Making the patternI need bags to retrieve and handle my animals, African Giant Pouched Rats. Working from a designed based on the Tamarack Holding Cone and a Decapicone, I'm drawing up a sewing pattern.

Drawing the patternI am beholden to Dr. Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Assistant Professor of Apparel Design and Textile Science here at Oklahoma State University for giving me a quick & dirty lesson in textiles, sewing and pattern making

The Patterns laid on the rip resistant cloth

Pinning the pattern to the fabric

Pinning the cut pattern down on the fabric before the cut.

Cutting the fabric

The cut fabric, surgedSurging the fabric keeps the fabric keeps it from fraying

Marking off the line for the final sewing line for the drawstring

Stringing the drawstringI was doing it all wrong at first.

Success! The final productAfter hours and mis steps, I finally strung the bag correctly.