Got some more work done today!
Finished attaching the grosgrain.
Measured out the 2” webbing for the outside of the saddle frame. Fingered out where I wanted the bridge length to be and then split that down to the middle and attached it to the top center of the frame.
With the top attached then started to fold the sides over and then sew. Basically folding over the two edges and sewing them to the center. This is pretty thick and this point and I had to take my machine down to the lowest speed to get through it well.
You are going to want to make sure that you leave the parts that attach to the bottom of the saddle frame undone until you finish that. If you don’t it will be quite difficult to sew.
I decided that this felt about the right length. You are going to want to leave about 2 inches before and after the doubling to make it easier to attach back to the saddle at the bottom.
Then I went ahead and sewed the bottom attachment area to the saddle. Leaving about the center 4 inches undone to attach the legs straps.
You can see them kind of flipping up here.
After that I went ahead and sew some leg straps on side by side. I left them really long at the moment because I am going to be using buckles to attach and want to test the lengths.
I just kind of tack sewed a few lines in to attach the leg straps and then folded over the main support 2 inch webbing and then sewed it up nice and tight. Bringing it all together.
As you can see my sewing is not great and this is my first sewing project but I’ve learned quite a bit. This isn’t pretty but I am sure it’s will be quite strong. I am going to open up and show you the ugly side. **** happens. If you are hesitant to start sewing or to make your own saddle it may not look great. But for less than 40 bucks in materials (if you don’t use cobra buckles) it’s worth the shot. Just make sure you do your research and use the proper materials eg: thread (Tera 40), 500 or 1000d cordura and most importantly climbing or rescue rated webbing.
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