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Mar 5, 2010 at 10:14 am #1256107
Does anyone have experience sewing with this fabric? Is it breathable and how much does it weigh?
I am looking to make a shirt and pants for desert hiking and am wondering if this is suitable.
Thanks
Mar 10, 2010 at 12:22 pm #1584657No Comments? Sells for ~$9.00/ yard at OWFINC. Anyone? :)
Mar 10, 2010 at 12:38 pm #1584661I hope you try it, so we can read the report. I want to build my own when I settle on a fabric. I am totally unimpressed with off the shelf warm weather hiking pants and shirts. Some have good fabrics, but meh.
Mar 11, 2010 at 12:11 pm #1585201Well, I found out a little bit more. It is a kind of supplex nylon ~3.1 oz/yd. with a coating that blocks the majority of UV rays (I saw ratings of 30 to 50 upf). It is supposedly breathable and somewhat windproof. I guess I will give it a try and let you all know how it goes. Might take a little while as I still have a couple projects to finish first.
Mar 26, 2010 at 7:27 pm #1591277Adam,
Just wanted to let you know that there's at least one more of us wondering how it is. Looks like it might be worth getting over more standard Taslans/Supplexes, but I wonder if it's less breathable.
Thanks!
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