What says... "Smile and say cheese"?

 

My new camera strap!


For something so simple this thing became a bit of a "pain in my patootie".

 

 

I wanted to make a slipcover to fit tightly over my existing camera strap that would not slide out of place and could easily be removed for washing. The existing strap was pretty flimsy. I prefer a nice padded strap, so I added a couple layers of fleece in between.

 Sounds simple until you try to turn that thick, padded strap right-side out and slide it onto the existing strap. I wanted to make sure it fit snugly and I only gave myself about a quarter of an inch difference between the width of the existing strap and the new one. What was I thinking?

It was sooooo tight it took both me AND Mr. Fisherman to wrestle that baby on over the existing strap.

It's not going anywhere.

(Maybe not even in the wash).

 

 

I made the entire strap with the serger except for the top stitching.

Even though it was a bit of a wrestling match trying to slip it on,
 I am really happy with the end result.

Now, smile and say "cheese"!


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