Geek142 and i have created this little guide for case making, for your homemade creations.
We would like to hear your opinions, questions, tips and tricks on this subject.
I know this isn't sewing101, but i thought it would be usefull for you DYI'ers.
~~Equipment~~
- A pair of sharp scissors
- thread
- sewing machine and/or needles
- a ruler
- a coulored pencil ( green marks the best )
- a rough idea in your head of what you want, but preferebly a plan on paper, so you can pin it on and cut around the paper.
- Material - leather, corderoy, cordura are the best i have used and they look good too.
- buttons or velcro.
- seat belt material or similar ( i don't know the name )
~~Instructions~~
(these are the instructions for the cases similar to what i make)
You can also make different designs , such as the southord cases etc.
It is a good idea to know how many picks you wan't to fit in the case before you design it.
1. Cut around the rough plan of the base of the case ( the main part.)
2 . Cut your pick pocket(s) out and sew it/them to the base.
**The base is light blue, while the pocket is yellow**

3. Sew the pocket dividers to the length you wish to have it.
**like so..**

4. You will need a flap that folds down so that when the case is folded the picks will not fall out of the top.
**sew along the top 1 cm of the flap "which is in blue"**

5. Now we are ready to sew the edging to neaten the case up.
( for leather this is not needed )
Grab your "seat belt material" and fold it in half over the edges and pin it there. sew along the inner edges of it.
if you cut this material use a gas torch or a stove to melt the edges so if something catches it the material won't come apart.
**Almost finished


6. Sew the velcro or affix the buttons to the material, where you put them is your choice.
Here are a few of my cases:

From Geek142 " How I made my first case"
Materials
Well there isn’t much to it all I used was Thread and a needle…
Kind off just cut out a reasonable size piece of cotton that would fit my picks in, you can use leather if you prefer…
How did I thread it through?
I did 2 layers
The first was in and out through the cotton
And the second was doing loops around the sides to make it stronger and less likely to fall apart
And that’s about it if I had measured the cotton first before I started cutting I would have been able to make a flip over case but that’s what you get for not measuring…
Well hope this could help someone on making there own case
Cya
**His Case**

Thank you for reading this.. alot of people on this forum need to treat their homemades to a nice soft case..so get stitching

If the edit button is in a good mood i will do some edits later.
cheers