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This example was posted to the Pub back in October of 2011, by Graye Fox from MinuteMan Armoury.

 

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This first tutorial comes from Colonial Williamsburg, colonialwilliamsburg.org.

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/living-history/how-make-market-wallet/

 

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This tutorial is from the National Park Service, nps.gov.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/market-wallet.htm

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NOTE: Some of you will need to overt your eyes, this is not a hand sewing tutorial - I’m using a modern sewing machine.

 

The average Market Wallet seems to be about 12 to 15 inches wide by 30 to 40 inches in length.

01 cut 20x26-market wallet.jpg

First find yourself some medium weight linen or cotton cloth and cut it to an appropriate size. The wallet I make here in this example is for small items and is roughly 10 inches x 26 inches. So we need our cloth to be cut to 20 inches x 26 inches.

02 mark center opeing & sew-market wallet.jpg

Fold your material in half - right side in, bringing the longest edges together. The center opening for your wallet needs to be at least 8 inches. So measure 9 inches from each small edge, mark & pin.

03 sew from edges to opeing-market wallet.jpg

Now sew the long edges together, keeping in mind not to sew your opening closed.

04 sew from edges to opening-market wallet.jpg

05 center seam & iron-market wallet.jpg

06 iron seams-market wallet .jpg

07 iron seams-market wallet.jpg

Break out the old flat iron and flatten our new seams.

08 sew flat center seams-market wallet.jpg

Now sew your flattened seams flat.

09 center seam pin & sew-market wallet.jpg

10 sew edges-market wallet.jpg

Line up, pin the shorter edges & sew them closed.

11 turn right side out & iron-market wallet.jpg

Turn everything right side out and iron.

12 twist shut finished-market wallet.jpg

Add a few items, give it a twist and hang it from a belt or over your shoulder.

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On 3/10/2023 at 11:00 PM, Mary Diamond said:

Another project I continually backburner, because… welll, it’s soooo easy, I figure I will always have time to get to it. Because, you know, we all have loads of time before an event. 😉

Thats why I pack 2 weeks early for an event. I have time to finish what I forgot...

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Aye... Plunder Awaits!

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