Ok so this is my first time ever using a sewing machine. My mom's machine didnt want to work so i used my grandmothers machine, this thing is 52 years old but it got the work done. My seem are nothing to brag about.
Being my first i went simple 10x12 tarp. Now that the wind has died down i have set it up and got some pictures.
and the addiction spreads.......
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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Nice first crack at a tarp!
Ramblinrev is right, you've gone and done it. Addiction is a beach.
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That alone makes it a keeper for gear making.Originally Posted by nighthawk156
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Beautiful tarp. and for a first effort as well. I bet youll be very happy with it.
I bet now youll be hoping for the worst weather pssible just to test it
Well I tried to set it up yesterday when I finished it and there was 40+ mph gusts of wind outside. I ended up breaking 2 Fig 9's.I bet now youll be hoping for the worst weather pssible just to test it
Well this afternoon I got bored and made some snake skins for my tarp.
Very nice looking tarp. Congrats on the first project.
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Nice tarp indeed, you will like the extra coverage and with how you spaced the tie outs you will be able to close the ends.
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Good looking start you've got there!
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Nice looking tarp. I'll be starting to make one the same size (12x10)tonight.
I'm just wondering if the middle tie out (on this side) is necessary. I was planning on putting a tie out on each corner and then 3 feet in from each corner(leaving a 6 foot stretch in the middle (total of 4 tie out on each side). Does any one see a problem with that???
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