That's right, I am sewing plastic bags. I am putting kits together for my
MIU Metal Magic workshop for Long Beach. In the kits I include 4 mini brads with all the other supplies. During my last workshop a few people lost a brad when opening the kit.
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I looked to see if I had some little bags to put the brads in this time, but couldn't find any. My solution was to make little packets from a gallon size ziplock bag. I sewed two vertical divisions every two inches.
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Put four brads in each section and sewed two horizontal divisions creating a grid of little packets.
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I cut each packet apart with a rotary cutter. These do not need to be sturdy bags, since they will be placed in the kit and opened at the workshop.
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It is surprising how many hours goes into preparing for a one hour workshop.
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This afternoon, I pack up the kits.