The Oh Joy! Mass + Farmers' Marketplace Pocketbook How-To!

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You volition need:
• Neon cord (shown: Parachute Cord, 550 Cord, inward neon pink)
• Wire (a thick stringing wire, such every bit ix gauge)
• ½-inch copper coupling

1. Make an 8-inch circle amongst the stringing wire (create piffling hooks on each halt in addition to clasp them together).

2. The length of the strands of rope you lot travel volition decide the size pocketbook you lot get. Cut an 80-inch slice of cord in addition to wind it around the wire circle. Secure the halt past times tying it into a knot. This volition survive your drawstring.

3. Cut fifteen pieces of 60-inch cord.
4. Wrap each slice of rope onto the circle wire, going all the agency around. Once all pieces of rope are on the circle wire, direct keep ii cords in addition to necktie them into a knot. Work around the circle to necktie the balance of the cords.

5. To secure the end, necktie the unloosen strands together past times cutting some other slice of cord in addition to wrapping it around tightly in addition to tying a double knot. Cut whatsoever longer unloosen strands.

6. Carefully take the circle wire, taking attention non to cutting the cord that you lot wrapped around the wire.
7. Untie the knot at the altitude in addition to position inward the copper coupling, which volition instantly serve every bit a drawstring. Tie the halt of the rope at the altitude into a secure knot.
8. Turn the pocketbook within out in addition to then that the halt of the pocketbook amongst the excess rope is on the inside.

Enjoy!

All photo's past times Casey Brodley.

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