I know from my own experience that making art is only a half of the battle, the result of your work should be packed securely, lovely and inexpensively! There are many tutorials on pouches but the cord is always passed through and this process steals much time. As I make 20-30 pieces at once, it takes only 2 - 3 hours and the cost of my finished item is just 38 rubles!

1. You need:

a) fabric, preferably one that will not fray — 2 pieces of 16 x 18 cm

b) cord, 50 cm — 2 pieces

c) ends or beads — 2 pieces, or you can just tie the knots gently

d) beautiful wide braid,18 cm, but you can do without it

And of course scissors, thread, sewing machine and your desire!

2. Leave 6 cm from the top for folds. Do not cut!

3. The top croners are folded and stitched up to the "not" mark.

4. Sew the beautiful braid below.

5. Each cord is folded in half, passed through an end or a bead and tied into a knot. Put the both cords on

each other, with the ends in different directions (as in photo 2), apply to fabric, fold and sew. Remember about double holdfasts for the edges!

The main thing is not to sew the cord to the fabric, otherwise it will not be a pouch.

6. The second part is applied face to face: put the corners together, also sew the length and edge so that both ends were outside

7. That's what you should get.

8. Put the sides together, the edges of the top should be one right under another, sew up.

9. Round the edges, a circle or a straight bevel can be made, or leave as it is — depending on the shape of the packed masterpiece.

10. Stitch the edges, process them with an overlock or zig-zag and cut off all excess.

11.Turn outside in, iron and get the pouch for 5 minutes. If you sew a lot at the same time, then split the whole process into stages and sew all together step by step, so your time is saved. Store them in a package, take one by one if necessary, one could hang tags on the cord. Sizes, colours may be completely different. But do not overload with decorative elements. I wish you good luck!