SIMPLE BOTTLE CASE

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All lovers of travel, and other types of outdoor activities can not do without water. And it is important for them that the water is always at hand, and preferably in a case on the belt. You can do it yourself without being a professional cutter and seamstress. To your attention, perhaps the cheapest way.
You will need:
• tape (about 2 m) made of dense synthetic fabric, not more than 3 cm wide (like those used in backpack mounts);
• a plastic bottle of 0.5 liter water (or a liter, carrying a large container is simply uncomfortable on the belt);
• scissors;
• threads and a needle;
• crayon or bar of soap;
• meter;
• lighter (matches).

We measure the girth of the bottle at the widest point at the neck and at the bottom.

Transfer our measurement to the tape (and add about 1cm).

Chalk mark the place of measurement and cut off a piece of tape.

In this case, you can attach it to the tape using as a template and cut another piece of tape. You will get two ribbons of the same length.

But not with all plastic bottles it will happen. Some manufacturers make the base of the bottle wider. In this case, you should be guided on the basis, otherwise the whole bottle can not be put into the finished case.
The edges of the ribbon should be melted with a lighter so as not to fray. The main thing is not to get carried away so as not to make a fire in the room. It is advisable that the room is well ventilated.

Now we take our blanks and try on a bottle. That is, we grab a bottle of overlap with our piece of tape and mark the edge with a piece of chalk so that we can then sew a ring of the correct diameter from the ribbon.

It is time to take the needle and thread. Sew the "ring" on our label.

That's why when we transferred the diameter of the bottle to the tape, we added another centimeter to it. When you connect the tape into a ring, its edges, overlapping each other, form a square, as it were. All its four sides should be stitched, and also crosswise. We repeat the same procedure with the twin of our workpiece. Dress them in a bottle. One at the bottom, backing no more than a centimeter from the bottom, the other at the top - on the "shoulders" of the bottle.
We take the bottle in the right hand (if you are left-handed - in the left), lay the remaining “big” ribbon along the bottle with your left hand: press one end at the upper “ring” with your thumb and stretch it to the lower one. Then we stretch along the bottom and again to the upper “ringlet”, and press the other end to the bottle with the index finger from the opposite side. Let us describe the letter U as a ribbon.

By pressing the tape to the bottle in this way, we mark the places of joints (peculiar intersections) with chalk. This is necessary so that later, when you remove the "rings" to sew them correctly.

Sew on. It will turn out something similar to attaching a fire extinguisher. While we’re not cutting anything off, let the free end of the tape dangle quietly. Pass the bottle into the resulting design. Ok, the cover is half ready.

And now let the free end run along the bottle in the opposite direction: again from the upper “ring” to the lower and back on the opposite side. It will turn out a loop, with whose help the cover will stay on the belt.

Press it firmly with your fingers to the bottle and repeat the procedure with chalk - mark the joints. Take out the bottle. At first it will not be easy, but the fabric has the property of being slightly stretched over time. Now sew on the marks. Cut off the excess end. Fine!

Agree, it was not difficult. The case is so simple that even if something happens to it, it is easy to repair. It can be built even in field conditions (if there is a thread and needles), but water is always in a convenient place, whether you are on a trip, or just decided to roller skate in the park.

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