This recycling project was kind of long in gestation as it was fraught with all kinds of difficulties. The main one being I had to drive and hit all the fabric stores and all the haberdasheries in a 100kms radius to source all the whopping 27€ worth of materials needed to make it! I wanted to know what was available regionally and frankly it was a lot of trouble for naught. Next time I make one (I did put it for sale in my Etsy store), I'll order online it'll be more eco-friendly!
Transparency was another problem, Cuben is see-through and a little limp so, I chose to back it up with white felting.
Cuben sailcloth will destroy your scissors so don't take your good ones and have one of these little sharpening devices with you at all time. Cuben Fiber has absolutely no stretch whatsoever, this is why it's used in sailing which makes it difficult to sew if you haven't been precise in cuting. You can't pull a bit to make it fit and iron it out, heat will destroy the fiber.
All in all though, I am pretty happy with this prototype and refinements will only make it better. You know what is the best thing about this bag though? It weighs just a little more than a pound. If we chose a lighter material than this black denim lining, I'm pretty sure we can come under it. This is pretty light for a waterproof, sturdy messenger.
Now I have to go buy a computer to test it myself!
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