So online you can see a bunch of alterations to old suitcases, and I thought I'd give it a try. Now being me, I didn't really read a lot of descriptions or instructions, just looked at a few pictures, and thought I could figure something out (thanks to my dad, I have a highly developed sense of why not just figure it out while you're in the middle of playing with the new idea). So I lucked out at one of the local thrift shops and found an old hard side samsonite for under 10 dollars. Here are the before pictures:
In the first photo it is laid out like that because it was about to be spray painted silver. Now you don't have smell-o-vision, so I will tell you that the inside smelled like grandma. It was that lovely mix of Clinique and roses, so that lining was all torn out and replaced, so that the inside looked like this:
There were multiple varieties of glue used, fedex box pieces covered in fabric, some quilt batting to add softness. Here is a photo that shows the ultimate purpose of the suitcase:
It is my mobile roving and spindle storage unit. I hung ribbon on top to catch the hooks of the spindles, and added an elastic band to hold them in place when opening and closing the suitcase. Here is a close up of the top section:
The bottom is then for storing the yet to be used roving and the singles that have already been spun. This project took a fair bit of work, but I am pleased with the overall results.
Take care.
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