You may notice that I'm using a curved needle here. This is helpful in keeping the overcast stitches uniform on both the front and the back of the work. The straight seam behind the overcasting was worked with a three-sided sailmaker's needle. It's always best to have the proper tool for the job, and of course a good sewing kit was an essential piece of equipment which the old-time sailor stowed in his ditty bag. No off-the-shelf items in those days! Even the ship's ropes were made on board, re-spun from fibers salvaged from worn-out lines.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Common Seaman's Ditty Bag - Work In Progress
You may notice that I'm using a curved needle here. This is helpful in keeping the overcast stitches uniform on both the front and the back of the work. The straight seam behind the overcasting was worked with a three-sided sailmaker's needle. It's always best to have the proper tool for the job, and of course a good sewing kit was an essential piece of equipment which the old-time sailor stowed in his ditty bag. No off-the-shelf items in those days! Even the ship's ropes were made on board, re-spun from fibers salvaged from worn-out lines.
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