1st Sewing Project

[CarlosB]

A friend was throwing out a sewing machine. I grabbed it up an played with it for a bit and watched a ton of YouTube. Ended up putting this together from Harbor Freight tarp.

 

 

[dmandoes]

U test them out yet?

[Paula]

Looks good, is it light weight? Do you swish when you walk?

[CarlosB]

1 hour ago, Paula said:

Looks good, is it light weight? Do you swish when you walk?

Thanks. They're definitely 5 footers. Up close you can see imperfections and workarounds due to the layering being too thick for the machine to handle.

Not lightweight. Have since waxed them making them heavier and stiffer. Had to wash multiple times to remove the excessive wax I applied.

Post waxing they lack breathability.

They did swish a lot due to the legs being too baggy. I have since removed material in the inner thigh and along the outer leg seams making them much better in the noise department.

I intended to make another set with lightweight goretex type material but already own a similar military surplus setup. So these will mostly be used for other stuff, shoveling, sledding, ice fishing, etc.

Overall not really great or even good for what I originally intended but it was a good learning experience. Next I plan on sewing a barn jacket from similar material and a fleece sweater with pouch.

The patterns were Green Pepper Coast Range Anorak and Twig and Tale Rainhaven Overalls.

[grampy]

Great work, and they look awesome!!!

First attempt came out really good! I'd think with that machine and your skills, there are alot of projects you could do for outdoor stuff!!

[Robhuntandfish]

Nice job!

You make me feel inadequate though. I mull over throwing out pants that lose a button. It's sad. 

[ApexerER]

26 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Nice job!

You make me feel inadequate though. I mull over throwing out pants that lose a button. It's sad. 

I'm with Rob. Great Job! I wouldn't even attempt it!

[Paula]

I look forward to seeing your next ones. I do like that jacket

[Moho81]

Woah woah woah..... From a tarp? like the plastic tarp you use to cover stuff up and keep it out of the weather type tarp? 

[CarlosB]

5 minutes ago, Moho81 said:

Woah woah woah..... From a tarp? like the plastic tarp you use to cover stuff up and keep it out of the weather type tarp? 

Canvas tarp

[Moho81]

Just now, CarlosB said:

Canvas tarp

DUDE!!!!!!

That's freeking amazing

[CarlosB]

16 minutes ago, ApexerER said:

I'm with Rob. Great Job! I wouldn't even attempt it!

Easier than it looks. Time consuming as everything was done at half speed. Played around with scrap material trying out all the different stitches and options on the machine, then started.

[CarlosB]

These are the next projects below. Will start with the jacket as the stiffer fabrics are easier in my extremely limited experience

[fasteddie]

Great job ! That machine should keep you in stitches ...........

[The_Real_TCIII]

Pretty cool! All you need now is an Instagram account and youve got the next boutique hunting apparel line!

[Meatball]

That's cool. Great idea for some clothes to do chores in. With an embroidery machine you can make hunting NY gear! Sign me up!!

[Farflung]

if this is your first sewing project, you did a super job!

[CarlosB]

19 minutes ago, Farflung said:

if this is your first sewing project, you did a super job!

It was. Anorak 1st then the overalls. Thanks

[Whitetailhobo]

CarlosB . Excellent looks great .

[Kmartinson]

Looks awesome.