The document describes the process of making bags to hold African Giant Pouched Rats. The author draws a pattern based on existing designs, pins the pattern to rip-resistant cloth, cuts out the fabric, and surges the edges to prevent fraying. After incorrectly attempting to string the drawstring at first, the author eventually succeeds in completing the final bag product after hours of work and missteps.

1. Making the pattern
I need bags to retrieve and handle my animals, African Giant Pouched
Rats. Working from a designed based on the Tamarack Holding Cone and
a Decapicone, I'm drawing up a sewing pattern.

2. Drawing the pattern
I am beholden to Dr. Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Assistant Professor of
Apparel Design and Textile Science here at Oklahoma State University for
giving me a quick & dirty lesson in textiles, sewing and pattern making

3. The Patterns laid on the rip resistant cloth

4. Pinning the pattern to the fabric

5. Pinning the cut pattern down on the fabric before the
cut.

6. Cutting the fabric

7. The cut fabric, surged
Surging the fabric keeps the fabric keeps it from fraying

8. Marking off the line for the final sewing line for the
drawstring

9. Stringing the drawstring
I was doing it all wrong at first.

10. Success! The final product
After hours and mis steps, I finally strung the bag correctly.