| View previous topic :: View next topic
:: View posts since last visit |
| Author |
Message |
Progcraft
Kitebuilder of the Year 2004
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
Posts: 2232
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
|
 Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:08 pm Post subject: The use of double sided tape |
 |
|
| Aiyana wrote: |
Now that the hot cutting part is out of the way....my next question is how many of you use double sided tape for seaming? Does it work and if so....where do you get it from? A suggestion locally here is a Sail Makers loft...  What do I need and is there a good online source?
Thanks a million!! Oh....my first project will be a Revll style kite to complete my stack! (I work by the K.I.S.S. method!) |
Hi Aiyana
I don't use tape. I've learned to love hot-tacking and spray glue. Also, I've started adding an extra 1/8 inch to my seam allowances and try to hot-cut the pieces together before sewing. This makes it reall easie to keep the peices lined up and cenetered together.
Lucky you  Getting to go to Ft. Worden. I'm jealous now 
Don't forget to add your city/province/country to your profile. You may notice that the Canucks are running amok here 
Cheers,
p.
_________________
There is no box.
Children of the Wind Kite Festival
http://www.windykids.ca/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
KiteSquid
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 2981
Location: USA Virginia King George
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
It looks like she hijacked her own thread...
I use seamstic, Spray Mount, Glue Stick, Hot Tacking, Hot Cutting layers Together (fabric welding) and sometimes just plain old water to hold layers together for sewing.
Sometimes I dont sew a kite at all. I use 3M's F9460PC.
It depends on my mood, budget, what I have on hand, the size of the kite, the number of layers and factors too numberous to mention here.
Ft Worden is such a GREAT learning experance!!!!
LOTS of good people who want to share ideas (kinda like here) but with face to face instruction!!!!!
If you have a sail loft handy, ask them if you can hang out to help them... You will learn a LOT about kite building because if you sew RSN or RSP you are just copying some of what they do to build boat sails!!!!!
Also look in their dumpster for great free fabric scraps!!!! or ask them to save them for you in exchange for sweeping the floor or lending a hand when you are not bussy and they are...
A good online sorce for most of your kite building needs is at the top of this page.
Click on the Kite Studio link as they host this fourm.
Steve is such a GREAT guy for doing this!!!!!!!
_________________
VR/
KiteSquid
AKA TakoIka
AKA Harold
King George VA
P.S. Yet another post by the Squid.....  Doesent he ever shut up???
P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier. |
|
| Back to top |
|
woodpekr
Joined: 25 Nov 2003
Posts: 273
Location: USA Oregon Portland
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Aiyana wrote: | | ... I have also decided to go to the Fort Warden Kitemakers Retreat this coming spring |
There's the Oregon Kitemakers' Retreat in January too . . .
_________________
Rich Durant
Portland, Oregon
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
Aiyana
Joined: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 10
Location: Vancouver, BC
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 2:44 pm Post subject: Oregon retreat |
|
|
I know about the Oregon one too....problem is work and time off and....being able to afford them. Fort Worden is close enough to me that it is not a major event to get to....and it will get me started on the right foot! I hope to see some of you there!
_________________
Diagonally parked in a parallel Universe....
Cheers,
Aiyana |
|
| Back to top |
|
airhead
Joined: 18 Dec 2003
Posts: 24
Location: Liberty, MO
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Aiyana,
Don't wait 'until Fort Worden to begin sewing. Jump in and try an easy project. One I like is the transitional tail. Lots of sewing practice, cutting practice, and you gain lots of experience handling the fabric. Any kite bag can stand to have a new transitional tail in it. Steve has the plans on his website.
Welcome to the forum! |
|
| Back to top |
|
Aiyana
Joined: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 10
Location: Vancouver, BC
|
| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
Well ....I wasn't planning on waiting...but I still need a few things yet.... The long dark nights of winter are coming and a little sewing practice is in the plan! What Kite I want to build is still up in the air.... 
_________________
Diagonally parked in a parallel Universe....
Cheers,
Aiyana |
|
| Back to top |
|
kitepoor
Joined: 05 Sep 2003
Posts: 278
Location: USA Virginia Harrisonburg
|
| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
line laundry is a wonderful place to start to learn to sew, learn your machine, and again lots of cut and sew practice.
_________________
Randy
a kite a nice thing
kite in the air a beautiful thing
kites to share the coolest thing |
|
| Back to top |
|
knotronda
Kite Builder II
Joined: 22 Jan 2004
Posts: 797
Location: Lincoln City, OR USA
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Progcraft wrote: | Don't forget to add your city/province/country to your profile. You may notice that the Canucks are running amok here
Cheers,
p. |
Yeah, but there are quite a few from south of your border that give you all a run for your money!! Also, I have been attending Ft Worden since 1989. Lucky me!!!
You would think I could build a kite or two by now. 
Knot(tier)ronda |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Kite Studio
Catalog
Techsheets
Photo
Album
