I came across a tutorial the other day about making a cuff to hold change for a child. It incorporated lots of velcro and sewing. Then I came across tutorial about making these darling little pouches from the cuffs of men's dress shirts and thought that these two ideas would be great together. I don't profess to be the first person to come up with this idea, but I haven't seen it before.
First, you need a shirt with cuffs. Cut off the cuffs as close to the sewn on cuff as possible.
Second, button one of the cuffs, laying it flat, deciding how much of a flap you want compared to how deep a pouch you want. Lay this on top of the other cuff. (You might want to try to on at this point to be sure you like where the pouch is positioned on the cuff as it will button around your wrist.) Mark lightly or place a pin where the folds are and open it up.
Third, sew through the two cuffs across where the bottom of the pouch is and where the top flap will fold over.
Fourth. sew the side seams of the pouch. Do not sew across the flap, leave that free to button closed.
Though this wrist pouch is not big enough to hold an ID for an adult. It will hold change or bills and would be perfect for a child or times you just need to carry some money.
1 comment:
very clever and looks cool too - thanks for posting!
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