Mastodawn

#Crochet and #Sewing folks, I need your help.

I'm making a crochet pencil case. I'm planning to line it with some cotton fabric.

There are three separate panels (two in the images) to be sewn together. Should I line the crochet pieces before I sew them together or after?

I will be doing the work by hand as I don't have an easily accessible machine.

My sewing experience is limited to reattaching a button and making one or two wonky pouches, so assume I know next to nothing about it.

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FrugalGamer

@allysseriordan after. you'll want to sew two fabric rectangles together and attach them at the top of the pencil case. letting the fabric mostly hang free keeps the strain off of the crochet work and prevents it from stretching out.

Make sure to sew the fabric right sides together, so that the edges aren't visible from the inside. you won't need to turn the fabric afterwords, but you can turn down just the top and then use ladder stitch to attach it to the crochet bits. I hope that's not too confusing! It's a bit tricky to describe.

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Allysse Riordan 3d ago

@FrugalGamer thanks :)

What you say seems to align with the other responses I've got so far. So I'm pretty sure I get what you mean :) I'll just have to check what the ladder stitch is because that I don't think I know.. I'm loving all this learning =D