Sewing it up

Just ordered a sewing machine from these guys - a £300 Toyota for £95. My sister said it looks pretty good for the dosh (she knows about things like this - she made me a Rayway quilt - more on that soon).

I used to be pretty handy and Sarah did a bit of sewing at school, so I am going to start with some silnylon stuff sacs, then turn my Golite Feather-lite into a quilt and finally have a go at a tarp.

I have downloaded some great sewing tutorials from Backpackinglight.com. Looking around the web, there are a lot of plans, hints and tips for outdoor gear, especially lightweight stuff. Ben Corr from Purebound got me interested. He has made a few bits and bobs (check out his rainskirt!). He has done a couple of podcasts with Bob and just returned from a PCT trip - well worth a listen.