Triangles or Hexs?

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 03 Aug 2005 02:32

What do you use in your 32 and why?
Is it just down to personal preference or do triangles have an advantage or vice versa.

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 03 Aug 2005 04:12

I think you mean Triangles or Hexagons.

And the answer is, use hexagons.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 03 Aug 2005 04:16

My bad..and..um, why?

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 03 Aug 2005 04:20

I don't know, all I know is all good stichers use hexs, normally with quite small sides where the hexs touch so they look like triangles in some bags (like suderbags).

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 03 Aug 2005 07:09

Like this then? So these are really Hexs? That just look like triangles.
Because i noticed the O'Wheel bags are hexs, that look like hexs...lol.

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » 03 Aug 2005 07:24

O'Wheel bags are hexes not triangles... see

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 03 Aug 2005 08:02

Yes nightmare, thats what i said.

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » 03 Aug 2005 08:04

oops sorry im all bassackwards today

bigdirtyfoot · Post by **bigdirtyfoot** » 03 Aug 2005 08:04

No no no. No one does triangles (to my knowledge). They wouldn't fit together very well. The thing is that they're all hexes, because they need the 6 sides to connect to other panels. The thing you have to know about footbag panel "hexes" is that the sides of the hexes are not all equal, that is all.

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 03 Aug 2005 08:42

This is the triangle pattern. It makes the pentagons too large and the bag blows itself apart very quickly.

DUSTER · Post by **DUSTER** » 03 Aug 2005 10:36

hmmm i use tirangular shaped hexes..it works for me..i like it..

Lazytowner · Post by **Lazytowner** » 03 Aug 2005 20:18

They're pretty much all hexes, they just look different because of how much the stitcher triangulates his/her's hexagon patterns.

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 03 Aug 2005 20:30

On that flipsider bag, the hexes look alot like triangles. The "corners of the triangle" are actually sides that are way shorter than the other 3 sides of the hex, so they appear to be verticies.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 04 Aug 2005 03:25

Ok thanks fellas got it all now.

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 05 Aug 2005 07:34

bigdirtyfoot wrote:No no no. No one does triangles (to my knowledge). They wouldn't fit together very well. The thing is that they're all hexes, because they need the 6 sides to connect to other panels. The thing you have to know about footbag panel "hexes" is that the sides of the hexes are not all equal, that is all.

hm i used,not now,i guess i have a little expirimental phase right now,triangles and i made some realy good bags,and i used triangles cause i thought i wont have to use so much fabric for it!but now that i realize that i was wrong i use hexes too...way easier too stich!for me at least!

pic of 2 bag with triangles!

peanutbuterboy · Post by **peanutbuterboy** » 05 Aug 2005 13:36

Hexes make the bag look more regal (for lack of a better word) and the triangles make it look kinda cheap to me. I have played with both and they play pretty much the same it just comes down to looks.