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Soda Tab Chainmail Laptop Bag

Step 7Attatching the Tabs

Attatching the Tabs
This is going to take a little while, so you'll need some patience (or a few days).

1. Place a tab at the edge of the bag
2. Sew through the hole as shown to attach it to the bag
3. Place another tab next to it and sew through that hole and the hole of the previous tab to attach both to the bag at this point
4. Continue until you have a full row of tabs
5. Add another tab slightly overlapping the first tab in the first row
6. Repeat to form another row (and another, and another)

I found that working on the larger areas first was a good way to add the tabs. I started with the flap portion, then did the front side of the bag, then the back, and then around the three sides (finishing with the base). It took a while, but I only had time to work on it for about three hours a week total (in short spurts).
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