HELLO ALL, RON L HERE - SERE SURPLUS
Today we will talk about a mundane item, but one that can indeed save your ass, or at least your gear?
I know many folks really don't sew any more and as so many things are, a "Lost Art"? The sewng I'm talking about is not completex or require hard to find or expensive items to perform! The Bulk of the work I am talking about requires only:
1. 1 few different size sewing needles
2. Spool of dental loss, Try and get unwaxes as it applies to the needle easier
3. A pair of Plyers or Multitool
4. Damaged item or item that need re-enforcement or repair!
5. I like to keep my Needles, dental Floss and all in a small water proof container as in pic.
See PICS below and refer to them by nubmer as ya read this post:
First we will address re-enforcement of existing sewed gear that just needs to be stronger:
First Thread the Needle with Dental Floss and Tie a not in the end of the 2 open ends. Pic # 1
Then Located the Holes that exist in the Gear that your sewing or re-enforcing, Always push the needle through the alwready existing holes left by the sewing process, always from the back, so the stiching knot will be hidden! Pic # 2-3
All one then does is follow th existing stitching and make 1 copmplete pass down one side of a part of the item back and forth! Pic # 4-5
Then go back to where ya started and then push you needele into the existing holes that you did'nt cover the first pass and then stitch again, then you can simply do this again as a dounble re-enforcemtn or go over it as many time as one needs to make it as strong as one needs?
This will allow you to cover the other stitching not done last pass this is an intersecting stitch and will hold the parts of the item toget a lot stronger and will alow the item to hold up better and with more weight and pressure on the stitching, see pics
