I posted some pictures of a period double pouch a week or two ago. I liked it so much I decided to make one for myself.
This is the original; it is about 7 1/2 inches square.
I made a pattern from memory and cut out the pieces.
I also poured a couple of button blanks using a mold made from a wood scrap and a spade bit.
I sewed on the buttons and strap first, sewing a reinforcement patch for the strap button on the inside. The strap on the original had been repaired, sewn and resewn several times with a small buckle added at some point. I couldn't tell what the original strap adjustment was, so I went with the button as I know there are other period Shenandoah Valley bags that use this type of fastening.
order of assembly.
Front and back of the finished bag
The stitching on the original is pretty rough, so I didn't worry too much about neat stiches. I put a button on the front simply because I like the look; given the construction, if I decide I prefer no button like the original it will be an easy matter to cut the flap off and sew on a new one with no button hole. So far I like it, it rides well and carries more than you might think it would.
This is the original; it is about 7 1/2 inches square.
![IMG_20240511_101447_1[1].jpg IMG_20240511_101447_1[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/321/321998-IMG-20240511-101447-1-1-.jpg)
I made a pattern from memory and cut out the pieces.
![IMG_20240519_152548[1].jpg IMG_20240519_152548[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/322/322000-IMG-20240519-152548-1-.jpg)
I also poured a couple of button blanks using a mold made from a wood scrap and a spade bit.
![IMG_20240519_152827[1].jpg IMG_20240519_152827[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/322/322001-IMG-20240519-152827-1-.jpg)
I sewed on the buttons and strap first, sewing a reinforcement patch for the strap button on the inside. The strap on the original had been repaired, sewn and resewn several times with a small buckle added at some point. I couldn't tell what the original strap adjustment was, so I went with the button as I know there are other period Shenandoah Valley bags that use this type of fastening.
![IMG_20240520_125219[1].jpg IMG_20240520_125219[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/322/322003-IMG-20240520-125219-1-.jpg)
order of assembly.
![IMG_20240519_152702[1].jpg IMG_20240519_152702[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/322/322006-IMG-20240519-152702-1-.jpg)
Front and back of the finished bag
![IMG_20240521_204342[1].jpg IMG_20240521_204342[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/322/322007-IMG-20240521-204342-1-.jpg)
![IMG_20240521_204324[1].jpg IMG_20240521_204324[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/322/322008-IMG-20240521-204324-1-.jpg)
The stitching on the original is pretty rough, so I didn't worry too much about neat stiches. I put a button on the front simply because I like the look; given the construction, if I decide I prefer no button like the original it will be an easy matter to cut the flap off and sew on a new one with no button hole. So far I like it, it rides well and carries more than you might think it would.