Recycle Nylon Webbing: Make a Knife Sheath

I came up with this project when recycling a backpack that didn't serve its purpose anymore. I used the nylon fabric for other projects, but I was stuck on how to use the nylon webbing off of the backpack. The webbing wasn't long enough to place on another bag. I decided to use it to make a sheath for the folding knife I use for hiking. It didn't have a sheath. I measured the webbing and decided it was long enough for this project. Here are the steps I followed to make this sheath.

Materials:

1 length of nylon webbing, can be reused from an old backpack or shopping tote wide and long enough to cover the knife and allow for a belt loop. Don't forget to allow for a quarter of an inch seam allowance on either side of the width of the knife.

Pencil or chalk to trace the knife

Heavy duty thread

Pins

If hand sewing a heavy duty curved needle works better than a straight needle

Fray check or clear nail polish to seal the ends of the cut webbing.

Optional: sewing machine

Instructions:

This items can be hand sewn but using a sew machine is quicker. To determine the length of the belt loop, bring the sheath up and over the belt that you typically want to wear it on. Lay the knife on the webbing and bring the webbing up and over the belt to decide on the width of the belt loop. Pin in place and sew horizontally, fastening the belt loop in place. Next place the knife on the webbing and fold up the webbing up and over the knife toward the belt loop to form the pouch for the knife. Pin in place. Mark the seam allowance custom to the knife width by marking the width while the knife is in the sheath. This will insure a good fitting sheath. Remove the knife and sew the vertical seams on each side of the knife sheath. Put in knife and put on belt for a trial run. Determine if the webbing is stiff enough. If you would like a stiffer sheath, cut a piece of recycled plastic the width and length of the sheath pouch and place inside of the sheath. If the sheath is loose around the knife, make another stitch on each side closer to the knife. Enjoy using a custom knife sheath, made of recycled items.