Jerry and Donna have been storing our big Sailrite fabric order while we were away - so we went over to pick it up and had a nice visit catching up with them.
Unpacking it - lots of zippers, hardware and of course the Sunbrella and clear vinyl (O'Sea 30 polished, if you're interested) for the enclosure panels.
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Getting right to work - I borrowed Cathy's hot knife - really makes cutting Sunbrella nice.
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Hard to show photos, mostly just assembling strips of cloth.
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I did make good progress - and the weather is dreamy for the middle of August! Low 80's and a nice breeze. More tomorrow!
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Nice sewing setup!
ReplyDeleteWhat Sewimg machine are using?
Great idea - using a hot knife and thus creating a self edge. I’m going to steel that idea. We’ve got a hot knife aboard.
ReplyDeleteCan’t believe I’ve been sewing with Sunbrella for 30 years, (stuff for our yachts), and have been turning over all my cut edges. 😂
Hey Dee - I am using my "Sailrite knock-off". It's called Rex and it's very similar to the Sailrite - I believe it's made of the same basic parts - Sailrite just has done a bit of "finishing" to theirs. Sailrite parts fit this machine - I bought a "Monster Wheel" from them and it gives the machine much more power and low speed sewing. It goes thru 8+ layers of Sunbrella with ease. But it is heavy....yes, the hot knife is wonderful vs. what you've been doing!!!
ReplyDeleteHey K,
ReplyDelete...what a neat project...and what a neat knife that's very nice and perfect for the job...
Love,
T