Sewing Help

[rfizzle]

Anyone have experience sewing their own gear? Or just good at sewing?

I'm putting together a little multicam backpack for my future kid (due soon).

I've cut all of the parts but I need help sewing it.

Thanks!

[BPTactical]

Sewn a bunch of stuff.
You want to get bonded nylon thread, as large as your machine can handle. For the average home use machine 69 is about all the bigger they will digest reliably. Most fabric stores will not carry bonded nylon thread, they usually carry polyester which is weaker. Ralphs Power Sewing at 21st and Bryant carries it plus good needles for your machine.
Don't use a tri tip or cutting needle, use ball point in nylon. You don't want to cut the threads of the fabric and that is what a sharp cutting needle will do. The ball point pushes the threads of the fabric aside and your seams will be stronger.
Thread tension is critical with the nylon thread, too tight and the seam will pucker and too loose the seam is weak. Some home machines may have a hard time pulling enough tension on heavy nylon thread.
About 10-12 stitches per inch will work well on packcloth.
Bar tack the beginning and end of each seam 3-6 times.
Don't bother trying to pin nylon together, your fingers will not be happy. Staple it instead, just use one leg of the staple through the fabric and after the seam is run straighten that leg and carefully weasel it out from under the seam.

[Wulf202]

What he said

[HBARleatherneck]

or you can come up here and I could help you.

[BPTactical]

or you can come up here and I could help you.

I hate you with all of your pretty machines............

[Wulf202]

im rocking a 1952 deluxe

im supposed to get my moms hand me down viking soon

[Great-Kazoo]

or you can come up here and I could help you.

I have some stuff fab'd up. see you in the a.m.

[rfizzle]

or you can come up here and I could help you.

Nice! PM Sent

[HBARleatherneck]

ok, I learned alot today.

First, keep your mouth shut.
Second, just because you think you can, doesnt mean you can.
Third, it takes an afternoon to sew a backpack that a sweat shop worker could make in 2 1/2 minutes.
Fourth, I may be able to sew leather, but I have no idea how to sew light fabric.
Fifth, before embarking on a new project, learn which order you should do things.
The list goes on and on.

BUT, I had fun making the backpack. I am embarrassed at the quality of the finished product, but I had fun. Now I am on a mission to learn to do it right. If I make a good backpack I will post pictures of it.
Here are the BEST 3 pictures of the one I made today. I cant show you all of them its too sad.

[Irving]

Looks decent to me, considering I only know how to hand stitch stuff.