Handmade chalk bag for climbing!

Do you recognize that green fellow?!
I was into wall climbing few years back, and that game was so popular back then, and still is.

Anyway, I was recovering from ill and stress from my former job.
Wall climbing, which I happened to walked by and started enjoying the thrill, was an excellent rehabilitation.

It reminded me of playing freely with friends at school playground when I was little!

The equipments were a bit costly from the standards of Malaysian living with simple earning house hold, so I thought of at least of make the chalk bag of my own.

The purple one is the first one that I made.
I refereed to this jeans upcycle page, a genius, exactly that I wanted.source

It was very simple. All you need is:

• old jeans or any pants for outside layer
• felt, fleece, or velvet for inside layer
• cord to tighten the opening
  -cord stopper
  -grommet (and attachment tool if you could get one )

This is how you can cut out your pants.
You need 7 inches by 13 inches.
It was a quite a tight fit.
I suggest you cut more than 13 inches in case if you want a bit more roomy one.

Stitch the side to make cylinder.
Then trace the base of the cylinder to cut out the bottom part from extra material.
It doesn't have to be perfect circle, but in case you want a perfect circle for your bottom,
calculate:
Circumference divided by 2 π.

Then you will get the radius. Use compass and ruler according to your measurement.

Mine, the diameter is about 4 to 4 and a half inch.

If you follow the instruction from that website, you will be finished making it in half day or the next day.
Make a inside layer, in same shape as the outer one.
Stitch a small loop you make out of extra fabric to hold cord in place. stitch it on to the inside layer.

Make a small opening to the outside layer. I you have grommet, attach it now.
If you don't, you could do the button hole stitch.

Optionally I added a very short zipper to the pocket so I could store my accessories safely.

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Okay, so I also made 2 more chalk bags without upcycle.
The white fluffy abominable snowman one and green fellow is made out similar way.

The only difference from the very first one is I added interlining for support on side and bottom, and belt material to make hooks for karabina.

Enjoy climbing!

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The images in this post is taken and the chalk bags are made by me, @naomipangolin.
No source link is written because this is the first time on internet.