My wife is a very accomplished seamstress and has made numerous bags for my stoves out of denim fabric. The bottom bag fits my Svea 123.
A hand forged push/pull hook to move the wire tray in and out of the toaster oven without burning any skin!
Interesting idea. Let us to some research. First cut, I would guess a price of $10-20 per bag plus postage. Is that unreasonable?
When I was 10 or 11 I asked my Patient as a Saint Mom to make me a bunch of pokes, as she called 'em. Instead she fished some quarters out of her emergency stash on the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet and sent me down to the Sears Roebuck store in Ballard. For that buck I got four yards of unbleached muslin and two spools of #25 five cord thread and a smile from the saleslady. When I got home, Mom showed me how to use her oooooooldd Singer treadle sewing machine. I must have made seventy five or a hundred muslin bags of sundry sizes. The ones I intended to use for food were tossed into the wash to remove the sizing, then made water resistant by ironing canning wax into the fabric. She showed me how to do that, as well. I still have some of thoxe bags, and have re-waxed the SR Flour, meal and bulk food bags many times over the years. If I ever need more, I'll make 'em from waterproof ripstop nylon and seal the seams. I made drawstrings from cotton clothesline, sealing the furry ends with clear nail polish. For advice on materials and tek-nee-kews of construction of cloth items, I have learned to rely unquestioningly on the Grandmotherly type ladies in almost any fabric store. The seem to relish pointing a man in the correct direction. Especially if he's polite and says "Thank You" as if he means it. A ten dollar contribution to the break room fund is neither out of line nor unwelcome either. I've also gotten some very welcome instruction in the care, use and feeding of Da Missus' sewing machine and have at times been temped, VERY tempted to buy one of my own. Good ones, with simple accessories go on sale for very low prices quite frequently. By very low prices, I mean less than USD $60.00, and normally come with a voucher for half a dozen or more free sewing lessons. Now, that gentlemen, is a blue eyed, certifiable Bargain! Gerry
My Ma is a talented seamstress & seems to be foregoing her all-singing all-dancing modern sewing machine for the old Singer lightweights - 2 of which she's bought recently. I hear they go for a lot of coin on ebay so she was pleased with her bargains. Interestingly, my dad seems to be showing almost as much interest in these machines as the vintage Triumph car in his garage.
My wife is the seamstress in the house. We bought her a Brother sewing machine with an assortment of computer controlled stitches. Then we bought her a matching serger that puts the wrap around stitch on the seams to prevent unravelling of the cloth. They are ensconced in a large corner table with the sewing machine on one leg and the serger on the other. Keeps her out of trouble and keeps me in bags. I prefer the denim but I will see if rip-stop nylon is available.
Lucky man Sparky! Serger equals overlocking I believe. My ma has that facility. We have a simple sewing machine - whenever it's required I'm the one who has to drive it!
my hunble recipe for waterproofing my bags-- is 1/2 tube of cheap silicone deluted with 1 pint of turpentine,i use a cheap plastic wisk from walmart bargin bin--50CENTS--wisk until silicone is completely sbsorbed then dip or paint mixture on your bags hang up to dry out doors b ecause it (stinks) permanent water proofing when dry and performs like silnylon only much cheaper be thrifty and save you money for buying new stoves----bob
G,,day I own 8 sewing machines. bt then my business is canvas, and auto upholstery. mine cost a bit more than $60. but I have seen some nice products produced on home machines. stitch length , and thread tension are possibly the two main criteria, and correct needle size for the thread you are using. big diameter needles are not always the best , sometimes a thin needle will sew thick material better, but at the risk of breaking the needle. wear safety glasses. believe me a broken needle can cause a lot of damage to your face, eyes even worse!!! Kerry ps; re thread tension, both bobbin and upper tension. many forget about the adjustment on the bobbin.
G,,day. I hope you didn't take my comments the wrong way. they are meant to be constructive, and helpful. but the thread died after my post. kerry
