Marty, I have been at it awhile now. My sewing has a long way to go, but I see it as an ongoing hobby with skills to improve. My suggestion is to start on simple projects, like stuff sacks, using less expensive materials until you are confident. Research the materials you plan on using. Some materials don't need to have binding tape, others need to have their edges melted to stop fraying (like uncoated nylon) AND have the edges covered with binding tape. Also, I recommend using only coil zippers. They can 'heal' themselves. The funnest thing for me is trying to design something new that is better than what's out there. For my work and designs, see Dirtdancedesigns on Instagram. I don't sell anything, just make stuff for myself, my son and Giant Bicycles enduro racer, Josh Carlson (strapless race bag). I hope my feed can help you. If you have any questions, feel free. Beware that this hobby can be a money suck...lol. You make a prototype, use it for awhile and find ways to improve it. You make another...etc.
http://www.rockywoods.com/ http://fallscreekoutfitters.bigcartel.com/category/embroidered-patches http://diygearsupply.com/ http://www.owfinc.com/fabrics.html http://https://www.therainshed.com http://specialtyoutdoors.com/tips-for-sewing-your-own-gear/sources-or-where-to-get-outdoors-fabrics-patterns-and-notions/ The last and longest address has some links to others. Clayton (Bend-ite) On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 3:15:15 PM UTC-7, MartyG wrote: > > I picked up an industrial sewing machine at a yard sale last weekend. > (It's a Mini Brute, looks new. $20!) I seem to recall some members may do > this type of work, and I'm interested in giving it a try myself. Anyone > care to point me to some good resources for beginners? I have everything to > learn, so keep me out of trouble! > > Marty > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
