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  3. Hmm, softshell fabric not cheap... about $28.00 per yard.

Hmm, softshell fabric not cheap... about $28.00 per yard.

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  • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

    Traced on similarly stretchy scrap material. #sewing #softshelljacket

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    Cut out, no arms. Do not have enough of this same material... will have to hunt for something else in the pile for the arms. #sewing #softshelljacket

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      Cut out, no arms. Do not have enough of this same material... will have to hunt for something else in the pile for the arms. #sewing #softshelljacket

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      Arm pattern. Suddenly, I realize a softshell jacket is just a fancy shirt with a zipper instead of buttons! #softshelljacket #sewing

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      • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

        Arm pattern. Suddenly, I realize a softshell jacket is just a fancy shirt with a zipper instead of buttons! #softshelljacket #sewing

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        Discovered rummaging around I had bought a brand new "parka zipper" which would also work on this at a garage sale, though it's 30 inches and I need 24 or 26 inches, I think. It has two zips, so you could theoretically unzip from the bottom (for ventilation?). I'd have to shorten the zipper. #softshelljacket #sewing

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        • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

          Discovered rummaging around I had bought a brand new "parka zipper" which would also work on this at a garage sale, though it's 30 inches and I need 24 or 26 inches, I think. It has two zips, so you could theoretically unzip from the bottom (for ventilation?). I'd have to shorten the zipper. #softshelljacket #sewing

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          Someone's video on shortening a separating zipper.

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          • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

            Someone's video on shortening a separating zipper.

            - YouTube

            Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

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            #softshelljacket #sewing

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            Uh oh.. sewing accident! This sewing project just became a woodworking/furniture restoration project. Support for one of the legs on the ($5) sewing stool just had a catastrophic failure. Easily fixed. #sewing

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            • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

              Uh oh.. sewing accident! This sewing project just became a woodworking/furniture restoration project. Support for one of the legs on the ($5) sewing stool just had a catastrophic failure. Easily fixed. #sewing

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              Fine quality cardboard furniture. #furniture

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                Fine quality cardboard furniture. #furniture

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                The other side is about to fail, too. #crappyfurniture #furniture

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                  The other side is about to fail, too. #crappyfurniture #furniture

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                  Fortunately, I have real wood here. It's green on the other side (kid's toy chest?) But almost perfect. #carpentry

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                    Fortunately, I have real wood here. It's green on the other side (kid's toy chest?) But almost perfect. #carpentry

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                    I'd do this by hand, but I am busy to tonight so a quick chop saw effort. Better to use the drill press, but running out of time today. #carpentry #furniturerepair

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                    • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                      I'd do this by hand, but I am busy to tonight so a quick chop saw effort. Better to use the drill press, but running out of time today. #carpentry #furniturerepair

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                      The old screws are tiny. I forgot to countersink those holes. Swapped them out for bigger screws. ,#furniture

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                        The old screws are tiny. I forgot to countersink those holes. Swapped them out for bigger screws. ,#furniture

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                        Nearest tool for this. Lol. (Crank Bros. Tool purchased on recommendation of #BikeNite). New furniture supports swapped in! Back to sewing... probably tomorrow. #sewing #furniture

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                        • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.orgA ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                          Nearest tool for this. Lol. (Crank Bros. Tool purchased on recommendation of #BikeNite). New furniture supports swapped in! Back to sewing... probably tomorrow. #sewing #furniture

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                          Also glued and clamped some of the cardboard elsewhere. These will probably also have to be replaced. Anyway. Got the back part sewed before the chair collapsed. #sewing

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                            Also glued and clamped some of the cardboard elsewhere. These will probably also have to be replaced. Anyway. Got the back part sewed before the chair collapsed. #sewing

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                            Back to sewing. First time I have tried out these sewing clips. One bad thing, plastic. These will be long broken before the pins I have ever give up the ghost. #sewing

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                              Back to sewing. First time I have tried out these sewing clips. One bad thing, plastic. These will be long broken before the pins I have ever give up the ghost. #sewing

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                              Preliminary fitting without strange triangle pieces, shoulders not yet sewn. Fits... shoulder okay. Will see how this works with wedges sewn in, then add arms. Also, collar needs to be done.. this is the prototype to check my pattern, not the end piece. #sewing #shoftshelljacket

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                                Preliminary fitting without strange triangle pieces, shoulders not yet sewn. Fits... shoulder okay. Will see how this works with wedges sewn in, then add arms. Also, collar needs to be done.. this is the prototype to check my pattern, not the end piece. #sewing #shoftshelljacket

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                                One arm. Fabric difference though, the scrap there is Spandex and stretches more. Armpit are will need some on tbe fly adjustment, and shoulder alignment will have to be done carefully. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                  One arm. Fabric difference though, the scrap there is Spandex and stretches more. Armpit are will need some on tbe fly adjustment, and shoulder alignment will have to be done carefully. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                  Armpit underneath looks like a badly constructed tent, ha ha. On the final article, clear I will need to iron and then top stitch everything. Arm pattern is not quite perfect, but this is an area of traditional adjustment anyway. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                    Armpit underneath looks like a badly constructed tent, ha ha. On the final article, clear I will need to iron and then top stitch everything. Arm pattern is not quite perfect, but this is an area of traditional adjustment anyway. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                    Okay, pretty clear I need more space to accomodate my midsection, lol. Even with stretch, I probably do need some more margin on the front panels... probably towards the rear as someone mentioned here, but maybe a bit more on the front edge to allow for folding over a seam width for the zipper. Arms work well, and length is good even with folded seam. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                      Okay, pretty clear I need more space to accomodate my midsection, lol. Even with stretch, I probably do need some more margin on the front panels... probably towards the rear as someone mentioned here, but maybe a bit more on the front edge to allow for folding over a seam width for the zipper. Arms work well, and length is good even with folded seam. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                      Okay, slept on the problem. I think adding a triangle amount of material on tbe bottom piece will fix the expanded midsection issue. The only question is if the chest needs a slight bit more give too. Maybe a quarter inch, depending on how much room a zipper adds. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                        Okay, slept on the problem. I think adding a triangle amount of material on tbe bottom piece will fix the expanded midsection issue. The only question is if the chest needs a slight bit more give too. Maybe a quarter inch, depending on how much room a zipper adds. #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                        Pattern modified, decided all the wiser folks here are correct and a straight zipper line down the front is better. Also made it a little longer and can adjust to fit. I looked and when I was wearing the original jacket this was copied from, I weighed somewhere between 150 and 160. I am now 190 to 200 lol. #dadbod #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                          Pattern modified, decided all the wiser folks here are correct and a straight zipper line down the front is better. Also made it a little longer and can adjust to fit. I looked and when I was wearing the original jacket this was copied from, I weighed somewhere between 150 and 160. I am now 190 to 200 lol. #dadbod #sewing #softshelljacket

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                                          I will adjust the bottom line as I go so it looks straight, will also extend the back side a bit. #sewing

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