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Cut a piece of fabric as shown in the picture. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device.
Fold the open side about 34 stitch it leaving about 12open in a side.
How to make a ditty bag. Using the thread or floss sew three sides together with a whip stitch in other words use thread to sew around the edges of the cloths pushing the needle through the bottom 14-inch of fabric then looping the thread around the outer edge and back through the front side. You should have a pocket when youre done. Make a Ditty Bag - YouTube.
Caroline Matheny and Preslie Cowley show you how to make a ditty bag. Caroline Matheny and Preslie Cowley show you how to make a ditty bag. Monkey Fist Knot for Ditty Bag.
At the base of the bag I inserted a brass grommet and then attached a Monkey Fist Knot. This is so that I would be able to attach the handle of the cords and carry the bag on over my shoulder. Rope Slider For Ditty Bag.
I created a rope slider so that I could keep the ditty bag closed whilst transiting. How to make a ditty bag - YouTube. How to make a ditty bag.
If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. Next came the attachment of the bag base and I turned the cylinder bag inside out to make it easier. Having pre-folded the outer rim of the canvas base making sure it was firmly creased I proceeded to stitch the base fold and the bag fold together.
Making a Ditty Bag. Making a Ditty Bag is a very personal thing. You may find that over time you will make a number of Ditty Bags.
The main reason being is that when you first start out knotting you have a desire to make a Ditty Bag well I did. You then go ahead and make your first Ditty Bag and you feel very proud to have achieved that. Also at the same time you vow never to make another Ditty Bag.
A rectangular ditty bag is good for some items. Cut a piece of fabric as shown in the picture. Fold along the dotted line and sew the edges.
Fold along the orange line and make a sleeve like the one in the standard ditty bag. Sew the bottom edges together blue to blue purple to purple etc. To make the bag fold fabric in half then sew 3 of the sides of it leaving one side open.
Now we are ready to make the hem. Fold the open side about 34 stitch it leaving about 12open in a side. Now you need to stitch the little pocket on the bag.
Your ditty bag will look like this. The objective is to create 2 ditty bags one from a piece of cut off pant leg or arm sleeve and the other from a single piece of rectangular material. Last edited by a moderator.
Nov 12 2018 Reactions. Bronk5150 Kederekt Swineflu and 10 others. As with the ditty bag the contents of a mans possibles bag varied by taste and necessity.
Davy Crockett rocking a possibles bag. Most typically the frontiersmans possibles bag was stocked with all kinds of essentials for hunting fighting and venturing through the great outdoors. Tobacco and pipe tin cup flints jerky and other edibles nipple wrenches and picks tools for ones muzzleloader etc.
In this video Im making a Ditty Bag. This bag pattern can be found in The Arts of the Sailor by Hervey Garrett Smith. For me though I wanted to make some.
MAKING A TRADITIONAL DITTY BAG For those readers interested in making a traditional sailors ditty bag the following pattern can be used. In order to make a bag that measures six inches in diameter and fourteen inches high a piece of light canvas sixteen by twenty-eight inches is required. Pin and stitch the 8 12 edges of the bag front back and bottom pieces right sides together with the bottom piece in between the front and back pieces.
Finish the seams with a serger or zig zag stitch. This will make a long 8 12 x 27 12 bag body piece. If you cut this long piece to begin with you can skip this step.
SewCanShe Free Sewing Patterns Tutorials. This intermediate class is to make two ditty bags or stuff sacks that are hand sewn. One needs to be made from improvised material like a pant leg or shirt.
This is a simple project for beginners. You will need a piece of silnylon or cuben some small cord a small toggle and a small safety pin. Directions are the same in this example I am using some 51 cuben.
Like most sewing projects you will make this inside out. Using the ditty bag cutting pattern provided cut out two lining pieces and one back piece. This example uses a pink fabric for the lining.
And a brown print for the front and back. Center the decorated front piece onto the same pattern and cut. Sewing the top seams.
Use a 14 seam allowance for sewing. With the right sides together. A ditty bag is a traditional type of bag typically made of some type of canvas that was used on sailing boats.
It was typically the first project undertaken by a sailmakers apprentice and a good. In making these items he would use the same stitching techniques when making and repairing sails. Seaming making twine grommets and sewing eyelets were all important skills.
In fact old timers would often insist that a proper sea bag would have five flat seams with the bottom also being put in. DITTY BAG SEWING INSTRUCTIONS Besides thread you will need. DRAWSTRINGS a pair of 30-inch shoelaces any color or two 30-inch lengths of suitable material twine thin cord or crocheted rug or plastic canvas yarn etc which slides smoothly will not unravel and has no knots.
No joined shoelaces or knotty yarn please. Make a Clean Zip-Front Opening for an Unlined Garment Todays single-layer garments are a challenge to sew with clean and bulk-free openings and edges. A zip-front opening on an unlined jacket or coat often leaves the zipper tape edge.