Anybody know what weight cloth is mainly used to make sail tails?? I’d like to try a lot of different colors and my wife needs another sewing project.
I see it in .75 1.5 and 3 ounce.
I see it in .75 1.5 and 3 ounce.
Sailtail cloth weight
- Thread starter Eric Leonard
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It's a personal preference. I like a tail that'll fold under into a tube style, so it'll take the 3ounce stuff to make it. Not much sewing involved to make the tip that attaches to the vane. Attach a grommet and you're done.
JEFFPPC
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Pick a weight and try it. I have sail tails I bought and used them part of a year and quit with them. I like cold weather flagging tape, I think it's more responsive quicker. If I was to try sail cloth again it would be the lightest weight available .
I think I agree, at least for ranges where wind isn’t real bad , I may get some of the light weight to try at some places and some heavier to try at others.
JEFFPPC
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Thats what I would pick to try. Funny you should bring this up, my wifes sewing machine is 50 years old. She is sitting herfe looking at what new one she wants to get. Hers is a Kenmore built in Japan, 199.00 still going strong, Never any service except for a couple drops of oil I gave it 1 tome. First new one she went to look ar was $6000.00. I bet it doesn't last 50 years.
Mine has been hand quilting these tops her mother had pieced together many years ago
Those are my twin granddaughters
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Thats awesome
SFBALEE
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Most of the sailcloth I've seen used & made tails from is 1 1/2 oz.
Naildriver_2007
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Priceless!
KYStgtshooter
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Eric I made some sail tails from some rip stop found at my local fabric store. I’ve been wanting to find the bright yellow/green but they only carried orange and white. I’m not sure of the weight but next trip to town I can check if it listed on the bolt.
Like LCazador said no sewing was needed, I folded the ends applied some fabric glue let it set up to dry and later attached grommet eyelets.
Like LCazador said no sewing was needed, I folded the ends applied some fabric glue let it set up to dry and later attached grommet eyelets.
I’m gonna try some darker colors just to see if I pick them up better. In bright light the bright green and yellow washes out to me sight.
I actually prefer the 1.5oz. better than the .75. The difference is negligible IMO, and like you said, it holds its shape better and is less translucent in sunlight.
Shooter13
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My wife went the monograming route! Take a look at the cost of those! We have 2 sitting in a room I don't even enter!
I sent him an email a couple weeks ago and haven’t heard back from him.
I’ve bought 4-5 sets from him and he usually gets right back so idk.
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