I really have enjoyed following the Colette Patterns blog, and Sarai has a wonderful post on materials for her "cooper bag" and how to source resources here (great tips on waxed canvas)
http://www.coletterie.com/sewalongs/bag-making-supplies-and-resources Also, she has tutorials on how to sew with waxed canvas, etc. I know other sewer/biker bloggers but I find Colette's resources on her bag really really easy to follow. She lives in Portland so she's in a good area for it. On Jan 13, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Note that Revelate, and others, use the Denier Diamond Ripstop for the > panels of the frame pack (the big pieces), but they use something a > lot tougher for the gussets (the side pieces that go along the tubes > of the frame). Ripstop is not so abrasion resistant, and those gussets > are rubbing against the frame with every turn of the wheels. I was > just at my LBS to drop off my touring bike because, umm, ding in the > rim -- yes, that's why I want bigger tires, so I can ride without > getting dings-- and I was able to get a good look at a Revelate Tangle > pack and a Revelate Viscacha seat bag. > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:26 PM, sameness <samen...@gmail.com> wrote: >> As a fellow sewer who has admittedly never made a bag from scratch (though I >> do love taking them apart and altering them), might I suggest the Denier >> Diamond Ripstop from Seattle Fabrics? >> >> Ripstop will give you the strength without the weight penalty of a thick >> coated Cordura, and with the benefit of being easier to sew, i.e. you can >> get away with using a 14. >> >> Or if you're after a lighter, laminated material, here's Dimension-Polyant >> 21, which is what Revelate uses for their frame bags. >> >> Jeff Hagedorn >> Warragul, VIC Australia >> >> -- >> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
