Subject: baidarka nylon schmylon
From: wayne steffens (wsteffen@mr.net)
Date: Sun Apr 09 2000 - 12:11:04 EDT
Skimming through the archives and replies on skinning with nylon, a rare
thought occurred to me. It seems that people have various ways (and varying
success) of making the skin tight after sewing, but not much has been
presented about getting the skin tight while sewing (other than the one
message dredged up from 97).
I have even read where people have "preshrunk" the skin by spraying it with
water before sewing it. Huh? But water makes the skin slack, not tight.
Which leads to my thought. Why not keep the nylon nice and WET
while sewing it, and I mean all the way through the process, not allowing
it to dry and shrink until its done. Wouldnt that makes the most sense?
Also I've seen a lot of reference to steam ironing to get the wrinkles out,
again with varying success. Why steam? Again, isnt that working against you?
How about this-sew the nylon on WET, let it dry,
then shrink (if necessary) with a (DRY) heat gun? I really dont see why you
would want to add moisture anywhere during the shrinking process, because
it seems then the "shrink" you get will only be the disappearance of the
"slack" you got by using water. For the same reason (in reverse) I also
dont see why you would want the skin dry during sewing.
I'm sure my reasoning must be in error somehow, as this seems just too simple.
Wayne
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