KBBS Archive 10,000

bashfully seeking sewing advice

Posted By: Will Brockman
Date: Monday, 8 November 1999, at 9:37 a.m.

In Response To: Make Your Own Drytop (Shawn Baker)

Shawn --

Very nice work.

I have been pressuring a friend whose mother is a home-ec teacher to line me up with a surplus sewing machine. But I don't really know what features are necessary. I first started thinking about getting a hold of a sewing machine -- and suffering through the taunts of other boys -- when I saw commercial prices for sprayskirts and cockpit covers for my newly built kayak. Then I started noticing the outrageous prices for dry bags, outdoor clothing, drapes, sofa covers, you name it. So my questions: For these kinds of projects, how fancy does the sewing machine need to be? Would a used Singer with a zigzag function (this is all I know about the machine my buddy's mother can sell me) have the other necessary features? What is a serger?

Thanks in advance.

--Will

Messages In This Thread

Make Your Own Drytop
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 2:13 p.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
Dean Trexel -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 6:33 p.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
Tammy Hanks -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 6:48 p.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
mike allen -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 7:20 p.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
Dean Trexel -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 7:32 p.m.

I Humbly beg the forgiveness of All!
too ashamed to say -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 7:37 p.m.

Re: requests
lee -- Friday, 5 November 1999, at 11:00 p.m.

Re: Fabric Paddlefloat
Shawn Baker -- Sunday, 7 November 1999, at 10:38 a.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
Don Lueder -- Saturday, 6 November 1999, at 9:57 a.m.

Re: Make Your Own Nylon Sprayskirt
Shawn Baker -- Sunday, 7 November 1999, at 11:08 a.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
Nancy -- Saturday, 6 November 1999, at 7:43 p.m.

Re: Make Your Own Drytop
Shawn Baker -- Saturday, 6 November 1999, at 10:41 p.m.

Link to seattle fabrics
Paul G. Jacobson -- Saturday, 6 November 1999, at 10:56 p.m.

bashfully seeking sewing advice
Will Brockman -- Monday, 8 November 1999, at 9:37 a.m.

Re: bashfully seeking sewing advice
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 8 November 1999, at 10:12 a.m.

Re: bashfully seeking sewing advice
Tom P -- Monday, 8 November 1999, at 9:15 p.m.

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