Sewing timelapse

Cool video Nick … but I felt robbed not getting to see it on a frame in the end!

I dunno – reckon it might have taken longer to put the video together than to make the bag!
Frantic stuff.

Cheers
PS: full disclosure – well done, thanks.

Nice! Good design, and very precise work habits are impressive. :^)

Cool vid, Nick. And awesome design on your framebag.

And apparently your seatbags take FAR less time.

Christopher: Yeah, that's a good point. It actually hasn't made it onto the bike yet – the new owner is down in Phoenix and is waiting until he makes a trip up to Flagstaff to pick it up.

Roger: If you count the idle time of waiting for my computer to process the time lapse, they're not that far off – a couple hours for the video, maybe 4 for the framebag?

Sam: That seatbag video just shows you how much of the work is in the preparation, rather than the actual sewing. The seatbag timelapse is just the final assembly of the bag, equivalent to starting the framebag video at the 2:20 mark. If I had included the design, cutting and all of the sub-assembly (putting all the straps on, the logo on, etc) it would probably be four times as long. The extra time put into a project in the planning and cutting stages sure pays off when it comes time to actually put it together. It's still anticlimactic when I do a big project, even after doing it for a living for a while now.

Thanks for all the compliments. I might do another time lapse if I end up making a new backpack (I'm thinking of doing one with an Arc Blast frame, inspired by And E's recent efforts).

Nice video.

I would never put a star decoration on something – too much extra weight

Are those paper grocery sacks for patterns? And good you're using carpenter square.

Great video. I've just started working with the DP fabrics, and I'm duly impressed with your skills. My products certainly haven't turned out that well.

Finishing a recent project (a fishing vest) and watching a video like this have me itching to get the needle pumping again.

Jerry – the star pattern is made out of a cereal box – my favorite pattern source for small patterns.

At some point I'll switch to 1/4" plywood for my most commonly used patterns – that way I can just run my rotary cutter along the edge of the pattern.

Clayton – thanks! Adding up my list, it looks like I've done more than 70 projects out of Xpac this year. You get used to it pretty quick when you're working at that pace. :) It's a joy to work with this stuff. Let me know if you have any questions.