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Are you using relief cuts? I'm generally not great with tutorials in video form but this was extremely useful for me:
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My first attempt was less than circular - not helped by being a small (ish) diameter. I found that tacking everything in place helps, as does a manual sewing machine where one stitch at a time can be done slowly - possibly higher end machines can do this, but I only have MrsE's Janome for comparison.
Second effort is larger - more saddle bag than bar, and I resorted to cheating. I wanted a stiffener for each end, so I 3D printed a disc with a rim and evenly spaced holes for hand stitching. Tacking the end in place allows the excess to be gathered evenly - photos below, but I forgot to take one before turning it all the right way round.
Obviously this is no help if you don't have access to a 3D printer, unless you get creative with a cut down plant saucer and a drill...
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Below: the photo I should have taken earlier, showing the outside on the inside before turning it inside out. Or something. A bar bag based on a Klein bottle perhaps?
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I'd like some advice on sewing a cordura 2d circle onto the bottom of a cylinder, to make a bar bag. I've been having some difficulty getting an even amount of fabric on each side of the stitch, and therefore a perfectly circular bag.
I've had a bit of a google and there isn't much advice on what to do for thick fabrics like cordura, but google does suggest that for other materials you should gather up the edge slightly.
Welcome any tips and tricks of how people do it.