Quality pen wrap

[KingJoe]

Well, I've decided a pen wrap may be in my future. Since y'all know a little more about this stuff than I, I'll ask your opinions. Oh, and I'll say it now...my wife and I aren't great at sewing, so I'm looking for a commercially available case.

 

I really, really like the Libelle wrap that Sam is selling, but I can't justify $50 for a 5-pen wrap at the moment. Is there another, comparable design in the 4-6 pen range for less?

 

Does anyone have any experience with the $12, 10-pen wrap from Pendemonium? It looks like a nice basic roll for work. I'd still like a nicer case such as the Libelle for other times, but this might be a nice knockaround wrap, too.

 

Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

[kookychick]

Well, I've decided a pen wrap may be in my future. Since y'all know a little more about this stuff than I, I'll ask your opinions. Oh, and I'll say it now...my wife and I aren't great at sewing, so I'm looking for a commercially available case.

 

I really, really like the Libelle wrap that Sam is selling, but I can't justify $50 for a 5-pen wrap at the moment. Is there another, comparable design in the 4-6 pen range for less?

 

Does anyone have any experience with the $12, 10-pen wrap from Pendemonium? It looks like a nice basic roll for work. I'd still like a nicer case such as the Libelle for other times, but this might be a nice knockaround wrap, too.

 

Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

 

Here's a link to some more pen wraps: http://hisnibs.com/pen_rolls.htm (no affiliation, just a happy customer!)

 

I got two of the super-cheap $5 six-pen felt wraps (shipped for something under $2, I think). They're nothing fancy, but they work pretty well for day-to-day use (I'm not a pen connoisseur, mind you). I have Sensa Meridians and mechanical pencils in mine, and they fit fine. There are also other fancier ones for $20-25.

 

Hope that helps!

[Phthalo]

I'd also check out ISellPens. The Libelle wraps are worth the price.

[AutomagV]

I'd also check out ISellPens. The Libelle wraps are worth the price.

 

Indeed. I ordered from isellpens for under $30. I wish I knew about them before, the prices are great.

[hardyb]

Pendemonium's are great and so are the others mentioned. I have one or more of each.

[Pengrump]

One of the slots on my Libelle wrap tore out at the bottom within a week of purchase, so I will never buy another. Personally I love the Wilde Wraps by Elizabeth Wilde. They are fabric but surprisingly sturdy and also look nice.

Edited April 8, 2008 by Pengrump

[Albertine]

One of the slots on my Libelle wrap tore out at the bottom within a week of purchase, so I will never buy another. Personally I love the Wilde Wraps by Elizabeth Wilde. They are fabric but surprisingly sturdy and also look nice.

 

 

What are these and where do you get them?

 

I'm a pretty strict vegetarian so I don't buy leather goods - most of these nice cases people talk about are not kosher for me.

[Tricia]

I bought my Wilde Wrap through Pendomonium, but it was a while ago. The one I have uses a kimono fabric on the outside and a quilter's cotton on the inside. It's held up to me carting it about full of pens (six) for a couple of years now with little to no wear. It's a nice mini-ritual for me to sit down with my journal ready to write and unroll my pen wrap. Just deciding which pen puts me in the mood to write.

 

Even if you can sew just a little, it shouldn't be too hard to whip one up. A proto-type would probably help with figuring out the dimensions. (At a fabric store you can buy what are known as â€fat quarters“ (~18†x 22“), cotton prints that quilter's use, for very little money.)

 

Edited to add: Those garbage symbols are supposed to be inches. I have no idea how to make the double-quote marks I used for the inches symbol not turn into garbage. Any help?

Edited April 10, 2008 by Tricia