There is an opinion that a pencil case for pens and other small stationery is a purely accessory for schoolchildren or students. In fact, a miniature writing bag will come in handy in any home. Even if in the apartment with the most thorough inspection you can find one ballpoint pen and an eraser, it is better that these items have a specific place to store. It is convenient and practical. All, perhaps, will agree that every thing in the house should be in its place.
In addition, it is not necessary to spend money (and large ones) on the purchase of a handbag, since it is quite simple to sew a pencil case on your own. In addition, there are models of cases for pens that do not require the use of needles and threads for their creation.
First organizer
With the advent of the child’s home, parents try to diversify the baby’s leisure, and at the same time comprehensively develop it. Better than drawing, it's hard to find. After about a year, the first pencils, colored pens, felt-tip pens and paint brushes begin to appear in children. All this stuff accumulates and rolls around in all corners and bedside tables, annoying the tired dad and adding work to the tortured mother.
How to sew a pencil case, it will be useful to learn the parents of young children. Firstly, the kid will like to put the pencils in a colorful container. Secondly, for his mother, this is a great opportunity to practice and develop creative skills, making such a thing for a child.
You should not start the first delights with too complex models. It will be enough to sew a simple handbag-case on a cord. Work will take a couple of minutes of free time. The fabric bag can be decorated with braid, buttons, rhinestones or beads. Such pencil cases for girls will become a godsend, because they can be very bright and colorful. You can change them at least every week. And the boys love handbags of this kind for their unpretentious and modest appearance.
For different needs
Before starting work, it is important to think over the model of the future pencil case, to calculate its dimensions, capacity and wear resistance. All these factors must be considered before stitching the pencil case, because it will be a shame if the writing or drawing accessories do not enter your purse.
The container for the office is different. Such gizmos differ in their structure. One of the simplest options is a one-piece pouch with a zipper. With due diligence, this model is modified. Then the internal space is divided into two or three additional departments, each of which is closed with a zipper.
Such pencil cases differ in shape and size. They can be made in the form of a cylinder, parallelepiped or even an animal. Below is a pattern of a pencil case in the form of a shark. To make such a miracle with your own hands is not difficult at all, the main thing is to follow the instructions, given the fact that it is much easier to work with synthetic non-slip fabrics. Here is what you need to do:
- Connect together the parts of the abdomen of the shark and make the bottom of the pencil case by stitching the elements on a sewing machine.
- Cut back details also to sew together, not forgetting to build fins.
- Starting from the nose of the shark, it is necessary to connect the stomach and back, moving towards the tail. Do not forget to leave a place for the fastener, which will also serve as the "teeth" of predatory fish.
- If desired, a shark can make eyes out of buttons or other sewing accessories.
What to sew a pencil case from?
As was clarified a little higher, it is much easier for a beginner to work with dense and non-slip to the touch fabrics. It can be a section of old jeans, or just a small piece of variegated cotton material (chintz, calico, satin). Jacket, raincoat, upholstery fabric is also suitable.
Felt pencil cases are very interesting in terms of work and the final result. This material does not require processing, because its sections do not crumble, the inner and outer seams are quite easy to sew over by hand, and to make the parts more attractive and cute, they are cut out with special scissors with serrated blades. This technique is also relevant for natural and artificial leather, suede.
Sewing some types of pencil cases does not even require a pencil case pattern. Moreover, you can do this work without having done a single stitch. All you need is a rectangular piece of fabric, a ruler, pencil or crayon and scissors. In the tissue section, you need to make small notches that will serve as loops for pencils and pens. Holders are made almost along the entire length of the workpiece, with the exception of the front part, into which a multi-colored roll will be wrapped. In order for the pencil case not to open, from the side where there are no cuts, you need to attach a braid or tape of sufficient length. Wrapped around the pencil case, it will securely fix everything that is folded inside it and decorate the product.
Pencil case on one division
The most popular have always been pencil cases for girls. Little fashionistas from a young age love order and order. They are happy to use a variety of accessories for this. Attention needlewomen presented another simple pattern, with which you can sew a cute pencil case. Note that this model has a zipper. In addition, it is equipped with a lining.
Such a handbag is voluminous and roomy. She will be useful not only to the baby with her colorful treasures, but also to her mother when she urgently needs a makeup bag. If you don’t have a beautiful fastener with a large and comfortable slider on hand, it doesn’t matter. You can tie a ribbon or a small keychain made of beads or beads to the usual “tongue” with a zipper. Then open a pencil case is not difficult even for a small child. Below is a pattern of this little thing.
Plastic bottle case
A significant drawback of textile covers is quick wear. They are torn in a backpack, wiped from the outside and stained with ink from the inside. Children tend to forget to close the caps from the felt-tip pens, and to hide the core in the automatic pen inward for them, in general, is an overwhelming task. Avoiding troubles and misunderstandings with ink stains is very simple. Simple plastic bottles will come to the rescue. Of these, you can also make containers for the office.
Perplexed readers will surely wonder: how to sew a pencil case for a school out of plastic? We make a reservation that in this case, sewing can be partially or completely avoided. The photo shows a short workshop on working with bottles. For one pencil case, they need two. Of the special tools, as can be seen in the image, you will need a glue gun. If this was not at hand, the zipper can be sewn manually by making holes on the bottle with a thick needle or an awl.
Pencil case without patterns and fabric
Sewing zippers is the main difficulty for many seamstresses, especially if they are new to their business. Now everyone who was so afraid of working with naughty clasps will be able to overcome their phobia, because they will learn how to sew a pencil case only from zippers. For work, you need 7-8 fasteners of the same length. It can be hidden lightning, tractor or the most ordinary. The main condition is to use the same fasteners in one job. Their color has absolutely no value: the more shades used, the brighter the pencil case will come out.
Before stitching a pencil case with your own hands, it is important to believe every zipper is working, unzipping and buttoning their sliders. Seizing and defective fasteners should be replaced with new ones. Zippers must be sewn alternately in length. The result is a colorful rectangle. By connecting the extreme fasteners on the wrong side, you get something like a pipe. Its end parts (those where the bundles of clamps are assembled) must be properly fastened with threads and a needle. In such a simple way, you can sew a pencil case with minimal cost of money and effort, but most importantly - with an amazing end result.