Comments on: Haunted By Curves http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2008/09/02/haunted-by-curves/ The tale of TeamHudson, as they discover that all they need is a tall ship... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: rixa http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2008/09/02/haunted-by-curves/#comment-3297 rixa Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:35:41 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/?p=120#comment-3297 Sewing new cushions, even curved ones, shouldn't be much trouble because you can take the old ones apart at the seams and use them as pattern pieces for the new ones. I've done this with a couch and, while the whole thing wasn't curved like a 3, it did have lots of bends and turns in some of the cushions. Sewing machines: scour garage sales, thrift/antique shops, and Craigslist for those old, all-metal, pre-war models. They are indestructible, can often sew through several layers of leather and, big bonus, can often be found for cheap. Mine is a White Rotary model from the 1930s or 40s. I love mine! My sister gone an older White model in a beautiful sewing desk for $40 at a thrift shop. More about the White brand: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3081/white.html What mine looks like: http://sewmuchmore.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/1939-electric-white-rotary-machine/ So basically, don't get intimidated by the curves. You can do it! Sewing new cushions, even curved ones, shouldn’t be much trouble because you can take the old ones apart at the seams and use them as pattern pieces for the new ones. I’ve done this with a couch and, while the whole thing wasn’t curved like a 3, it did have lots of bends and turns in some of the cushions.

Sewing machines: scour garage sales, thrift/antique shops, and Craigslist for those old, all-metal, pre-war models. They are indestructible, can often sew through several layers of leather and, big bonus, can often be found for cheap. Mine is a White Rotary model from the 1930s or 40s. I love mine! My sister gone an older White model in a beautiful sewing desk for $40 at a thrift shop.

More about the White brand:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3081/white.html

What mine looks like:
http://sewmuchmore.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/1939-electric-white-rotary-machine/

So basically, don’t get intimidated by the curves. You can do it!

]]> By: Jon http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2008/09/02/haunted-by-curves/#comment-2536 Jon Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:08:10 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/?p=120#comment-2536 The comment about circumnavigation made me wonder what happens if you project the curves onto the surface of a sphere towards the bow. Maybe then they'd be straightforward! Ha...uh, nevermind. :) The comment about circumnavigation made me wonder what happens if you project the curves onto the surface of a sphere towards the bow. Maybe then they’d be straightforward! Ha…uh, nevermind. :)

]]> By: Geoff Arnold http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2008/09/02/haunted-by-curves/#comment-2535 Geoff Arnold Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:40:47 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/?p=120#comment-2535 More straight lines than curves <a href="http://grommit.com/gallery/v/geoff/brooklineaug08/P1000318.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, Laureen! More straight lines than curves here, Laureen!

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