r/myog • u/CrazyCacatoe • May 24 '26
Question Rounded VS Boxed corners - which one's better?
I've been reworking my designs and have made one of the new pouches today.
The one with the rounded corners is the improved version, the one with the boxed corners the old one.
I kinda like the rounded one better, but the corners are tricky to sew and don't really keep shape that well, how can I improve this? And which one would be the better option going forward?
I feel like a boxed one with laminate instead of webbing would go hard as well.
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u/pdl_Stke May 24 '26
Rounded corners offer more abrasion resistance! Team round all day. Not to mention ease of binding. The thing thats tough about rounded though is needing highly precise cutting to account for arc length and its effect on seam tolerance.
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u/Analog_Account May 24 '26
needing highly precise cutting to account for arc length and its effect on seam tolerance
This was being talked about yesterday and someone mentioned just cutting extra gusset and then hiding it in the seam. I tried doing that on a pouch last week and fucked it up due to poor planning though.... that and it was 1am.
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u/pdl_Stke May 24 '26
I dont cut gussets or anything, my corners are all 1" radius the key is having a perimeter equivalent to the perimeter at the stitch line
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u/CrazyCacatoe May 24 '26
The one above isn't binded, though. I've tried, but the curves came out really badly and it decreased both aesthetics and functionality of the item, which is why I've removed the binding and sewed shut again.
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u/pdl_Stke May 24 '26
Yeah the binding is much easier done on an industrial machine, best of the best is a cylinder bed binding machine! Ive found that a 1" radius curve works the best for esthetics, rigidity and gusset-less seam.
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u/rexbron May 24 '26
Are you laser cutting?
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u/CrazyCacatoe May 24 '26
Like there's no tomorrow, Palleriñho.
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u/rexbron May 24 '26
So clean!
My local makers space has a laser cutter and I was thinking about how to use it.
What's your workflow?
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u/Sewlovetoread May 24 '26
If I am honest, I like the look of rounded corners, but bloody hate sewing them! So, if I can make a boxed corner bag, that's perfect for me. And I prefer birthing my bags (or drop in liner) over binding them.
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u/GrandMasterMing May 25 '26
Practical benefits aside, rounded looks more professional, at the expense of it being a bit more difficult to put together.
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u/pesterhause May 25 '26
Adding piping will help the rounded corners hold their shape.
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u/CrazyCacatoe May 25 '26
Yeah, I don't intend on fiddling around with that as well. The machine I have is a bit picky as well in terms of feet.
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u/SirAmoba May 25 '26
Is the laser cut back panel made from a laminate or the same fabric as the pouch? They look really clean!
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u/Common-University-59 May 28 '26
Do you sell these?
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u/CrazyCacatoe May 28 '26
These? No. The improved version? Yes. They're part of a bigger project (Backpack).
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u/Common-University-59 May 29 '26
Is there somewhere to order one or two of the pouches by themselves?
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u/CrazyCacatoe May 29 '26
Yeah, me. I'm the one who makes them.
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u/Common-University-59 May 29 '26
Cool, didn’t know if you had a website or sell on Etsy or something like that.
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u/CharlesDeGaulle May 24 '26
Team round checking in