Sewing thread

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  1. Strigidae

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    Anyone else dabble with sewing? Toss up your work and impress your buddies.
     
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    I'm definitely a novice at this, but here are a couple of projects.
    Some handkerchiefs I made for Christmas presents.
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    Sewed this pouch for the inside of this possibles bag.
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    I just come into ownership of a sewing machine. I plane to make me some stuff sacs since most do mine have worn out over the years. So far all I have seen was a costume for my little girl for a school play. I'll post the pics as soon as I find them.
     
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    Some older projects.

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    Sleeping bag for my dog She ended up liking it as blanket so i left out the buttons for enclosing it
     
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    My great grandmas sewing machine that i use to make stuff. Was making a sock monkey blanket for my dog. She loved it to pieces if you want to know. German shredder.
     
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    I used to make custom tool rolls for motorcycle riders. This one was built to specs for a guy in Germany that was going all over Africa for months. It eventually had thousands of miles and lots of use without a stitch coming lose.



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    Well my sewing experience is ameture at best.. Nothing like some of the folks on here do! I have been machine and hand sewing mostly repairs for atleast 20 years now. I don't do it often enough to keep up to many skills.

    Wifey owns a decent sew/ embroidery machine I believe it a Brothers brand. So I do most my sewing on it now a days.

    Main projects we work on are:
    Handkerchiefs
    Scrub/ Buffont caps ( with embroidered name on front or back.
    Sun dresses
    Baby Blankets/ Quilts

    Near Future projects include:
    1x Baby Blanket
    2x Weighted Blankets ( If I can find some Multicam fabric)
    Probably some scrub caps
    Sundresses for the girls for summer.

    A few projects I actually took photos of.

    Purple blanket was the Wifeys 1st baby blanket I helped her make.
    Yellow Pooh blanket under the sleeping kiddo is one I made a few years ago.

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    IMG_1552.JPG IMG_1553.JPG Here is some of my latest work. Small medical bags.
     
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    A friend just returned from Greenlamd and brought a seal skin home. I hand stitched this pouch for his Bible and iPad. 12"x18" with carved bone bead closure.
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    Amazing!
     
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    Least favorite part is cutting out the pattern. Yes thats a trash bag. I use them for pattern paper. Never could find straight pins in multicam or tacticool so the dritz ones are what i use.
     
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    If anyone doesnt know "the green pepper" has great outdoor patterns.
     
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    Climashield is the bomb. I have used it on hammock under and top quilts .
     
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    Started a new pack today. 500D multicam. Started the straps and realized I didn't have enough 1" webbing to finish them so I had to place an order. I decided to add a dedicated pouch on the front for a pullout medical pouch. The pack is going to be 20" x 12" x 7". IMG_1688.JPG IMG_1689.JPG IMG_1692.JPG
     
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    Nice!!! Really nice!!!

    Some day ill have to pick your brain on what foam for packs and where to get it. Ran into that same issue with needing webbing for a rifle case I was working on last week. Still need to make an order.
     
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    Started a Weighted blanket yesterday...
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    Quilting lines?
     

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