Hi All.
The first set of straps from the thread ‘making neat straps’ (here) now have a home on pack.
It is a (hopefully) fairly study pack for cycling / tooling around town etc. The back and bottom are cordura. The red fabric is silnylon and the grey is laminated nylon.
It’s a roll top closure with clips on the sides. I cut a bit off an old plastic divider type sheet to stiffen the top edge.
Here are the straps in their new home.
The mesh goes all the way around but there is a line of stitching on the corners dividing it into three. Not very easy to see.
The bottom is angled a bit so it’s not just a rectangle.
I need to get some shockcord to go on it, and tidy up the straps, but otherwise it’s finished. It has a sternum strap and hip belt (just webbing for this). I’m giving it to someone else so hopefully it survives being used.
I flat felled the sides and the bottom. The bottom and side 1 were fairly easy. Side 2 was very tricky. Daniel had a good thread on doing this here, but I still wasn’t sure how he managed it. Daniel, if you read this, it looks like your sewing machine is inside your pack?? Did you flat fell the sides before closing the bottom? That would explain it maybe.
Anyway, I went slowly and it turned out quite neat. I had to unpick one section where I sewed a few stitches through more layers than I meant! Cheers for reading.
Sam
