Monday, July 15, 2013

Tutorial: Adding a Detachable Strap

Hosting the Triple-Zip Pouch Swap has led me to this post. I had a few swappers state they wanted to add a strap but didn't know how. So here we go!

What you need:
- 13" x 2.5" fabric for Wrist Strap
- 4" x 2.5" fabric to secure strap to pouch 
- Clasp Closure ( I like Lobster Clasps, Available at Michael's)
- Split Rings (Available at Michael's)
- D-strings (Available at Joann's)
- (optional) Small Jump Rings (tiny split rings for the lobster clasp to attach to a D-Ring instead of a Split ring)


Pouch Strap Tutorial



Step 1: Grab your 4" x 2.5" fabric piece and fold and press a 1/4" or 1/2" seam. This depends on how wide you want your strap secure piece. My folded seam was about 3/8" or so.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step: Fold it in half and press.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 3: Top stitch the edges. I stitched mine twice but once is good enough.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 4: Pull your D-Ring through the strap piece to the middle, fold the piece in half and stitch a line about 1/2" from the folded middle part to keep the D-Ring secure.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 5: Repeat the steps 1-3 for the long strap piece.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Here's what you should have:
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 6: Now attach the Lobster Clasp to the split ring.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 7: Pull the clasp through the long strap.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 8: Stitch the ends together.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 9: Turn the strap inside out so the seam is on the inside.
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 10: Flatten the strap and stitch the seam down. Make sure the clasp is placed at the end to secure it.  Now we need attach it to your pouch :)
Pouch Strap Tutorial

Step 11: Attach secure piece before closing up the side seams of the pouch. 
If you want the secure piece short, sew the D-Ring closer to the edge and snip off the fabric excess.

Pouch Strap Tutorial
Clasp on your wristlet strap and you're good to go!
Pouch Strap Tutorial


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6 comments:

  1. Thank you for this great tutorial!
    Esther
    esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo dot com
    ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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  2. Great tutorial and I love your pouch, great colors and the little scissors are so cute.

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  3. great! I like the strap.

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  4. is there a tutorial for the wristlet pouch? I love how the zipper pull is that 1/4" BEFORE the end of the pouch. Would love to have the 'end' of the zipper start 1/4" in from the side seam as well. I don't like how so many end sort of swallowed up into an unsquare top corner.
    Kate

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  5. Haste truly does make waste! I just found the tutorial for the POUCH. Here's the link, and it does show that the top zipper ends 1/4 or so IN FROM THE END, YIPPEE!!!!!!!
    http://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2012/08/triple-zip-pouch-tutorial.html
    KATE

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