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I made a chalkbag!
Jan. 24th, 2011 07:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rydra_wongI had a spasm of sewing over the last few days, and made myself a chalkbag.
Context: rock climbers wear little bags containing gymnasts' chalk (magnesium carbonate) at our waists; the chalk dries up sweat and helps prevent your hands from becoming slippery.
There are various patterns for chalkbags online (e.g. this one and this one), but they're generally simple cylinders.
I wanted to see if I could steal an idea from my commercially-made chalkbag (a flat back and a curved front panel), while adding in some other design features I wanted (zipped pockets for locker keys, espresso money and mid-day medz).
And then I found a remnant of silvery-grey fake fur in a department store for £2, and it was ON.
( Cut for pictures )
Context: rock climbers wear little bags containing gymnasts' chalk (magnesium carbonate) at our waists; the chalk dries up sweat and helps prevent your hands from becoming slippery.
There are various patterns for chalkbags online (e.g. this one and this one), but they're generally simple cylinders.
I wanted to see if I could steal an idea from my commercially-made chalkbag (a flat back and a curved front panel), while adding in some other design features I wanted (zipped pockets for locker keys, espresso money and mid-day medz).
And then I found a remnant of silvery-grey fake fur in a department store for £2, and it was ON.
( Cut for pictures )
