Bags You've Made

hrdcorethndr1 · Post by **hrdcorethndr1** » 10 Feb 2010 19:40

tha spikey one is very nice Wasabi. I really like the way that it is stitched.

Alf · Post by **Alf** » 10 Feb 2010 20:31

nice to see some bags from you, Waylon!!!!!
the first one looks stunning!
But is this bag big or small? I`m such a noob when it comes to foreign currency!

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 10 Feb 2010 20:51

So big it takes more pushin' to slam into da cushin'.
The first bag is compared to a US quarter / $0.25 .

Alf · Post by **Alf** » 10 Feb 2010 20:55

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 11 Feb 2010 17:52

Waylon is stitching again?!
No rush, but im determined to obtain one of them.

Mini- trade on its way to Nick Sullivan

~Donovon

Alf · Post by **Alf** » 12 Feb 2010 02:06

nice colours on that one!!!!

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 12 Feb 2010 04:36

waylon... i want that first bag you posted! keep that one untill worlds or make me a similar one right before it ^^ i really want!

garygargan · Post by **garygargan** » 12 Feb 2010 04:58

After finding a really good sand filled bag, and kicking it into retirement, I was really frustrated at the poor quality of bags from regular retailers so I decided to stitch my own. I never realised there was such a great community of people who stitch. I never realised i could be called a stitcher! (albeit a rank amateur.) But, WOW, this is fun.

This bag took me about 6 hours, mostly because I am anal about really tight stitching, don't want any leaks, and it was my first 32 panel bag (Microsuede ultra). Sadly, I am hooked, my poor wife, baby, dog, mountain bike, i think they sense a desertion coming on.

Anyway, let me know what you think. Thanks

garygargan · Post by **garygargan** » 12 Feb 2010 05:05

OK, That was my first post, let me try the image part again...

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 12 Feb 2010 05:11

wow, this bag is huge. the stitching looks nice, did you stitch all around the hexagons? it looks like that. if you look at the other bags in here, they have short sides on the hexagons that keeps us from stitching these extra sides! maybe check that out.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 12 Feb 2010 05:56

Make your hexagons triangular and you won't be an amateur anymore.

garygargan · Post by **garygargan** » 12 Feb 2010 06:23

Awesome, I noticed bags being made with 'triangles' as opposed to hexes, I'm def going to sew my next bag with triangles, and make it a bit smaller.

I know I could have done more research and asked more questions before i started stiching but I'm a hard head and I normally learn best by jumping in the deep end and then figuring what I've done wrong...

Thanks again.
GG

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 12 Feb 2010 07:35

garygargan wrote: I'm def going to sew my next bag with triangles, and make it a bit smaller.

I know I could have done more research and asked more questions before i started stiching but I'm a hard head and I normally learn best by jumping in the deep end and then figuring what I've done wrong...

Thanks again.
GG

1. your welcome
2. try to not do "triangles", more like hexes with 3 short sides. or else you will get really weird bags, trust me i did that. also i have a bag (my very first 32) sitting here that just looks like yours here. was a hard head back then too

3. allmost everyone of the older stitchers learned the hard way, you are in good company! ^^

mc · Post by mc » 12 Feb 2010 12:40

awesome! looks a ton better than my first one.

I use hexes with 3 short sides. my short sides are roughly 33% the length of the long sides.

keep 'em coming! Once you've got your style figured out, you should be able to easily get it in under 2 hours.

Matt

TomTilly · Post by **TomTilly** » 12 Feb 2010 14:06

circle of love

all of the old ones are there, but 2 new ones as well.

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 15 Feb 2010 14:03

got a little crazy on fabrics

i just hope the greenish stuff will hold up in the hard beating it will recive in the next few days ^^ its bigger than golf ball, somehow i guess thats my new size then ... cool? or no cool?

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 15 Feb 2010 14:57

Very cool, but I think you went a little crazy on the gather. Hopefully it'll get floppy after your hard-knocks break-in seshies.

PiotrZePolak · Post by **PiotrZePolak** » 15 Feb 2010 16:18

Mahhkohh, is that one for sale????

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 16 Feb 2010 05:03

i think the gather is rather cool, it just looks that hard.

just kicked it, doing good so far

i just dont know how this fabric will break in, so i am afraid it is now as good as it can be

and no, i dont think i want to sell this one. 1. i dont know how it is, so it might turn out shit, and i dont want to sell shit 2. i dont want to sell bags i allready played with, caus its not new anymore 3. i can make you one like that if it turns out ok

mc · Post by mc » 16 Feb 2010 13:38

custom order for chrisie gomez - ~66g 100% steel fill

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