Minimize out the card insert. four. Pin the paper template onto the material liner and, with textile chalk or a cleanable cloth pen, hint a line round the whole form 1 inch clear of the unique tracing line. this can offer you additional fabric (a. okay. a. selvage) round the edges to connect to the bottom of the card insert. Don’t eliminate the template but. five. lower 1–inch-long slits within the selvage sector at 1-inch durations. you might have considered trying to make extra slits the place the trend curves. this may hold the material from puckering and having unusual folds if you happen to glue it down. 6. get rid of the pins and the paper template and lay the material correct aspect (template part) down in your worktable. Then position the card on most sensible (on the inaccurate aspect of the material) and glue down the cloth flaps round the edges, to slot the cloth to the card snugly yet with out warping it. 7. If you’d wish to upload a pocket to the ground finish of the case, position the pocket cloth fallacious aspect up in your paintings floor, then lay the paper template or cardboard insert at the textile correct part down and hint round simply the ground, leaving a 1-inch allowance round the edges as you probably did in Step four. depart a ½-inch allowance on the best of the pocket so that you can fold it over. eight. reduce the pocket piece from the cloth and reduce 1-inch slits as you probably did in Step five. nine. Fold the head ½ inch of the pocket over, unsuitable aspects jointly, and glue it down. it will hinder fraying and depart a fresh part at the pocket. 10. position the pocket correct aspect down in your paintings floor and lay the card on most sensible with the cloth aspect down. eleven. Glue the pocket selvage seams down onto the again of the card (over the place the most textile selvages were glued). 12. i take advantage of elastic cords and straps to carry down plastic martini glasses and small flasks. ascertain the place you’d wish to position them. I’ve came across it precious to place all my crafting and ingesting offers into the case first and draw a map on my paper template. thirteen. Glue the elastic straps into position, folding over an inch of the surplus at each one area and gluing it to the again aspect of the card. 14. safe the cords with enterprise knots at the again aspect of the card and use an upholstery needle to sew in the course of the cardboard and upholstery. an additional daub of scorching glue will make stronger the knot and may continue it from pulling via to the opposite facet. 15. as soon as the recent liner is totally assembled it may be sizzling glued into the bottom of your case. Notes: i discovered my violin case for subsequent to not anything at a store that sells used tools, and there are continuously nice bargains on-line. pretty well something is going for the cloth lining, from cotton to faux fur. considering I’m a messy crafter and a sloppy drinker, I hunted for a trend the place stains wouldn’t be too obvious. you should deal with the cloth with Scotchgard or one other protectant sooner than mounting it into the case, if you’d prefer to reduce put on. I additionally prefer to purchase adequate cloth to make a pocket. The elastic cords carry my bottles, glasses, and brushes in position. I used lower than a backyard of every in my venture, yet I continuously purchase additional while I’m on the craft shop, as I by no means be aware of whilst I’ll need to bind anything fast (or gag it, for that subject!