim it to the length needed afterwards)

Material needed

Instructions

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1. Prepare the outer fabric –

Put the imitation leather right side on right side on your cotton

rectangle and sew them together with a seam allowance of 1 cm.

Now, turn the left side towards you and edgestitch the seam.

Repeat with the other outer part.

2. Prepare the zip –

Cut two small rectangles (width 3 cm x length 8 cm) of the outer

fabric. Measure how much of the zip you'll need for your bag

(better too long than too short), fold the small rectangle and sew

the 3 x 4 cm piece onto the zip on both ends. Be careful sewing

on your zip so your needle won't break.

3. Sewing the zip –

Put the inner fabric with the beautiful (the right) side towards

you in front of you, place the zip with the cursor on the upside

on the lower longitudinal side and then put the outer fabric with

the beautiful side upside down on it. Pin the three layers and

sew the zip with the aid of a zip foot. Leave a seam allowance

of 1 cm on both ends.

4. Now continue with the zip – To sew the zip and the other

side together you put the outer fabric with the beautiful side

up in front of you. Put the zip with the side you've already sewn

with the beautiful side upside down on it. Now you have two

"Please mesure your rolled up yoga mat to make sure that these measurements apply for your yoga mat as well."

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pieces right side on right side in front of you. Repeat the sewing

process explained in step 3.

5. Step zip – Now fold both fabric sides, smooth them (depending

on the material, ironing carefully is possible, too) and edgestitch.

6. The zip is ready and you can change the foot. Now, sew the

outer fabrics right side on right side together and repeat with

the inner fabrics leaving an opening for turning of about 18 to

20 cm. Afterwards, open the zip at least half so you can turn

the bag.

7. Now sew the bottom parts to the inner fabric. The beautiful

side points into the half finished bag. Attention: This step is a bit

tricky. Pin carefully and sew slowlier if you are still unsecure with

sewing curves. Kindly check if the bottom is big enough during

the sewing process.

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Repeat these steps with the outer fabric but include the bag

webbing at the height of the zip by sewing the bag webbing

with the beautiful side towards the right side of the outer fabric

between bottom and outer fabric. The webbing is inside the bag.

Repeat this step on the other side. Be careful not to twist the

webbing. Then sew all three layers (inner fabric, webbing and

outer fabric) together at the height of the webbing.

8. At the end you turn your bag inside out and close the opening

for turning either with a seam by the sewing machine or with an

invisible stitch by hand.

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READY

Instructions