{"id":71877,"date":"2026-08-14T07:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=71877"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:32:40","slug":"strap-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/strap-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Strap Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw a short IG video on a method for making straps<\/a>. The question persists: how do people think of these things? OR are the techniques known methods that sewing influencers (former tailors) are sending out into the world one by one? Inquiring minds…<\/p>\n

\"Test<\/a>
Test strap technique – front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had a small piece of pleather leftover from the Pandora Charisma, so I tried it out. It was a thick piece and I had to choose between the HP2 foot and the Ultraglide foot when I wanted to use both.<\/p>\n

I had yellow thread in the machine and decided to use that since I would be able to see the stitches. <\/p>\n

First, I think the piece was too small. Lengthwise, it was probably fine as a test, but width-wise, I think it needed to be wider, maybe 3 inches cut?<\/p>\n

Second, I am not sure this is the best use of this particular substrate. It was just too thick, though if I cut the strap wider, then it might work. I plan to try it again with a thinner vinyl. I am thinking of trying to match a lavender that I plan to use for the exterior of the Pandora Allure<\/a> and I don’t want to use nylon webbing for the straps. I am liking cotton for straps, but want to use materials I have if I can.<\/p>\n

\"Test<\/a>
Test strap technique – back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The back looks ok, but I am not sure I want the back to look like this. I could embellish the back with a piece of ribbon, but I am not sure it would wear well. <\/p>\n

Before I test on the lavender vinyl, I need to see how long of a piece I need for the straps in the Pandora Allure<\/a> project. I don’t want to cut off 3 inches for a test only to find the roll is 3 inches short!<\/p>\n

I can feel myself drifting towards starting the Pandora Allure when I really need to finish the second Pandora Charisma<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I saw a short IG video on a method for making straps. The question persists: how do people think of these things? OR are the techniques known methods that sewing influencers (former tailors) are sending out into the world one by one? Inquiring minds… I had a small piece of pleather leftover from the Pandora … Continue reading “Strap Test”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[558],"tags":[343],"class_list":["post-71877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-techniques"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71877"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71888,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71877\/revisions\/71888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}