I go with DIYGS method, just so I don't have to tie up half the tarp twice through the machine, once is painful enough! And seam seal
I go with DIYGS method, just so I don't have to tie up half the tarp twice through the machine, once is painful enough! And seam seal
A flat-felled seam requires only pass through the machine while both sides if the fabrics are splayed out.
I don't have a Warbonnet tarp, but the illustration that cwford posted above would never require a pass with the fabric splayed.
Last edited by MAD777; 03-31-2014 at 15:39.
Mike
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Yes, Warbonnet tarp ridge lines do standup vertically.
This has been a favorite bugaboo of mine as Scott can attest. As I did some research a while ago, I discovered that professional stitchers differ in which they use. This in not good stitchers vs not so good.. This is excellent stitchers all the way through. IMO it matters not a whit in terms of strength. Nor does it make any difference in terms of sealing the seam. My wife likes the traditional flat felled because that's what she learned and can make them in her sleep. Some of her professional colleagues liked the hybrid. All excellent, quality conscious stitchers. Choose your poison.
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It's a few years old. I have a WB edge that's a bit older and also does not leak. I read of many WB tarps with unsealed ridgelines that have not leaked. Maybe its changed recently but I'm still dry.Originally Posted by turnerminator
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I make all my tarps with a bound ridge seam similar to warbonnet. Its easy, and hasn't leaked yet.
Very nice looking tarp! Hopefully one day my skills will be at that level.
Thank you. I don't know about the sewing skills. Sewing silnylon can be a nightmare - it's light, slippery and even more slippery against itself. The key is learning how to handle it. Lots of clues in those pics. Yes, that is an ironing board under the seam in pic #2. And these: http://www.amazon.com/Clover-Wonder-...s=wonder+clips are the clips I use instead of pinning.
I just seam seal the ridgelines and don't worry about it after that.
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