Royal Money Bag Props

 

Royal Money Bag Props

The blue money bag was made with scrap material and it belongs to a prince so it's much smaller than the king's purple moneybag. Our king requested multiple moneybags so he can be "The King Moneybags". 

Materials needed include velvet like fabric, needles, thread, scissors, fancy rope trim, marker, paper, bowl, ruler, glue, and straight pins.

sample template

Make a template using a bowl and a ruler. Place the bowl onto the paper and trace the circle. Then use the ruler to draw a line straight up from either side and another line connecting them. It does not have to be perfect. Nobody will notice mistakes when the bag is filled. I couldn't find a template online so I made my own. The "rectangle" above the circle needs to be big enough so it can double over  and be sewed around the rope trim. 

I folded the material in half a little bigger than my template. Be sure it is inside-out.  I made the fold the bottom of my bag. Then traced the template and cut it out.  Then hand sewed up the sides until I reached partway up the straight edge. Be sure to leave enough material to  double over  and sew around the rope trim. 

With the bag still inside out fold the top over the rope trim and pin in place. Leave a bit of the rope out the sides. Carefully sew it together making sure not to accidentally sew the other side of the bag. Next bend the rope to make a loop and do the same thing to the other side of the bag. 

Turn the bag right-side out and open the bag all the way. Tie a knot in the ends of the rope a few inches away from the bag. Take a smaller piece of the rope and tie it to the loop on the opposite side of the bag. This allows you to attach the moneybag to a belt. 

My rope trim unraveled when I cut it, so you may need to glue it. 

Marie-Anne

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