moss
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
I'm documenting the sewing process for an eye I'm working on. Sewing the eye on NE Ropes Tachyon. For this eye I'm pre-tensioning the join with clamps to increase the friction on the finished eye.
Sewn eye documentation
I'll add more photos to the set as the eye is finished.
Materials...
Thread
C-Lon Tex 400 Double bonded nylon, .9mm, 75 lb. dry strength.
Hand-waxed with bees wax, improves handling for hand sewing and increase tensile strength.
Needle
7x3 (ball tip) 180 industrial machine needle (ground down the needle shaft to fit the sewing awl chuck)
Speedy Stitcher sewing awl
Clamping to increase pre-sewing compression
Clamps off, tape retains the compression, basting stitch to capture the tension with thread. White tape is removed as the stitching progresses.
-AJ
Sewn eye documentation
I'll add more photos to the set as the eye is finished.
Materials...
Thread
C-Lon Tex 400 Double bonded nylon, .9mm, 75 lb. dry strength.
Hand-waxed with bees wax, improves handling for hand sewing and increase tensile strength.
Needle
7x3 (ball tip) 180 industrial machine needle (ground down the needle shaft to fit the sewing awl chuck)
Speedy Stitcher sewing awl
Clamping to increase pre-sewing compression

Clamps off, tape retains the compression, basting stitch to capture the tension with thread. White tape is removed as the stitching progresses.

-AJ