[Nfb-krafters-korner] questions about lining a crocheted project

[Ramona Walhof]

Lisamaria, Woolese yarn will stretch.  I would get a piece of 
cotton/pollyester blend fabric and cut it to fit the backpack with generous 
seam allowances.  You can put metal islets in the lining or use loops of the 
fabric to go over the drawstring.  Tack the lining on the bottom and about 
every inch around the top.  Turn the seams of the lining inside toward the 
seams of the backpack if there are any.  Just keep inside to inside of 
lining and backpack.  You may not need to cover the entire top if the shape 
is difficult, but you may want too, especially if there is a flap that 
buttons down over one side.  If you have a sewing machine, just sew the 
pieces of the lining together with it.  You can sew it by hand, it just 
takes longer.  .   It will last a lot longer if you do this. You should be 
able to machine wash and dry it lining intact.

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
To: "nfb-krafters-korner" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 5:48 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] questions about lining a crocheted project


> Hello Crocheters.
>
> I've recently completed a rather cute drawstring backpack made of
> thick and quick wool ease yarn. The project itself did not call for me
> to line the inside of the backpack/purse with material to prevent
> stretching but my husband, who knows nothing about crafts, keep
> pestering me to somehow figure out how to line the inside of the bag
> since the yarn will stretch and it might help to line it to be more
> purselike.
>
> any ideas? Does Wool Ease stretch that much? And if I do find fabric
> to line the bag with, how in the world do I go about attaching the
> fabric. The drawstring pattern created eyelet holes so I'd have to
> punch holes in the fabric too.
>
> I'm open to ideas and suggestions -- including telling my husband to shut 
> it.
>
> Thanks,
> Lisamaria
>
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