Sew and Repair Your Outdoor GearThis easy-to-use guide describes today's fabrics and materials, tells the best uses for each, and how to sew them. Common and specialized sewing tools are illustrated, and the author advises on techniques for adapting their use to outdoor gear. |
Contents
PREFACE | 5 |
8 | 54 |
The Projects | 77 |
Hand Tools and Hardware | 86 |
Cagoule | 99 |
Anorak or Windshirt | 108 |
Wind or Rain Pants | 114 |
FABRICS | 120 |
Insulated Overmitts | 123 |
High Gaiters | |
APPENDICES | 4 |
| 9 | |
Common terms and phrases
20 inches 45 inch wide anchor anorak Apply Attach backstitching body bottom edge breathable waterproof fabric cagoule climbing harness coated nylon cord Cordura cotton curved cut edges Dacron fibers Finish fold line gaiter garment Gore-Tex grommets heat-sealed hole HOOD FACE TUNNEL hood tunnel hook Velcro inch lengths elastic inch piece inch seam allowance inch zipper inside interfacing layers leather lengths elastic Piece lengthwise lightweight line of stitching material neck placket needle notch nylon drawcord ounce outdoor gear pack packcloth pants parka pattern pile Velcro placement plain weave pocket flap polyester polypropylene poncho presser foot problem projects PTFE raveling raw edges right side ripstop ripstop nylon serger sewing machine sewn shown sleeve slider snaps stitch in place straps sure synthetic taffeta tent thread thumb toggle topstitch Turn uncoated waist webbing weft width windshirt wrong side Yardage yards of 45 zipper pull zipper tape