Calling Penny...

"Phil, Squid-in-Training" wrote in message
om...
that I'd kept by for just such an occassion. Then used a sowing machine
to
sow patch on with a 'springy' stitch to allow movement and prevent
pulling.

oink oink

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training


must write 100 times
Sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing....
You sew and sow, Phil!! It was late and it's bad enough being able to use a
'sewing' machine, let alone knowing how to spell it correctly ;-)
But thanks anyway,
Dave.

Dave says:

We went 3
times a year to listen to the rain on the caravan roof.

Yup! That sounds like Wales ;-)

Dave - scarred for life....

No kidding. Hope you recover.

Steve

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:17:37 +0100, "Dave"
scribbled:

must write 100 times
Sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing....
You sew and sow, Phil!! It was late and it's bad enough being able to use a
'sewing' machine, let alone knowing how to spell it correctly ;-)
But thanks anyway,
Dave.

Don't be too hard on yourself, at least they both have definitions.

-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"
-The Onion

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:02:28 -0700, Matthew Paterson wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:35:16 +0000, Josh wrote:

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles
etc etc) and sew that bad boy on there.

Depending on the size of the hole, you may need to stretch the underlying
lycra layer to its final proportions on your body when sewing on the
patch--otherwise, the patch won't stretch when the lycra does and you'll
have an interesting pucker effect. Put the shorts on & pin the patch or
whatever in place (have someone help you if you're not coordinated
enough), take off the shorts with patch pinned in place, then sew the
patch on.

gabrielle

"gabrielle" wrote in message
newsan.2003.07.25.14.27.45.781508.27190@nothanks .gorge.net...
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:02:28 -0700, Matthew Paterson wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:35:16 +0000, Josh wrote:

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles
etc etc) and sew that bad boy on there.

Depending on the size of the hole, you may need to stretch the underlying
lycra layer to its final proportions on your body when sewing on the
patch--otherwise, the patch won't stretch when the lycra does and you'll
have an interesting pucker effect. Put the shorts on & pin the patch or
whatever in place (have someone help you if you're not coordinated
enough), take off the shorts with patch pinned in place, then sew the
patch on.

gabrielle

If you're a real man you'll just get the helpful someone to apply an iron-on
patch while you've got the shorts and patch on and in place.
--
Westie

Westie scribbled :
"gabrielle" wrote in message
newsan.2003.07.25.14.27.45.781508.27190@nothanks .gorge.net...
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:02:28 -0700, Matthew Paterson wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:35:16 +0000, Josh wrote:

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman,
Turtles etc etc) and sew that bad boy on there.

Depending on the size of the hole, you may need to stretch the
underlying lycra layer to its final proportions on your body when
sewing on the patch--otherwise, the patch won't stretch when the
lycra does and you'll have an interesting pucker effect. Put the
shorts on & pin the patch or whatever in place (have someone help
you if you're not coordinated enough), take off the shorts with
patch pinned in place, then sew the patch on.

gabrielle

If you're a real man you'll just get the helpful someone to apply an
iron-on patch while you've got the shorts and patch on and in place.

I cut a piece of matchig lycra about 1-2 " larger than the hole, sew it on
with a zig zag, don'twoory about stretching it to fit.

Gabrielle is sewing goddess #2 so her method is good too. I get to do my
own after my launch into the bushes, nice butt air conditioning created when
I pre rode the NORBA XC course with the medic team. All they did was laugh
and ask if they could make the hole biggger...


( I am home for about an hour, I go back for more heat and dust and the
finals .....)

Penny