Today I picked up an inexpensive washcloth to try out the soap bag in terry cloth. I don't think there is much difference in the cost of materials between this one and the knitted one , but the amount of time it takes me to make one is pretty different. This was a very quick project, yet I prefer the knitted one. I used purchased bias tape on the outside of the bag to make the casing. This could certainly be done with a more decorative fabric or coordinating tape, but this happened to match so well I thought I would use it. It was hard for me to decide about putting the casing on the inside or the outside, but in the end I thought the outside could use a little "something" and didn't really know what else to do with it. A plain white satin ribbon serves as the drawstring. Again, could be more decorative, but I was working with what I had. For the drawstring opening, I turned under the ends of the tape and then stitched it down before sewing th...