Wanderous bags et al.

Put this project off for 5 years... Turns out I'm really enjoying it for all the reasons I thought I wouldn't...

#myog #gearmaker #canadianmaker #sewing #ultralight #ripstopbytheroll

Wanted an easy project after the evil top tube bags (4/7 are done) so I made these from scraps of #monolite from @ripstopbytheroll.bsky.social to keep the fruit flies at bay.
Reminder to self; #myog doesn't have to be complicated to be useful.

How am I meant to sleep when I know things

Spiffy design. Playing with mine I remembered how annoying the lid was to use while riding and how often I'd end up dumping the contents by accident, so went back to the zip. More likely to fail but better to fill with french fries 🤣

Major Alexis Casdagli was imprisoned by the Nazis from 1941-1945. To pass time, he embroidered scraps of canvas including borders hiding morse code that spelled out “Fuck Hitler.”
After the war he said the Red Cross saved his life, but his embroidery saved his sanity. #sewing #history #resistance

I hadn't but I looked it up. Looks like we're all trying to reinvent the same wheel 🤣
My previous pattern had velcro on both sides so I was looking to reduce the faff and went back to zippers 🤷

Defiant Sewing machines were made as women took their futures literally into their own hands creating textiles like sashes & banners to position traditionally female skill in a political context. Women’s suffrage movement defied traditional ideas of women: sewing became a sign of power and strength.

Sounds like a good time to start a local sewing circle so you can go in orders together, share goods & supplies knowledge and favourite sweets and tea... There may already be one at your local library 🤞

Try northern spy or Spartans if you haven't, Spartans are a bit more zingy but both are lovely crisp, sweet with firm flesh. Cortlands, Ida red and russets are my other favs that you'll rarely see in big box grocers. Cosmic crisp is a cross between empire and Honeycrisp so those are options too! 🍎♥️

Update on top tube bags. 7 is today's lucky number I guess.
Asked a friend what to make next. They said "top tube bags because it's the thing that no one realizes they need and is the most useful because snacks."
Gotta say I agree.

#myog #toptubebag #canadiangearmaker #batchsewing #sewingcyclist

Couldn't find my top tube bag template so figured I would make a new one. Playing with different ideas but will probably make the same thing as before. If it ain't broken and all that...

#myog #makeyourowngear #gearmaker #imadethis #prototype

Online article with the title of “Woman decides sewing is going to be new hobby, ends in tears”

Sounds about right

Try estate sales &auctions, anything built before 80s will be great, before 50s will be a tank. You're not going to find good used modern domestics worth buying because they're basically built to be replaced not repaired. Assuming photographer=mechanically inclined. DM if you have Q :)

Success! Luckily retightening the zip slider saved me replacing the entire zip and I just had to open up the ends to get the sliders back on and then reinforce a few spots.
Be nice to your zippers and seamstress friends, and they'll both take care of you ❤️‍🩹
#myog #dcfrepair #dcf #sewing

One down, one to go. This one requires removing a surprising amount of super glue first 🙈

#toolsofthetrade #myog #myogrepair #dcf #dcftent

Careful repair surgery...
Zippers were messed up on my friends DCF tent and she trusts me enough to fix it (fool! Lol)
Bit of time and repair tape from @ripstopbytheroll.bsky.social and hopefully it's a job done

#myog #tentrepair #dcf #sewing

A1 sewing machines(Tucker) is authorized seller&repairer
Tbh, Janome doesn't rly do sales, just make good machines. Other option would be a sailright($1200) or barracuda($800) if u're really looking for beefy, but only do straight/zigzag so are sledgehammers. What u want to make & w/ what fabric?

SingerHD is just their basic model with a boxy grey cover, but lots of people use them and are happy. After repairing a few (or not being able to because a plastic part you can't get), I'm really happy with my janome HD that can handle 6 layers X-Pac+2 layers webbing smoothly as well as 1.0 silpoly

Person with chronic illness: hi! Here's some of my recent lived experience

Dude that did highschool sport and tells everyone how he'd have been a pro except his MCL tore: You make your illness your entire personality, touch some grass 😤

#chronicillness #joke #iykyk

meme of two people talking where one labeled "cyclist" says "i love riding my bike" and the other labeled "average driver" says "i just fantasized about killing you"

every single transportation conversation ever

Followed you over here after trying to send one of your posts to someone. Guess you really upset the con snowflakes....

The presser feet? Most sewing machines have a way to turn them off by dropping them down, it will be a switch at the back below the feet themselves, see if you can find that to make sure they're not turned off (should be in your manual as "drop feed lever)

Another cycling bib done and ready to get sweaty!
Both fabrics from @fabcyclevan - swirly holographic fabric was a scrap they bundled in with the larger piece I bought - leaves enough fabric for a full swirly skin suit 😁

#myog #makeyourowngear #imadethis #sewingcyclist #cyclingbib #wanderous

Pattern pieces in white paper laid out on folded grey fabric with rulers and pins

Next up? More cycling bibs! These habe some surprises to come. Definitely a favorite project as the end product is so much better than retail brands that think XL cyclists don't exist (how do you think I got these thighs?!)
#myog #sewingactivewear #canadiangearmaker #cyclingbib #imadethis #wanderous

Nice!! Such a satisfying project too, only took a few hours but they get so much use and to such cool places; it's so satisfying!

Video of the chalk buckets for my indoor climbing friend. #friendsdontletfriendsclimbwithoutsnacks
#myog #robic #hyperd #ripstopbytheroll #canadiangearmaker #wanderous #imadethis #indoorclimbing

Made these for a friend who got the indoor rock climbing bug.
Made the big one, then shrunk the second. Both have fleece lined chalk buckets with velcro in the top and two zips, to a small pocket and entry to the bottom of the large compartment for snacks & stuff. Webbing for Cary or to use on bike.

This is so amazing that I'm going to teach myself #tinkercad this weekend and this will be my first project. Guess that means I need to buy a 3D printer 🤔
#myog

Reminds me of one of those "stare at it until you see a whale" pictures in the best way ❤️

Have you watched all the border patrol episodes on YouTube? They're great for background. Southhemi TV also has shows like opal and gold hunters, MAFS etc, I find the block too distracting but there's lots of good stuff :)