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Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:13 pm
by BrokenolMarine
Hatchdog wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:29 am
Very creative. That’s an incredible amount of work your putting into the pouches. Good on you Dad!
Meh, I'm bored, nothing else to do.
Yeah, right. Y'all aren't buyin it are you?
She's a good kid.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:45 pm
by BrokenolMarine
I got out to the shop and after careful consideration and much thought, I was able to slowly sew the assemblies down. Tacking them down before sewing made the task much easier, but ... it was a pucker factor. I don't want to screw this up. I have made mistakes that GLARE at me every time I pick up to project.
Others may or may not spot them. They mock me. I hope to avoid them on the Lime One.
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The project is nearly done. Water spots will fade when they dry, and the White Thread on the flap will be covered by the Red Cross Patch. Sigh...
For a first pouch, not half bad. Hopefully it works out.
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I still have to sew up the sides and bottom and that's the box stitch. I have to practice it.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:51 pm
by BrokenolMarine
So... I do. First you mark the edges to be stitched as a guide, as one will be butted at 90 degrees to the other. The top edge gets punched with the fork, all the way thru. You have your holes for sewing.
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The side panel gets lightly forked to mark spacing, those holes are punched thru with an awl, your angle is such that the point should exit just above the bottom edge.
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You stitch them as you would a saddle stitch, but at an angle to butt join the edges. My spacing was a bit off on marking the top line, I learned how I should space them. A learning process. Practice. I'll do this again tomorrow, AT least once before trying to sew the pouch itself. Probably at LEAST twice. Gotta get the spacing down.
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Before going in for the evening, I treated the panel with mink oil to soften it.
I also sewed the patch on. That's a story for tomorrow.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:57 pm
by BrokenolMarine
Oh, I also burnished the edges as needed, in prep for final hand stitching.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:31 am
by Sir Henry
That is quite the project. You are really getting good at it.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:30 am
by BrokenolMarine
Thanks. I have the second one, in lime green, waiting in the wings. She liked the lime color better so I did the red first as practice. I won't make y'all suffer through the whole process again, but will post the final pics of the green one as well.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:31 am
by BrokenolMarine
A couple practice runs at box stitch this morning, then...
Fingers crossed I'll be done with red.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:17 pm
by BrokenolMarine
I got out to the shop this afternoon, and checked out the panel. The mink out had done it's job and the leather feels great. It's looking pretty good. I need to do a couple practice runs on the box stitch and I'll should be ready to fold and close.
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First step is to cut the stitching grooves with a "Stitch Groover." Wonder who names these things?
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In the first practice run, I marked and cut the grooves on BOTH pieces the distance from the edge based on the thickness of the leather.
I took my time stitching and tightened up nicely on each loop. Much better result, but there was still a slight overhang.
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I applied the lesson learned. The top groove line is half the thickness of the leather from the edge, and the angle of the Awl line is positioned so that it comes out midway thru the thickness. BOOM... worked well. As you can see, I got a nice lineup on the edges. The only improvement I would make on the next run is to put TWO stitches in the first couple holes to start, and two backstitches in the end. Strength....
I'll sew 'er up tomorrow.
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I'm pretty happy with the second practice run. It was a strong bond as well.
Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:43 pm
by BrokenolMarine
I went out this morning and marked and stuck the lines for the fork with the grooving tool and cut the grooves, then pushed thru the ones that went all the way thru with the fork. Marked the ones that just got marked and cut the angled holes with the awl and started sewing. I got halfway up one side and had to take a break. Then the Driver called with the load of limestone, and came with that... then the dirt for my berm.
Back at it and finished the one side and back at the other. I took my time, made sure all the stitches were tight. She is a pouch.
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There were a number of lessons learned along the way, and we are meeting Jess halfway tomorrow to pick up a package and she'll critique this pouch. If there are things she thinks I can improve on other than the things I already know about, I'll add them to the list. If the template is still good, I'll use the green one I have cut out and make the second. If not, I'll cut that one into practice squares and scrap the template and start over. I might also scrap the green one and make one out of Veg Tan, which can be carved and stamped with a design.
But for now, Stamp this project Done!
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Re: A Pair of Med Pouches for My Daughter
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:13 pm
by BrokenolMarine
Side by Side Comparison
The new on the left, the old on the right.
Not too bad for a first try, by an old fat guy.
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Just so's yah know... the new patch GLOWs in the Dark.