What did you sew today?

[450]

Glad to have found this. I picked up a Singer 237 from a garage sale a month or two ago. Mostly wanted to be able to prototype stuff, but as I think about it there's more and more I think I could do with it. Need to start learning.

Unfortunately the case, which is also the base for the machine, was broken so I need to make something to raise it up slightly off my workspace before I can use it. The lady also dropped the foot pedal and while it still works it is pretty fickle. Oh well, it was $5.

You will find yourself going down a rabbit hole. Once you start sewing your mind will run wild with ideas(some good and some bad) but it is fun. Congratulations on your new machine.

 

[Bulldawg]

New frame needed a new bag to go on it.

There’s a few things I wish were different that I messed up on but need it starting next week so this’ll do. The lids are the most challenging, it’s a pain to get it right and fit on properly, but it came together well. Should be roughly 2000 cubic inches, maybe 2200, so a good day pack. Stretch side water bottle pockets on the side, a load shelf, all the things I’ll need hopefully.

 

[Bachto]

New frame needed a new bag to go on it.View attachment 941069

There’s a few things I wish were different that I messed up on but need it starting next week so this’ll do. The lids are the most challenging, it’s a pain to get it right and fit on properly, but it came together well. Should be roughly 2000 cubic inches, maybe 2200, so a good day pack. Stretch side water bottle pockets on the side, a load shelf, all the things I’ll need hopefully.

This looks great! How do you pattern out your packs?

 

[Bulldawg]

This looks great! How do you pattern out your packs?

I lay in bed and think about it for days on end until I think I got it figured out lol.

No, in addition to that, I'll draw them out of graph paper to scale to get an idea of what it'll look like. I do work backwards a little depending on what size I want, so i wanted around 2k cu in. So the frame height of 25 inches and an average width of 10 then that means it needs to be 8 inches deep.

The last pack I made had big long side pockets on it and I decided I didn't need/want those on this one, and I've been wanting to try some of this stretch fabric so I thought a side water bottle style pocket would be good to have on here to hold tripods etc.

Then I measure out where the tab loops should be based upon the way that it'll be on the frame so that the straps will come across and connect straight.

And I like the usability of the center/Y zip packs. it is a pain in the butt to get them all to line up, so the next one will probably closer to a panel load and see how that comes together, that'll be a winter project after the seasons are over.

A lot of trial and error too, like putting a buckle on the wrong way, and then having to rip the seam and do it over. I used #10 zippers for the main compartment and it's tough to work with they are so big, but for those big sections it does make opening and closing the bag much better.

 

[Bachto]

Makes sense, I kind of do the same thing too but I was wondered if you protyped stuff with tyvek or something

 

[Bulldawg]

No, but if I'm trying to put a shape together, like on the lid with a curved top or something I'll do a scaled down version with some cheap cloth to see if what I'm envisioning will come out the way I want it to.

 

[4090Sharps]

I lay in bed and think about it for days on end until I think I got it figured out lol.

I recall @WoodBow calling this the "staring at stuff" phase.

This phase can be marked by my wife asking me, "what are you staring at?" as I zone out envisioning an idea.

 

[WoodBow]

I recall @WoodBow calling this the "staring at stuff" phase.

This phase can be marked by my wife asking me, "what are you staring at?" as I zone out envisioning an idea.

It is an important part of the process!

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[Bachto]

It is an important part of the process!

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Sometimes i'll sit on the floor of my office and just stare at fabric

 

[WoodBow]

Sometimes i'll sit on the floor of my office and just stare at fabric

This is the way.

"How TF am I gonna make this work?!"

Always seems to workout. And this extends to every project I have ever worked on in home repair/construction as well.

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