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Posted by Kate Dicey on August 15, 2006, 2:42 am
small change wrote:
>
>>small change wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Grosgrain is rarely used in tents except to cover exposed floor and wall
>>>join seams.
>>
>>Some tent makers are starting to use grosgrain and twill tape where they
>>used to use webbing. Loops for tying in guy lines, for example, are often
>>grosgrain now and things like fastex buckles are used with twill tape.
>>Lighter and smaller is the driving force.
>>
>>I can't believe how strong some of these silnylon + grosgrain combinations
>>are in wind. Every time I pull out my tarp, others ask if I'll take it
>>down in heavy wind - I haven't yet and nothing has let go (yet).
>>
>>Mike
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>
> yes, tie downs and such. After I sent that off I realized I left that out.
> Dang, I can't think of everything! One thing to be aware of is the
> different weights of nylon grosgrain.
>
> Silnlyon is pretty amazing stuff. I made my son a tarp for scouting and it
> survived 5+ years of boy scouts unscathed. All the blue plastic tarp people
> were very jealous.
>
> ~P.
>
>
Hm... I'm wondering here... I'm wondering if this is the way to get
James sewing other things as well as quilts! :)
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