Making bags: instructions/tutorials

frozenwalkway · Post by **frozenwalkway** » 08 Jan 2008 17:33

and another thing about durability. where u play has alot to do with it too.

say u play every day on some fine grain concrete sidewalkes. the roughness of it would probably be more abrasive to the footbag than say a hard wood floor. i would guess people who use rubber mats have the least detrimental playing surface.

JSACK · Post by **JSACK** » 19 Feb 2008 13:25

MY mom is a clothing designer and now stay at home mom, shes 50 and doesnt have much to worry about

I footbag, and asked her to make me some, she thought it was EASY- WRONG

- she has made a couple of bags, well stitched but dont break in that well, and are rather large

she uses the Facile, and a special thread, but thinks her stitching technique is wrong, and a few other things

SHE NEEDS TIPS AND A LAYOUT ON HOW TO DO IT, shes basically teaching her self, and is getting VERY FRUSTRATED

please give me many tips to tell her, patterns, techniques ANYTHING
I dont want her to give up on this !!!!

ObArA'BaRs · Post by **ObArA'BaRs** » 19 Feb 2008 13:33

Sound a little desperate there JSACK.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 19 Feb 2008 13:46

STITCHING
Making bags: instructions/tutourials
A thread on how to stitch footbags.

Automatic Footbag Stencil Drawing tool
A handy webtool that allows you to set the sizes of the panels and then automatically generates the stencil in a pdf file.

Footbag Stencil/Pattern tutorial
A thread on how to make a good stencil for use in making 32 panel footbags.

Jeremy's Blind Stitch Tips
A photo tutorial demonstrating how to 'blind stitch' ie close up the last panel on a footbag from the outside.

Triangular Hexagon Tutorial
A tutorial on how to make triangular Hexagons for use in making 32 panel footbags.

Footbag Templates Galore!
A collection of cool footbag paterns.

BREAKING IN BAGS
Break in Tips
A thread on how best to break in a footbag so it is easier to play with.

Frozen footbag!
Asking if freezing footbags to help the break in process.

oil break in
Asking if putting oil on footbags to help the break in process.

Fast and easy way to break in bags
Cod's fast and easy break in method uses poly pellets for the break in period then replaces them with good filler.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 19 Feb 2008 14:07

JSACK, you should probably try stabbing with the needle along with your mom. It would be cool to have a Mom & Son stitching duo.

JSACK · Post by **JSACK** » 19 Feb 2008 15:05

thats the plan my man, i want her to learn, and learn well...then she can teach me in a short period of time haha thanks for the input so far

and obara'bars go fuck yourself

LEGOMAN · Post by **LEGOMAN** » 19 Feb 2008 18:55

on freedomfootbags.com i think they have a link to dat phans stitching video

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » 19 Feb 2008 19:08

It would help if you could post pictures of the inside of a bag she's working on and take pics of the bags that she finished. Also, find out what special thread she's using.

JSACK · Post by **JSACK** » 19 Feb 2008 19:24

ok forsure ill post the pictures of middle and finished bag

and thread tommorow

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 19 Feb 2008 21:07

Just read her some inspirational quotes about not giving up. Try this one:

Thomas Edison wrote:Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Maybe if you spend some time reading her some good ones and act really sincere while reading them, she'll change her mind and keep attempting bags.

Guest_1 · Post by **Guest_1** » 20 Feb 2008 10:34

Bro, just stitch yourself. It takes 50 bags to get good ones.

mikep · Post by **mikep** » 20 Feb 2008 12:33

I work in the south loop, and I usually have free time at lunch. I could meet your mom at a restaurant or cafe and show her how I stitch. I'm not that great yet, but if she's having some frustration with the basics it might help to see in person.

PM me if you want try and set up a time.

Drew · Post by **Drew** » 21 Feb 2008 07:35

MarvlMan wrote:Bro, just stitch yourself. It takes 50 bags to get good ones.

If you're going to stitch too, what better time to learn than now?

Edit: At what point in the stitching process is she stuck? I assume you both know the bag can be stitched inside out, and flipped on the last side of the final pentagon panel. Browsing the bags and equipment section should help with general questions, but where specifically do you need help?

JSACK · Post by **JSACK** » 21 Feb 2008 17:57

hey okay she can stitch the bag up, but she feels that she is not doing it right...

she would rather have someone tell her a way to do it, and copy it , than just come up with a way herself..

like she has finished me bags, but they just dont seem to break in right, a little too stiff, and a little too large...shes aalso getting better at the making the shapes part of it, im going to post pictures of her bags.. tell me what u think

Post by **Zac Miley** » 21 Feb 2008 19:16

maybe tell her to stitch closer to the edge, and a smaller template.

JSACK · Post by **JSACK** » 22 Feb 2008 16:35

how do i post a picture of my moms bags?

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 22 Feb 2008 17:11

First take a picture, save it onto your computer, go to a hosting site (i always use imageshack.us), upload it, use the code that says it's for forums (should include[img]and[/img] tags) and paste that code onto here. If this still doesn't make sense, pm me.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 22 Feb 2008 19:19

It would probably help her immensely if she were to dissect another bag.

JSACK · Post by **JSACK** » 22 Feb 2008 23:09

the two first pics was the first bag she finished, shes a clothing designer so she has the feel for it, but just a few kinks,

then 3rd pic is a current bag shes getting the actual pent and hex shape better but ne more tips u could point out from here?

Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 22 Feb 2008 23:16

JSACK wrote:how do i post a picture of my moms bags?

Adult images are NOT appropriate on the forum.

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EMERGENCY STITCHING HELP FOR MY MOM - she wants to give up