First off a general thank you to all you who have posted on this forum and to the general backpacking community online. I’ve just started making my own gear based on what I’ve learned here. My lost recent project is a tarp for my hammock. I sewed the ridge line seam with a flat-felled/french seam following the instructions on DIYgearsupply. In the middle of my final row of stitching the bottom layer of fabric moved so it drifted about 1/2 inch off target. The error didn’t show on the front and the fabric is a dark olive so I could see through it. After I caught the error I took out about 5 inches of stitching (hoping a little seam sealer will make the tarp serviceable) and came up with the idea of putting a red headlamp under the fabric so I could see through. I finished off the seam fairly easily. I looked about a bit and didn’t find this idea so I thought I’d post it as a small payback for the heap of information I’ve gathered from other folks.
lined up right
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Here you can see the bottom layer of fabric is not folded tight to the previous stitching.
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I guess you could pin it before sewing but I couldn't bring myself to put more holes in the fabric.
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