Now I remember...
Nov. 27th, 2006 05:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stellar_muddleWhy I wasn't going to do any tent work til after Festival 07:
1. The sewing machine and I have tensioning issues. It took unpicking of at least 1 seam to remember the need to hand back stitch.
2. I hate pinning (or stapling) and sewing canvas. We wont think how much canvas we have now.
3. I hate machine sewing in hot weather (currently 34.6 degrees out) - no ones temper is improved by it and it is annoying retrieving the thread when you have thrown it accross the room.
But the cover for the mattress is done and after much shuffling, swearing and more tearing than I would like, is on. Looks good, but I ain't doing that again in a hurry.
I will probably leave the sewing machine set up on the kitchen table, but I'm going back to hand sewing for a while...
1. The sewing machine and I have tensioning issues. It took unpicking of at least 1 seam to remember the need to hand back stitch.
2. I hate pinning (or stapling) and sewing canvas. We wont think how much canvas we have now.
3. I hate machine sewing in hot weather (currently 34.6 degrees out) - no ones temper is improved by it and it is annoying retrieving the thread when you have thrown it accross the room.
But the cover for the mattress is done and after much shuffling, swearing and more tearing than I would like, is on. Looks good, but I ain't doing that again in a hurry.
I will probably leave the sewing machine set up on the kitchen table, but I'm going back to hand sewing for a while...
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Tips for tent making
Date: 2006-11-27 06:25 am (UTC)When we made sunshades we sewed six in a day. It was a team effort.
Pics here:
http://abbotsford.sca.org.au/gallery/SunshadeProject
We hired a hall and laid out their laminex tables to provide an on ramp and an off ramp for the sections.
A tent will be a little different but lots of planning helps.
Sharp needles. The fattest that will fit you machine.
Upholstery thread. You probably already know that one.
Leather cringles have not failed us yet!