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DIY Sewing
sledge:
Super glue is good stuff! Welcome the SP Icky! We're gald you found us! I'm curious as hell so let me direct you to:
http://straightprep.com/forum/index.php?topic=1889.msg20792#msg20792
:)
Colombo:
Speedy stitch.
Boots, leather, canvas, tow straps, load bearing gear, holsters...
thatGuy:
Ah.. the venerable Speedy Stitch, what a gem!
I've owned once since first using one in Boy Scouts to craft lord only know what. I've used it for everything efrom patching up work boots to making tool bags and pouches. What a great too!
JohnyMac:
Yupper Colombo & TG!
Being an ancient mariner, it is also good to have a selection of sail needles a palm, thread and bees wax.
http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1|5948&id=599234&start=11&results=10&sort=products
I also had a small hard bound book (For get the name) that showed you how to use every stitch needed for different parts of a sail.
I once stitched up a torn 130% Genoa using dental floss on a trip back from Hawaii. Worked flawlessly.
Well-Prepared Witch:
I love that sewing is listed in here. I think it's a skill overlooked by a lot of preppers. You can use it for everything from survival (clothes are for more than prettiness and blankets are wonderful when the power's out permanently and winter's coming) to cooking (stitching up that piglet you just stuffed with walnuts and breadcrumbs) to healthcare (good stitches can make the difference between being able to use your hand again or having so much scar tissue you can't bend your fingers).
I'm lusting after a treadle sewing machine. I have plenty of hand sewing supplies, but a treadle would really make life easier should my lovely new Singer be rendered useless due to an EMP or something.
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