question about ripstop upgrade

Posted by Billy Shivers on April 29, 2009, 2:41 am

Hello, I was wondering, say there was a situation where there was
fabric, but it wasn't quite strong enough, and I wanted to "upgrade" it
to ripstop, by weaving or stitching a quadrille ruled pattern, is that
possible?

The idea would be to add ripstop capability to a range of fabrics, I am
learning more about textiles, and I hope that you can help me add that
to my repatroire (sp?) thanks if you can help.

Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 29, 2009, 4:34 am

Billy Shivers wrote:

> Hello, I was wondering, say there was a situation where there was

> fabric, but it wasn't quite strong enough, and I wanted to "upgrade" it

> to ripstop, by weaving or stitching a quadrille ruled pattern, is that

> possible?

> The idea would be to add ripstop capability to a range of fabrics, I am

> learning more about textiles, and I hope that you can help me add that

> to my repatroire (sp?) thanks if you can help.

Not really... It would be more cost-effective to buy ripstop fabric.

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Posted by BEI Design on April 29, 2009, 6:50 pm

Kate XXXXXX wrote:

> Billy Shivers wrote:

> > Hello, I was wondering, say there was a situation where

> > there was fabric, but it wasn't quite strong enough,

> > and I wanted to "upgrade" it to ripstop, by weaving or

> > stitching a quadrille ruled pattern, is that possible?

> >

> > The idea would be to add ripstop capability to a range

> > of fabrics, I am learning more about textiles, and I

> > hope that you can help me add that to my repatroire

> > (sp?) thanks if you can help.

> Not really... It would be more cost-effective to buy

> ripstop fabric.

I was thinking the same thing especially if the fabric in
question is more than a few yards. I'm thinking adding
vertical and horizontal lines of stitching 1/4" apart on 100
yards of fabric would be nearly impossible.

However, if OP has a particular color or print that must be
used and it is not available in ripstop, then possibly a
method for making the present fabric "stronger" would be to
bond it to another fabric. That would depend a lot on fiber
content. Or perhaps use a fusible *woven* interfacing.

It would be useful to have additional details on the actual
fabric and prospective use Op has in mind.

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Posted by Billy Shivers on May 4, 2009, 2:28 am

BEI Design wrote:

> Kate XXXXXX wrote:

>> Billy Shivers wrote:

>>> Hello, I was wondering, say there was a situation where

>>> there was fabric, but it wasn't quite strong enough,

>>> and I wanted to "upgrade" it to ripstop, by weaving or

>>> stitching a quadrille ruled pattern, is that possible?

>>>

>>> The idea would be to add ripstop capability to a range

>>> of fabrics, I am learning more about textiles, and I

>>> hope that you can help me add that to my repatroire

>>> (sp?) thanks if you can help.

>> Not really... It would be more cost-effective to buy

>> ripstop fabric.

> I was thinking the same thing especially if the fabric in

> question is more than a few yards. I'm thinking adding

> vertical and horizontal lines of stitching 1/4" apart on 100

> yards of fabric would be nearly impossible.

> However, if OP has a particular color or print that must be

> used and it is not available in ripstop, then possibly a

> method for making the present fabric "stronger" would be to

> bond it to another fabric. That would depend a lot on fiber

> content. Or perhaps use a fusible *woven* interfacing.

> It would be useful to have additional details on the actual

> fabric and prospective use Op has in mind.

For kites, but in a 3rd world environment. Rip-stop just isn't sold on
the streetcorners. I guess I'm just spoiled.

That was a joke (I have a really dry sense of humor sometimes).

If I can keep the fabric from ripping, there's a wider range of colors
available.

I'm kind of looking at weaving nylon fabric for kites--I might just make
it from bottles of chemicals. It seems that there is such a great world
of sewing, and the possibilities are endless.

Maybe I need to start with, is there a miniature loom or something, so
that I can make test patches? I want control over all aspects of the
fabric, to customize it--I don't want to order something from a catalog
that has 20,000 things in it, and waiting 4 months for something that
never arrives.

But, I appreciate your commentary, and I'll continue to work with all of
your ideas that you can share, as I learn more.

Please direct comments to the group, so that other people might benefit
from the exchange of ideas that (hopeful) continues?

Have a nice evening, and thanks for reading.

Posted by lyn5 on April 29, 2009, 9:40 am