Hot off the sewing machine

[John Fenna]

Made from two Polish ponchos I bought at the Moot last year - my new Gilet!
I made the pattern myself to fit my strange shape , with the pockets I want and no excess detailing and used my new Toyota Super Jeans sewing machine as the fabric is so strong and tough.

 

[Hunkyfunkster]

I like that a lot


Alex

 

[Dreadhead]

cracking stuff, good use of the materiel

 

[Mesquite]

Great work John

Here's the pics orientated right way up

 

[Macaroon]

That looks a very usable bit of kit, and just the thing for this time of year.

 

[Angst]

wolf whistle!!

 

[John Fenna]

Great work John

Here's the pics orientated right way up

How do you do that - I have tried and failed!

 

[MartinK9]

Very nice John.

 

[Mesquite]

How do you do that - I have tried and failed!

Quite simply I saved the pictures to my PC then using MSPaint, reorientated them and uploaded it back onto the forum.

It might pay for you to run your pics through Paint to reset the orientation before uploading them as a possible solution.

 

[Wild wandering woodsman]

Looking good John! I know who to ask when I need my socks fixing😜
All joking aside thats some awesome sewing work, might call on your handywork to make the skin for my canoe when I have built the frame 🙂


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[Drain Bamaged]

Or you could simply lay on your side while you take the picture and then post as you normally do. , very smart and useful looking

D.B.

 

[wicca]

Very nice, a rare thing a Gilet without half a million pockets and wall to wall velcro..

 

[Hibrion]

Lovely job. That'll be a hard-wearing garment for sure.

 

[awarner]

Very nice, I wish I could do that, but would not even know where to start.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice work john.

 

[John Fenna]

Quite simply I saved the pictures to my PC then using MSPaint, reorientated them and uploaded it back onto the forum.

It might pay for you to run your pics through Paint to reset the orientation before uploading them as a possible solution.

Ahah!
Paste a portrait shot to Paint then upload ...back to the file it came from...

OK!
I now have 2 photos that both look the same in the file, all I did was briefly paste one to Paint - no actions taken - but the original posts on it's side, the one that I have done nothing to, in order to reorientate it, prints in the way it was taken...
Do you wonder why I call this machine "A Confuser"!?
By the way - I forgot to say that both the front yokes and the back yokes of the Gilet are in double fabric for extra wear (and rain) resistance.
I have been toying with the idea of making a separate yoke with sleeves and a hood to wear over or under it in rainy conditions....
I still have 2 ponchos (rain drop camo) to play with...

 

[Twodogs]

Fantastic work John as always .

 

[leaky5]

John. That looks really good, I think I will probably have a go at something clothing related, once I run out of bag ideas.

 

[Big G]

Aye.. nice gilet mate