Date: 22 Feb 93 16:18:07 GMT From: irving@sys.toronto.edu (Irving Reid) Message-ID: <1993Feb22.111807.8957@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> Subject: Crazy-Quilt (scrap) patchwork (was Re: kite decoration) Just picking one tiny section out of - jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) writes: >Something that ties into this, and can be used to make very effective kites, >is what many folks call the "trashcan" look--which I usually prefer to >refer as "calico." Basically, you take all those scraps that have been >sitting around and just start sewing them together in a random, yet >pleasing pattern. You can either do this in a flat fell seam or like >an applique (overlay one piece on another, do a row or two of stitches, >and cut off the excess on the back). When you've got pieces sewn together >into a hunk of fabric big enough, just trace your kite pattern onto it >and go from there. I made a small parafoil this way, and it turned out pretty cool. I then met Bill Lockhart at the Long Beach festival, and he was flying a big crazy-quilt rokkakku. His system was much better than mine. His trick was to lay the pieces flat, good sides together, and then hot cut a straight line through both of them. This makes sure that the pieces are flat and the seam line is straight, and seals them together so they won't slip on you. Then sew a straight stitch parallel to the hot cut line, open the two pieces out flat, and run another straight (or zigzag) line to hold the seam part down flat (the flat fell seam Jeff mentions above). You have to watch that you don't create any inside corners with this, but otherwise it's pretty easy (and fast). - irving - = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 20:32:20 GMT From: sasaki@netop3.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-ID: <1993Feb25.203220.15582@das.harvard.edu> Organization: Harvard University Subject: Re: Crazy-Quilt (scrap) patchwork (was Re: kite decoration) In article <1993Feb22.111807.8957@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>, irving@sys.toronto.edu (Irving Reid) writes: >Just picking one tiny section out of - >jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) writes: > >>Something that ties into this, and can be used to make very effective kites, >>is what many folks call the "trashcan" look--which I usually prefer to >>refer as "calico." Basically, you take all those scraps that have been >>sitting around and just start sewing them together in a random, yet >>pleasing pattern. > >I made a small parafoil this way, and it turned out pretty cool. I then >met Bill Lockhart at the Long Beach festival, and he was flying a big >crazy-quilt rokkakku. His system was much better than mine. > >His trick was to lay the pieces flat, good sides together, and then hot cut >a straight line through both of them. This makes sure that the pieces are >flat and the seam line is straight, and seals them together so they won't >slip on you. > >Then sew a straight stitch parallel to the hot cut line, open the two pieces >out flat, and run another straight (or zigzag) line to hold the seam part >down flat (the flat fell seam Jeff mentions above). You have to watch that >you don't create any inside corners with this, but otherwise it's pretty >easy (and fast). I've done the same for a few kites. I usually try to use a flat-fell seam, but sometimes with really intricate patterns, the bulk of the seam is inappropriate and I try to use the hot cut edge version. One thing to keep in mind with the "trashcan" approach is that if the fabric is stretchy, it is very easy to have a kite slowly flying "differently" as the fabric stretches. This is more of a problem with some kites than with others. Tom Powers made up quite a few "Pros" for Dean Jordan. I got a chance to fly three of them and they all flew slightly differently. The turning and general feel of the kites was quite noticeable. -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Operations Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 09:02:36 GMT From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-ID: Organization: Negligible. Subject: Re: Crazy-Quilt (scrap) patchwork (was Re: kite decoration) In article <1993Feb22.111807.8957@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> irving@sys.toronto.edu (Irving Reid) writes: >His trick was to lay the pieces flat, good sides together, and then hot cut >a straight line through both of them. This makes sure that the pieces are >flat and the seam line is straight, and seals them together so they won't >slip on you. Neat idea. Has anyone other than me discovered Pelican Roll-fix? This is a neat adhesive tape that comes in a dispenser that deposits *only adhesive* on the surface to be stuck. The adhesive leaves the carrier tape in the dispenser. It has strong adhesive properties (although on rip-stop, I find that the permanent version allows removal and replacing) and is completely dry (like tape adhesive is usually dry). It is a whole lot neater than double-sided tape (no tape) or glue (very accurate application and no mess). You will have to go to a decent office stationers to find it. Andrew -- andrew@tug.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 02:11:09 GMT From: brian@nds.com (Brian Dockter) Message-ID: <9302261811.aa09375@nds.nds.COM> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: Crazy-Quilt (scrap) patchwork (was Re: kite decoration) On Feb 24, 9:02am, Andrew Beattie wrote: > Has anyone other than me discovered Pelican Roll-fix? > > This is a neat adhesive tape that comes in a dispenser that deposits *only > adhesive* on the surface to be stuck. The adhesive leaves the carrier tape > in the dispenser. It has strong adhesive properties (although on rip-stop, > I find that the permanent version allows removal and replacing) and is > completely dry (like tape adhesive is usually dry). It is a whole lot neater > than double-sided tape (no tape) or glue (very accurate application and no > mess). How is it to sew thru? Will it gum up your needles? Brian -- Brian Dockter | Northwest Digital Systems UUCP: uunet!nds!brian | Voice: 206-524-0014 Internet: brian@nds.com | FAX: 206-524-3440 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 20:08:49 GMT From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-ID: Organization: Negligible. Subject: Re: Crazy-Quilt (scrap) patchwork (was Re: kite decoration) Strewth! Another posting about Peter Lynn! Peter Lynn had a serious problem with scrap. It had started to run to cubic meters of the stuff. He dispatched someone to the mind-numbing task of cutting out rectangles of a fixed width and sewing them into a long strip of random colours. When they have enough (something like 1.5 kilometres, if my memory is correct), they use it to make the 7m diameter blow-fish (fugi ?). Despite that it is made from scrap, the fish still costs serious money, because of the weeks of work that are required to manufacture it. 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