I made a pair of cycling shorts out of spandex using a pattern from "The Green Pepper, inc." It was fun using the surger sewing the spandex.... It's always fun when you wear something that you made for cycling, or in your case running. I became interested in sewing gear after reading Ray Jardine's "Beyond Backing" book where he talked about sewing your own ultralite camp / hiking gear. Way cheaper than buying the name brand stuff.
Thanks for the shout out and it’s great seeing you get into technical apparel. For years, I’ve been looking for a lightweight highly breathable but opaque polyester that’s similar to Nike dry fit shorts. Surprisingly, RBTR taslan feels much stiffer and heavier when worn than the run of the mill taslan I buy from other shops. I think their DWR coating or weight is higher. You can find taslan without DWR and with a laundered finish which feels lighter softer and is quieter. But I agree it’s still not the optimal fabric for running shorts especially in FL. Some day I’ll stumble on a better option!
Thanks man! I will certainly be making more and will explore different fabric options. I ran a hot 12 miles in these last weekend and they actually worked fine, so hopefully they will work for the big day!
Great find on Discovery Fabrics! I've been looking for this kind of activewear fabrics to make some of my own running shorts and a sleep-sheet for camping. I'd love to hear how you feel about that Delta fabric after some time wearing it, given how humid it gets there in FL. Out here in AZ a fabric that actually holds moisture a little longer can go a long way in improving the cooling ability, sometimes I'll even opt for a cotton shirt over DriFit when temps start to get over 110°!
That's a good point! I actually tried using a bodkin (I didn't bother filming the MANY attempts it took me to finally thread that stupid cord lol), but the one I had couldn't accommodate the cord I was using, so I used thread and connected that to the cord, but that failed .... In the past when I have done drawstrings, I just sewed the channel closed with the drawstring already in place, but with the elastic it became too much trouble, so I opted to thread after. A few hundred more pairs of shorts and I'll have it down, though 😂
It's funny, I entered into this long-term evaluation of the HD planning to hate it and hoping for it to fail, and now I love it. I use it a lot, partly because I am still evaluating it for its upcoming anniversary video, but frankly I just really like using it! I imagine 100 years from now my Singer 201s, etc., will still be working, and the HD most certainly won't, but right now I'm really happy with it.
Isn’t that a whole different machine? I have seen people fold back the seam, serge, then unfold it back open but I can’t envision how that stitch would work.
As @836dmar said, I know that there is a machine specifically for blind hems, I don't know if a serger can do one (or something similar). I think a coverstitch machine is commonly used for hems on commercially produced apparel (I think a coverstitch machine is in my future lol).
@@thejasonofalltrades Yes, a cover stitch machine. If one doesn’t know, think of a serger with an open bed and no knife. Would be really handy for tshirts and other technical fabrics. I have yet to master them with straight, zig, zag, or any of the common stretch stitches on 70s and up machines.
I made a pair of cycling shorts out of spandex using a pattern from "The Green Pepper, inc." It was fun using the surger sewing the spandex.... It's always fun when you wear something that you made for cycling, or in your case running. I became interested in sewing gear after reading Ray Jardine's "Beyond Backing" book where he talked about sewing your own ultralite camp / hiking gear. Way cheaper than buying the name brand stuff.
Thanks for the shout out and it’s great seeing you get into technical apparel. For years, I’ve been looking for a lightweight highly breathable but opaque polyester that’s similar to Nike dry fit shorts. Surprisingly, RBTR taslan feels much stiffer and heavier when worn than the run of the mill taslan I buy from other shops. I think their DWR coating or weight is higher. You can find taslan without DWR and with a laundered finish which feels lighter softer and is quieter. But I agree it’s still not the optimal fabric for running shorts especially in FL. Some day I’ll stumble on a better option!
Thanks man! I will certainly be making more and will explore different fabric options. I ran a hot 12 miles in these last weekend and they actually worked fine, so hopefully they will work for the big day!
You got me on the Only fans joke😂, thanks! I may venture into making some sports gear myself as I am apparently not within the industries range 😢
Great find on Discovery Fabrics! I've been looking for this kind of activewear fabrics to make some of my own running shorts and a sleep-sheet for camping. I'd love to hear how you feel about that Delta fabric after some time wearing it, given how humid it gets there in FL. Out here in AZ a fabric that actually holds moisture a little longer can go a long way in improving the cooling ability, sometimes I'll even opt for a cotton shirt over DriFit when temps start to get over 110°!
You need a bodkin to pull your elastic through - now you’re getting into sewing apparel 😊, great short btw
That's a good point! I actually tried using a bodkin (I didn't bother filming the MANY attempts it took me to finally thread that stupid cord lol), but the one I had couldn't accommodate the cord I was using, so I used thread and connected that to the cord, but that failed .... In the past when I have done drawstrings, I just sewed the channel closed with the drawstring already in place, but with the elastic it became too much trouble, so I opted to thread after. A few hundred more pairs of shorts and I'll have it down, though 😂
All those cool machines and you use the Singer HD . . . that makes me want to buy one.
It's funny, I entered into this long-term evaluation of the HD planning to hate it and hoping for it to fail, and now I love it. I use it a lot, partly because I am still evaluating it for its upcoming anniversary video, but frankly I just really like using it! I imagine 100 years from now my Singer 201s, etc., will still be working, and the HD most certainly won't, but right now I'm really happy with it.
Ggreat job,you have caught the making clothes bug,love to see whats coming in the future videos
Thank you!
Blind hem on a surger is it possible?
Isn’t that a whole different machine? I have seen people fold back the seam, serge, then unfold it back open but I can’t envision how that stitch would work.
As @836dmar said, I know that there is a machine specifically for blind hems, I don't know if a serger can do one (or something similar). I think a coverstitch machine is commonly used for hems on commercially produced apparel (I think a coverstitch machine is in my future lol).
@@thejasonofalltrades Yes, a cover stitch machine. If one doesn’t know, think of a serger with an open bed and no knife. Would be really handy for tshirts and other technical fabrics. I have yet to master them with straight, zig, zag, or any of the common stretch stitches on 70s and up machines.