I've sewn a fair amount of kayaking and outdoor gear over the years, and I'm pleased to note that one of the latest developments in apparel is that your standard fabric store around the corner is now beginning to carry uncoated nylon. In my local area, that is Jo-Ann Fabrics, also known as Cloth World. Even better than that, I have lucked out on the $1 a yard fabric section at Walmart and bought many yards there. It's not there all the time and selection varies widely - but for that price... Following are other fabrics-for-outdoor gear sites on the Net that have a wide variety of fabrics for sale. I'm personally desiring the solar screen fabrics, and the ones that are highly reflective for night paddling - when time and $ allow, you know how that goes: http://www.justmakeit.com http://www.fabrics-outdoors.ca http://www.frostlinekits.com http://www.fabricline.com In case you're new to sewing with ripstop nylon, I'll also advise you to be sure to sear all cut edges before you sew. Stuff frays like crazy otherwise, but it's also not difficult to sew. Use a small size (9 or 11), brand new needle on your machine. Natalie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 12 1999 - 08:08:33 PDT
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