Pen Case
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Materials
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* A piece of leather, leather-like material or thick big enough
  to fit the two pattern rectangles (see below);
* strong sewing thread, ideally waxed.


Pattern
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For each case you need two rectangles, a base and a top, as in the
patterns below, plus a strip as wide as the top and 1 - 2 cm thick for
the strap.

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Instructions
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Cut the pieces and mark the holes for sewing as in the pattern.

Starting from the top, sew the central vertical seams with a saddle
stitch, backstitch and cut the thread when you've reached the bottom.

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.

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.

Continue sewing into the bottom, gathering the excess material from the
top into the distance of the base; backstitch and cut the thread.

.. tip:: depending on the material you're using, wetting the bottom edge
   may help in getting a neater gathering.

Gallery
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