This felt cover is easy to make with your own hands. The main thing is to choose the material and threads that you like.
The cover is simple in execution, while its edges will not stretch and fluff, as they are processed with a buttonhole seam. It is also sewn with the same buttonhole. In a word, beginners can make this accessory possible.
Do-it-yourself passport covers: 10 ideas with instructions
You will need:
- sheet felt;
- scissors;
- ruler and soft pencil;
- thick threads (for example, cotton threads for knitting are suitable);
- a large needle for hand sewing;
- thin threads and a thin hand needle for basting;
- needle threader;
- textile glue.
How to make a cover for a notebook from felt
Step 1
Draw on felt 3 details. If this is a cover for a passport of the Russian Federation, as in our case, their sizes: 20x14 cm (1 part); 4.5x14 cm (2 parts).
Cut out the parts and round the corners.
Step 2
Try to take a thread of such a length so as not to make additional knots. If the thread is too thick, it can be divided. Threading a needle into a needle is more convenient with a thread threader.
First, we process the free edges of the inner flaps of the cover. To sew more evenly, it is possible to outline from the inside the line along which the needle will enter (we will sew with a buttonhole seam).
Make a small knot, cut the tip of the thread and leave the knot on the wrong side of the valve, departing from the edge of 0.5 cm. Treat the edge with a buttonhole stitch, stop 0.5 cm to the end of the line and fasten the thread from the wrong side. Cut the thread close to the seam, it should not be visible from the outside. Repeat with the second valve in mirror image. If the stitch is uneven, you can pull the thread out of the needle, unfold the stitch and re-sew it.
Step 3
Face-up, place the left flap on the outside of the cover and align the edges. Sew the valve with a thin thread and a needle, introducing the needle at a right angle (so the parts will not move).
Step 4
Since the seams on the cover will be visible from all sides, our task is to hide as much as possible all the knots and places where the ends of the threads are fixed. Therefore, for sewing, take a very long thread: you will need to flash it from the beginning of fastening the left valve from the top to the beginning of fastening the right valve at the bottom. Just under the valves all the nodules will hide well. I took about 1.7-1.8 m for the cover for a standard passport. Make the knot as in the steps above and hide between the valve and the outer part. Start sewing by 0.5 cm from the edge of the valve.
Having sewn the left valve, catch the right one. Continue sewing with the bottom edge of the cover sewn. When reaching the right valve, grab it with one stitch, fasten the thread, hide the tip under the valve and cut it. Then take a new long thread and repeat everything for the right valve.
The cover can be neatly ironed with steam from the inside through the iron.
If you want to add some kind of decor, you can cut a simple figure out of felt, process it with a buttonhole, iron it through an iron and glue it with textile glue. Done.
Master class and photo: Natalya Pykhova
