I have recently been taking guitar lessons and realized that a guitar strap would be UBER helpful. Of course, as
cheap frugal as I am, I figured it would be easy to make one. Here is a tutorial for my guitar strap.
1. I guesstimated my length for a strap I would need. My strap is 68" in length x 4 1/2 wide.
I used three different colors for the strap: Polka dot brown for front, red for back and brown for the ends where the guitar buttonholes will be. Also, I needed a sturdy piece of fabric for the inside to give my strap some weight. Can't have a flimsy strap, now can we?
2. I added the brown to the end of the strap on each color.
3. Then on the back of the brown polka dot fabric (it was a lighter weight, so it needed some sturdiness added) I sewed on some thicker cotton material I upcycled from an old dress.
I know, I should have ironed it first....but I am a "get it done now" kinda girl.
4. Then I sewed the right sides together of the polka dot and red pieces. I only did one side, as I didn't want to have to struggle with turning it right side out.
5. Then I took my strap upstairs, turned it right side out and ironed it, along with ironing the edges together to prevent fraying.
6. I hemmed the ends first, and then I sewed my remaining side closed.
7. Once this was completed, I knew it would need holes to be able to attach to the buttonholes on the guitar. I simply cut holes in the ends at various places and then sewed these frayed edges up.
(Now to finish resewing the edges of the guitar case in the picture. )
Complete! Now I can play standing up! Yay! No more hunchback guitar playing.....
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