On Nov 24, 7:08 am, Ely Rodriguez <elyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm just wondering if I can have some tips or start an informational > email exchange with other bag makers.
I've actually sewn my own bag for my Brompton. You can get a Brompton bag support for about $30 but the available bags are fairly expensive and more importantly, didn't fit my requirements. So I decided to sew my own. In the end, it turned out fairly well, and I've been using it since for about a year now without having to repair anything. The challenges I've found are: 1. No pattern for me so I sketched out designs and winged it. Figuring out how everything will fit and sew together into one bag was quite fun actually. 2. I couldn't find anything better than 10oz duck canvas. I did treat the duck with bees' wax from Rivbike though! :) 3. My cheap sewing machine didn't like multiple layers of duck, interfacing and lining, especially at corners. 4. It took a long time to sew what was essentially a one-off. Certainly, it was expensive, labor-wise. 5. The leather straps I used was from Acorn and they were thick enough and my equipment not adequate enough that I had to drill tiny holes and then hand-sew the straps on. If I have to do it again, I will, but only if I have a better machine and access to better material. -B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
