Tutorial Help Please!

[C Newell]

I would love to try and make one of these bags for my daughter! Has anyone seen a good tutorial or could give me advice on making one please? I have looked online to buy one but none are fully made out of fleece or are stupid money! Thanks in advance

 

[VickiA]

I’m going to tag @BertisKing as she has adapted bags for carrying her piggies. Not sure if she has made them from scratch.

 

[BertisKing]

I would love to try and make one of these bags for my daughter! Has anyone seen a good tutorial or could give me advice on making one please? I have looked online to buy one but none are fully made out of fleece or are stupid money! Thanks in advance

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I've tried lots of different ways of creating snuggle bags to free your arms while holding a piggy securely- with many trials and fails along the way!
I have found that making it wholly from fleece means that it can misshape and stretch unless you use a double layer and making the strap from fleece doesn't feel secure unless you use really thick fleece.

I haven't got a photo but the best one I made, before I gave up and just bought one, used a long sleeved t shirt of quite thick material, knotting the sleeves together to make a strap and stitching across the body about half way (depending on the size of the shirt) and pulling the rest of the body up inside the "bag" for extra support. The round neck hole makes it a bit more secure to stop adventurous piggies from escaping. Stick a blanket inside or a snuggle sack and it's really cosy and easy to wash.

Not sure what you'd call stupid money, but this is what I'm using at the minute. It's waterproof and breathable and comfy to wear I use it for two piggies and my cat also gets toted around in it too.

 

[C Newell]

I've tried lots of different ways of creating snuggle bags to free your arms while holding a piggy securely- with many trials and fails along the way!
I have found that making it wholly from fleece means that it can misshape and stretch unless you use a double layer and making the strap from fleece doesn't feel secure unless you use really thick fleece.

I haven't got a photo but the best one I made, before I gave up and just bought one, used a long sleeved t shirt of quite thick material, knotting the sleeves together to make a strap and stitching across the body about half way (depending on the size of the shirt) and pulling the rest of the body up inside the "bag" for extra support. The round neck hole makes it a bit more secure to stop adventurous piggies from escaping. Stick a blanket inside or a snuggle sack and it's really cosy and easy to wash.

Not sure what you'd call stupid money, but this is what I'm using at the minute. It's waterproof and breathable and comfy to wear I use it for two piggies and my cat also gets toted around in it too.
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Thank you so much the advice! Wow i am glad i asked now, seems its much harder than i first envisioned ! I will have a look on amazon as that bag seems very reasonable!
Had to have a little chuckle to myself! Your cat gets carried around, that has made my evening . There is no chance my cat would do that. Yours must be very layed back. Many thanks x

 

[BertisKing]

Thank you so much the advice! Wow i am glad i asked now, seems its much harder than i first envisioned ! I will have a look on amazon as that bag seems very reasonable!
Had to have a little chuckle to myself! Your cat gets carried around, that has made my evening . There is no chance my cat would do that. Yours must be very layed back. Many thanks x

Both of my cats have had to get used to being carted all over the country!


Other people may have better ideas than mine! I'm not particularly skilled so I may have made it more complicated than it needed to be!