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Originally Posted by daroga
A nicely padded, zippered pouch (to ensure pressure protection as well as not flying out of the sleeve if moved suddenly) seems to be the best of both worlds for what I'm looking for.
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That was what I wanted to, and I looked and LOOKED and never found just the right sleeve.
So I had to make one. It's something like the crocheted one on page 1, with some major additions. My sleeve is well padded with many layers of fleece inside. I also wanted something to transfer any force from a sharp edge (think "things in my purse"), so I incorporated 2 more "pockets into the top edge. I cut up a heavy-duty plastic file folder and slipped Kindle-size pieces into each of the "faces. The kindle goes into the center pocket. To illustrate, the layers go like this:
Calico cotton
Fleece (2 or 3 layers)
Plastic
Fleece (2 or 3 layers)
Calico
KINDLE
Calico
Fleece (2-3 layers)
Plastic
Fleece (2-3 layers)
Calico
It's still pretty sleek too - all that fleece squished down nicely. And I can take out the plastic and wash the whole thing too. I used a button for the flap, but a zipper would have worked too.
It took a few hours. If I could have bought it, I would have!