Hmm, softshell fabric not cheap... about $28.00 per yard.
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The other side is about to fail, too. #crappyfurniture #furniture
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
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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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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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I will adjust the bottom line as I go so it looks straight, will also extend the back side a bit. #sewing
Collar math not adding up. I forgot to add the seam allowance on all sides, lol. Definitely better to make this mistake on the prototype than on the final. #sewing #softshelljacket
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Collar math not adding up. I forgot to add the seam allowance on all sides, lol. Definitely better to make this mistake on the prototype than on the final. #sewing #softshelljacket
Moving on to the softshell fabric, now that I hopefully have adjusted the prototype design properly! Front panels first, hopefully to match the pattern (or not lol) #sewing #softshelljacket
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Moving on to the softshell fabric, now that I hopefully have adjusted the prototype design properly! Front panels first, hopefully to match the pattern (or not lol) #sewing #softshelljacket
Folding over front piece, looking for where to match the other piece. Looks like I am lucky and this pattern matches frequently enough to not waste fabric! (edited to remove feet, lol) #sewing #softshelljacket
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Folding over front piece, looking for where to match the other piece. Looks like I am lucky and this pattern matches frequently enough to not waste fabric! (edited to remove feet, lol) #sewing #softshelljacket
Sewed two panels, but out of time today. Stuck them over the prototype just to get an idea of roughly how this will look. Now I have to memorize saying "klaatu barada nikto" and pretending to be an alien. 🤪#sewing #softshelljacket
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Sewed two panels, but out of time today. Stuck them over the prototype just to get an idea of roughly how this will look. Now I have to memorize saying "klaatu barada nikto" and pretending to be an alien. 🤪#sewing #softshelljacket
Making progress. Pondering pockets. I need at least two for hands, but because of modifications the location really needs to be in the middle of the front panel. I likely will do either a patch pocket on front, or slits in the right place. I think I can do this afterwards. Also need another mid chest pocket (phone sized?) But I know I can definitely do that later. #sewing #softshelljacket
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Making progress. Pondering pockets. I need at least two for hands, but because of modifications the location really needs to be in the middle of the front panel. I likely will do either a patch pocket on front, or slits in the right place. I think I can do this afterwards. Also need another mid chest pocket (phone sized?) But I know I can definitely do that later. #sewing #softshelljacket
"My God,it's full of stars!" 🤪#softshelljacket #sewing
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"My God,it's full of stars!" 🤪#softshelljacket #sewing
"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise... It's continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before..." 🤪
(Some fine tuning on fit required. Does my butt look too large 🤪) #sewing #softshelljacket
