Passion for Learning

I recently received a kobo as a gift from my wife for being the best husband evar. She thought it would be better to carry around a slim and excellent ebook reader than it would to carry the equivalent number of real books. I knew I married a smart one. Little did she know that I was the crafty one.

I didn’t like the thought of a $39 sleeve to protect the kobo unit, one made of non renewable plastics and just not befitting of the whole green movement.  I knew there had to be something as good for much less money.  I found it in the bag drawer at home.  It was a bag given out at the local urban outfitters. The bag is made of a soft fabric, almost like that of an ebook sleeve liner.

It’s black on one side and white on the other.  I knew if I folded it onto itself that there would be enough thickness to do a good job of protecting the ereader.  I needed to see if it fit, the one bag fits perfectly to make THREE sleeves!

Next I had to ask the wife f I could borrow her sewing machine.  She cocked one eyebrow initially then laughed and said “SURE! but what are you up to?”  I told her she would need to wait and see.

So flip the bag over and measure in 5 3/4″ from each end.  Draw a dashed line and cut the fabric off at the mark.  Next feed it into the machine sewing over about 1/4″ into the edge up both sides.  I remembered from home-economics classes back in grade 8 that you always sew on the inside of a project then flip it back right side out when done.  I did not remember how to thread a chinese sewing machine!  Thankfully Rica (and the internet) saved me….  So, onto the sewing.

When you have your parallel stitches turn the item “inside out” and slide in your reader.  Perfectly snug fit!

You end up with enough fabric to make three sleeves but the last one will have a “u” shaped cutout where the bag handle once was.

I hope that anyone who reads this dares to challenge the sewing machine and make their own! I sure had fun doing mine.

 

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