Hey all....ive been lurking around here for a while...reading tons of stuff (stumbled through 15 pages of search results for "12 panel"). Started stitching recently....
anyways..i have searched and searched and searched, and i cant come up with a good tutorial, or detailed description of the best way/order to stitch a 12 panel bag. I have a made a few, trying different ways, nothing seems orderly...there has GOT to be a better way. the most recent one i did turned out OK, at least its round...but it was so chaotic how i put it together and it took me forever. Has anyone got a diagram? or a link? or a description? tips?
I REALLY like how 12 panel bags look, and kick. Im not ready to try a 32 yet, id like to make at least one PERFECT 12 panel before i try a 32.
Am i not finding detailed instructions because 12 panel bags just arent that popular? I know the recent 12 panel facile bag i made kicks better for me than the 32 panel 'juice' bag i have (not the juice facile)
but maybe thats not saying much...havent really heard that good of things about juice bags
12 panel bags, why no tut?
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12 panel bags, why no tut?
uh....yeah....
Twelve-panels are a very unique bag, and it does have a very distinct sewing structure. Because there are 5 pentagons surrounding one pentagon, your sewing path will be uncoordinated and will overlap as you go along. After the first "flower" (5 pentagons around 1 pentagon), your sewing structure will be disjointed instead of going full circle, so be prepared to begin sewing at corners where two panels already meet, and expect incoming pentagons to fill in a side (instead of adding another panel into the fray).
I find sewing loosely and looping your thread around two panels over each other at each corner helps, and if you plan on making a sandbag, also loop your thread through the corners where 3 pentagons join together. Applying gather on a 12-panel is a sensitive process, but never an impossible feat. Just know how to apply an even amount with each side (like a 32-panel) and you'll be in business. Good luck.
I find sewing loosely and looping your thread around two panels over each other at each corner helps, and if you plan on making a sandbag, also loop your thread through the corners where 3 pentagons join together. Applying gather on a 12-panel is a sensitive process, but never an impossible feat. Just know how to apply an even amount with each side (like a 32-panel) and you'll be in business. Good luck.
Waylon Lew - maker of Wasabi bags
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"Footbag can be pretty frustrating when it's supposed to be fun. I was partly driven by this forum - practice, practice, practice... As that is true, I think someone can be too focused on progressing and training that they miss the fun aspect of it." - Bander87
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cool thanks...i think that will improve my method a little...i know that a lot of it will just be practice. Im gonna make another 12p today, then im trying the 32!! got 44 scrap pieces of many different colors of facile on the way right now! 
Im not making sand bags, using polly pellets, but your tip about the corners of the panels will help. i noticed today after kicking the 12p i made recently that the pellets are trying to sneak out of the corners. little boogers!
Im not making sand bags, using polly pellets, but your tip about the corners of the panels will help. i noticed today after kicking the 12p i made recently that the pellets are trying to sneak out of the corners. little boogers!
uh....yeah....