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01/7/2012 at 9:39pm
Location: North Herts
Outfit: Monterey4 Cabanon E
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He deserves it... I thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew and he could sew but no, he's coped admirably with the Tencate canvas - and only used two jeans needles .
My brother is my domestic sewing machine and it's worked really well so far. The pile of grey canvas and metres of grey tape now look like a proper tent (I'm making an alternative front canopy for our Estoril, with side panels).
But, not quite finished yet. I still have the pegging points to complete (I'm not sure what method to use), and eyelets for the canopy poles.
Oh, and small matter of the two windows...
That so far has caused a few outbursts of Anglo Saxon English.
I tried tacking on the panel with sticky tape. It peeled off the canvas.
I tried pinning on the seam line. The machine wouldn't sew as the presser foot stuck on the plastic.
So, pardon the pun, I'm back to hand-sewing I think.
I was planning on neatening/reinforcing the edges of the window with tape but maybe not if I have to DImyself rather than use my Brother!
Any other tips - I thought of putting paper under the presser foot, like you do with chiffon or slippy fabrics, but that seems a pfaff, and I want to use it shortly.
Can't put pics up yet, but will when it's finished, including the one where the cat decides to help...
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