It is almost ready. What she did not made yet is the clasp (fastener, buckle, what’s the right word?), as she was not sure how that should be done. I am not big help in such things also, so now we are asking the collective mind of this board for ideas
First, if any of you have these rolls or smth of that sort - could you show some close pictures?
Second, does anyone have any ideas?
The problem is that wool is thin, so when you put three whistles in a roll, it is much thinner than when you put 15 of them there. That’s why you can’t just sew to it a piece of that velcro hook-and-look fastener - two sides of it will not match either for thin, or for fat state of the roll.
Another way is to use ribbons (bands? what’s the word?). But my hands are both very left, and I hate shoelaces and all other macrame stuff, so that’s not for me
One more way is to use these clicky fasteners (how are they called in english?) which are used in sassafrass rolls, and in backpacks. It allows to adjust the length of the band, but the tails of the bands will be left flying. That’s more or less OK, but we are perfectionists, aren’t we?
Make a tie with soft material like felt or some of the wool (if it’s not to scratchy) so you hands can deal with material. The tie doesn’t need to be laced down hard, just snug enough to keep the roll from unwinding.
Or, make a velcro strap with the hooks on the inside and a layer of the pile all along the outside. The two layers of Velcor are sewn together, back-to-back, with their “working” sides facing away from each other. Now the hooks can grab the whole length of the strap; here’s a poor attempt to explain:
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The Roll
The strap must be long enough to secure the roll when the roll is full. When you have only a few whistles in the roll, the strap will wrap around several times, attaching to itself as it goes.
My wife sewed me a larger version of the single whistle case that I supply with my own whistles, and it works just fine. It has a grosgrain ribbon sewed at one edge. I just load it with whistles, roll it from the free end towards the ribbon and then just tie it with the ribbon. Simple and effective.
I make the Sassafrass Whistle Rolls, and I use side-release buckles and strapping that has adjusters and holding loops… probably more complex than she wants to do right now.
You could have her make a a pair of cinch straps that have a pair of “D” rings anchored on one end. The flat part of the two “D” rings would be enclosed in the fold-over of the strap, which is then sewn tight to keep them from shifting. Fasten the end of the strap with the “D” rings to the outside end of the case so that the straps can be wrapped around the case, fed through the “D” rings, and cinched up tight. Like many web belts. Actually, as long as the rings are the same size, it will work even with fully round ones.
I’ve made a few for my own use, and I use the tie method. When the package full of whistles is rolled, the tie (attached in only one place) is also wrapped around the roll and tied in a simple bow. My favorites are made from a scrap of upholstery fabric. It’s durable but soft and you can buy a bit of it from the scrap bin at a fabric store pretty cheaply.
