Need fabric recommendation for lawn targets - Page 3

>Square Peg wrote:
>> I called a canvas store. Most canvas material comes in rolls that are
>> 5 yards (60") wide. Here's where the mathematics comes in. ;-)
>You can get scenery canvas 72" wide from Dharma Trading Co. It's
>natural colored but you can dye it with supplies they sell. The extra
>width might simplify some of your cutting.
>http://dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3681-AA.shtml?lnav=fabric.html

> I would like to make several targets for practicing golf shots. These
> would be circles of various sizes from from about a 1-yard radius up
> to a 5-yard radius -- possibly a bit larger.
>
> I have been using rope, which works fairly well, but it's difficult to
> lay out the rope in a nice circle and keep it that way. It occurred to
> me that if I could make circles out of some heavy fabric like a
> canvas, it might retain the circle shape a little better.
>
> My plan is be to get a piece of fabric, cut the fabric into arcs of
> the correct radius, then sew then together into a circle.
>
> I would appreciate comments or suggestions on:
>
> 1. What's the best fabric to get? My first thought was canvas. There
> is a canvas shop near here that makes tents and awnings. I was in
> there several years ago. They have lots of canvas. I plan to go ask
> them what they recommend. Is there another fabric I should consider?
>
> 2. Will my wife's sewing machine handle the canvas?
>
> 3. What's the best way to connect the arcs? I was just going to
> overlap them about an inch and sew along both edges, maybe using a
> zig-zag stitch that goes over the edge.
>
> 4. How do I finish the edges? Do I fold the edge over and sew it down
> or sew to edge tape (bias tape?)?
>
> 5. How wide whould the strips be? I was thinking 2-3" for the smaller
> circles and maybe 1" wider for each yard of radius.
>
> Anything else I should know about or think about?
>
> Thanks

> Square Peg wrote:
>> I would like to make several targets for practicing golf shots. These
>> would be circles of various sizes from from about a 1-yard radius up
>> to a 5-yard radius -- possibly a bit larger.
>>
>> I have been using rope, which works fairly well, but it's difficult to
>> lay out the rope in a nice circle and keep it that way. It occurred to
>> me that if I could make circles out of some heavy fabric like a
>> canvas, it might retain the circle shape a little better.
>>
>> My plan is be to get a piece of fabric, cut the fabric into arcs of
>> the correct radius, then sew then together into a circle.
>>
>> I would appreciate comments or suggestions on:
>>
>> 1. What's the best fabric to get? My first thought was canvas. There
>> is a canvas shop near here that makes tents and awnings. I was in
>> there several years ago. They have lots of canvas. I plan to go ask
>> them what they recommend. Is there another fabric I should consider?
>>
>> 2. Will my wife's sewing machine handle the canvas?
>>
>> 3. What's the best way to connect the arcs? I was just going to
>> overlap them about an inch and sew along both edges, maybe using a
>> zig-zag stitch that goes over the edge.
>>
>> 4. How do I finish the edges? Do I fold the edge over and sew it down
>> or sew to edge tape (bias tape?)?
>>
>> 5. How wide whould the strips be? I was thinking 2-3" for the smaller
>> circles and maybe 1" wider for each yard of radius.
>>
>> Anything else I should know about or think about?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Puhleeze people! This is obviously a troll. (And one with a lot of "bites")
>
> With golf, the purpose is to put the ball in the hole or at least come
> as close to it as possible. You DON'T don't use a circle to aim at; you
> aim at a flagstick. So you stick a flag in the ground and go for it. A
> stick will serve perfectly.
>
> If you want to sew something, affix a flag to the top of it! (Now don't
> take off on "what material?, what size?, what kind of thread? how big a
> hem?, what number should I put on the flag? or how about the tapes to
> tie it to the pole? etc etc)
>
> JPBill

>Square Peg wrote:
>> I would like to make several targets for practicing golf shots. These
>> would be circles of various sizes from from about a 1-yard radius up
>> to a 5-yard radius -- possibly a bit larger.
>>
>> I have been using rope, which works fairly well, but it's difficult to
>> lay out the rope in a nice circle and keep it that way. It occurred to
>> me that if I could make circles out of some heavy fabric like a
>> canvas, it might retain the circle shape a little better.
>>
>> My plan is be to get a piece of fabric, cut the fabric into arcs of
>> the correct radius, then sew then together into a circle.
>>
>> I would appreciate comments or suggestions on:
>>
>> 1. What's the best fabric to get? My first thought was canvas. There
>> is a canvas shop near here that makes tents and awnings. I was in
>> there several years ago. They have lots of canvas. I plan to go ask
>> them what they recommend. Is there another fabric I should consider?
>>
>> 2. Will my wife's sewing machine handle the canvas?
>>
>> 3. What's the best way to connect the arcs? I was just going to
>> overlap them about an inch and sew along both edges, maybe using a
>> zig-zag stitch that goes over the edge.
>>
>> 4. How do I finish the edges? Do I fold the edge over and sew it down
>> or sew to edge tape (bias tape?)?
>>
>> 5. How wide whould the strips be? I was thinking 2-3" for the smaller
>> circles and maybe 1" wider for each yard of radius.
>>
>> Anything else I should know about or think about?
>>
>> Thanks
>Puhleeze people! This is obviously a troll. (And one with a lot of "bites")
>With golf, the purpose is to put the ball in the hole or at least come
>as close to it as possible. You DON'T don't use a circle to aim at; you
>aim at a flagstick. So you stick a flag in the ground and go for it. A
>stick will serve perfectly.

> Well, you are a silly little twit, aren't you?