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+* strong sewing thread, ideally waxed. + +Pattern +------- + +For each case you need two rectangles, a base and a top, as in the +patterns below, plus a strip about as wide as the top and 1 - 2 cm thick for +the strap. + +:download:`base_2.svg` + base piece for a 2 pen case; +:download:`top_2.svg` + top piece for a 2 pen case, with slightly narrower slots; +:download:`base_3.svg` + base piece for a 3 pen case; +:download:`top_3.svg` + top piece for a 3 pen case, with slightly wider slots. + +the size of the slots will depend on the material used, you may have to +experiment a bit; using relatively thin leather imitation the wider +slots are more than enough for a Platinum Plaisir. + +Instructions +------------ + +.. figure:: 0101-marked_pieces.jpg + :align: center + +Cut the pieces and mark the holes for sewing as in the pattern. + +.. figure:: 0102-central_seams.jpg + :align: center + +Starting from the top, sew the central vertical seams with a saddle +stitch, backstitch and cutting the thread when you've reached the +bottom. + +.. figure:: 0103-first_side_seam.jpg + :align: center + +Starting again from the top, sew one of the side seams inserting the +strap after two stitches, backstitch and cut the thread again when +you've reached the bottom. + +.. figure:: 0104-second_side_seam.jpg + :align: center + +Again from the top, sew the first two stitches of the last seam, adjust +the length of the strap so that it just fits, insert it in the seam and +continue until the end of the seam, without backstitching. + +.. figure:: 0105-bottom_seam.jpg + :align: center + +Continue sewing into the bottom, gathering the excess material from the +top into the distance of the base; 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