Quick question whats a dice tower and would recommend one? : /
Dice towers simply are structures in the form of a mostly hallow pillar that you drop dice into. They tend to have slanted steps in the interior so the dice are rolled or shuffled as it exits an open slot at the bottom of the tower. They are not needed but many find them enjoyable; here are some very simple examples:
I made a dice bag using this pattern but I just shrunk it down to a more decent size for dice (8x12 pieces instead of 15x23) - it can fit an entire bag of the Pound-o-Dice with a little room left over. I just used basic cotton fabric, nothing special (edit to note: I also avoided using interfacing bc I didn't have any and it works just fine without it). The inside is the same fabric as the drawstring cover. It was super easy to do and took me less than an hour. :D
I make leather pouches, and sometimes add cloth bags inside the leather. The trick is to understand the room you need to allow for the seams and think ahead for how you are going to sew the parts together.
The simplest bag starts by cutting two pieces of cloth the same size.
Roll the top edge down on one piece about a half inch and sew it across about 3/16ths of an inch above the bottom on the half-inch fold.
Do the identical thing to the second piece of cloth.
Set the two pieces face-to-face with the "flat sides" touching. The "roll" you made in the first step is for the draw string. You want the "rolls" facing out. Stitch around the side, the bottom and up the other side, leaving the top where you made the "roll" alone.
Turn the whole thing inside out.
Thread your drawstring through the two rolls and tie it off securely. I prefer a double figure-8 knot but you can do whatever you like.
As for the problem of the fabric not staying closed, other knots can solve that problem. If you thread the drawstring end through one of the folds and then thread the other drawstring end through the other fold, the ends of the drawstring are barely poking out, one on each side. Tie one of the free ends in an overhand knot by wrapping around the other side of the drawstring. Do the same with the other free end. The friction of the knots, if they are tight knots, will keep the bag from sliding open. And there are other, more ornamental, knots that can do the same thing.
I suspect this description probably needs diagrams, but it is the best I can do at the moment. good luck.
P.S. Sorry for participating in some deep thread necromancy. I'm not an evil PC by nature.
These have been my favorite dice towers: http://www.uniquedicetowers.com
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I made a dice bag using this pattern but I just shrunk it down to a more decent size for dice (8x12 pieces instead of 15x23) - it can fit an entire bag of the Pound-o-Dice with a little room left over. I just used basic cotton fabric, nothing special (edit to note: I also avoided using interfacing bc I didn't have any and it works just fine without it). The inside is the same fabric as the drawstring cover. It was super easy to do and took me less than an hour. :D
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I use a crown royal bag because one of my stepbro's friends left it at the house so hey, free dice bag.
Here are some nice dice-towers.
https://q-workshop.com/en/27-dice-towers
I'm not stupid. I'm just unlucky when I'm thinking.
Crown Royal even have different colored bags based on the flavor. Got Green from the Green Apple.
I use the long M&M minis tube for each set and put them in a Crown Royal bag.
I make leather pouches, and sometimes add cloth bags inside the leather. The trick is to understand the room you need to allow for the seams and think ahead for how you are going to sew the parts together.
The simplest bag starts by cutting two pieces of cloth the same size.
Roll the top edge down on one piece about a half inch and sew it across about 3/16ths of an inch above the bottom on the half-inch fold.
Do the identical thing to the second piece of cloth.
Set the two pieces face-to-face with the "flat sides" touching. The "roll" you made in the first step is for the draw string. You want the "rolls" facing out. Stitch around the side, the bottom and up the other side, leaving the top where you made the "roll" alone.
Turn the whole thing inside out.
Thread your drawstring through the two rolls and tie it off securely. I prefer a double figure-8 knot but you can do whatever you like.
As for the problem of the fabric not staying closed, other knots can solve that problem. If you thread the drawstring end through one of the folds and then thread the other drawstring end through the other fold, the ends of the drawstring are barely poking out, one on each side. Tie one of the free ends in an overhand knot by wrapping around the other side of the drawstring. Do the same with the other free end. The friction of the knots, if they are tight knots, will keep the bag from sliding open. And there are other, more ornamental, knots that can do the same thing.
I suspect this description probably needs diagrams, but it is the best I can do at the moment. good luck.
P.S. Sorry for participating in some deep thread necromancy. I'm not an evil PC by nature.
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Yes!!!!!!!! I totally make my own dice bags---and btw, I love the pictures everyone is posting of their crafts!
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