Sewing Help

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 13 Nov 2004 11:08

Hey guys i started sewing my own bags recently and i got a few done but need a little help with my 32.
right now it looks like this

and i used floss to sew it

i'm not done yet but was wondering wut i should use to fill it. I don't really hav access to plastic pellets but i hav rice and was wondering if that would be any good or any suggestions you guys have would help.
I was also wondering how to get in the last stitch cuz it seems hard to make the stitch dissappear. on the other bags i made, the last knot is always on the out side cuz i don't get any of those weird tutorials.

Here's my 4 panel bags that i made (fabric is all the same colors cuz my friend could only get 2 colors from his art class)

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 13 Nov 2004 13:06

ok i finally finished it, i just decided to fill it with small dried beans, the bag is really big...
here's a picture

hope it doesn't get really big after it breaks in...

hxc.chris · Post by **hxc.chris** » 13 Nov 2004 13:14

How are you guys so good at sewing? If I ever tried, my attempt would simply be a failure.

Also, what materials do you use to make your footbags?

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 13 Nov 2004 16:42

i'm not really sure what my material was since my friend stole it from his art class...

most people use synthetic facile or crushed panne

this was my first attempt at a 32, took me about 5 hours and was a pain in the ass and i never wanna sew another one...lol

i'm glad i ordered a mini abshire cuz i could never make one that small

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 14 Nov 2004 07:34

Anyone know where you can get crushed panne? I looked on the jo-ann fabrics website but they had like only 1 color. Are there more choices when u get to the store? Also do they sell plastic beads or some sort of filling?

lightningbolt · Post by **lightningbolt** » 14 Nov 2004 11:16

I just went to a fabric store by my house. They had lots of colors. Call around in your town. The store I went to had pellets, I think they called them 'polly pellets', but they were pellets. Belive me if I can find this stuff in Alaska you can find it in Massachusetts.

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 14 Nov 2004 18:58

lol, ok

btw, why does the mr.sandman smell like coconuts??

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 14 Nov 2004 19:02

I always thought it smelled like those little cinnamon bear thingies. Oh my god, I cannot believe I can't remember what they're called.

edit: Teddy Grahams!

HG · Post by HG » 14 Nov 2004 19:03

Teddy Grahams?

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 14 Nov 2004 19:05

crazydwarf · Post by **crazydwarf** » 14 Nov 2004 21:11

I always thought coconut, but I've never had teddy grams. Enjoy the smell while it lasts.

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 15 Nov 2004 00:20

yeh how nice is the smell of them?!?!
ive got 2, one for each nostril!
they smell like coconut more

Seath · Post by **Seath** » 15 Nov 2004 09:42

I think Genz uses coconut handcream when sewing

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 15 Nov 2004 12:22

i thought he might have filled it with like coconut shavings...lol

LittleBoy footbag · Post by **LittleBoy footbag** » 18 Nov 2004 12:18

When mine came out of the envelope, mine smelled like odd... MAYBE it was coconuts but I wasn't so sure.....but the smell was really gnarly for me...