The Lottie Stretch Lanyard Tutorial

Meet Lottie, the perfect accessory for keeping your favourite Travel Scissors safe, close and ready to use. Attach your scissors to Lottie and they stay right where you need them instead of disappearing to the bottom of your bag (or under your seat on a plane), making them perfect for retreats, classes and sewing on the go.

Our Travel Scissors come in Musk, Vanilla, Mint, Sky and Lemon.

Lottie Stretch Lanyard is the practical little sewing companion that makes taking stitching with you a breeze. Useful for a fun key or swipe card accessory.

It takes just a couple of fabric scraps and comes together in an afternoon, making it a quick beginner project. Whether you reach for a bold print, a beautiful cotton block or a treasured piece of Liberty, every Lottie turns out completely one-of-a-kind.

Best of all, the Lottie pattern is completely free, and we have filmed a full video tutorial packed with tips and tricks so you can sew along with us.

Let's get into it.

What You'll Need

• Lottie Stretch Lanyard pattern (free to download)
• 1 main fabric strip and 1 contrast strip per cutting instructions
• 12mm Ribbed Elastic available HERE
• 1"Swivel clip available HERE
• Sewing Machine
• Matching thread
• Woven Label
• Pins
• Iron
• Olfa Rotary Cutter and mat/ Scissors

 We'd love to see your finished versions, so be sure to tag us on Instagram: @thesewingdepartment

A Quick Note on Safety

The stretch panel is a comfort feature, not a safety one. If you are making a lanyard for a child, for school or for a workplace where it could get caught, we recommend adding a proper breakaway clasp as well, which is designed to release under pressure if the lanyard is pulled.