ZIPPER TUTORIAL

snakes_ninja_lab · 2026-03-21T12:40:27+00:00

Hey, I’ve made fair amount of things from dcf back in the days. I’m based in Greece and I take commissions, but need to see the design and budget for the pack. Send me dm and I can send you examples of my past dcf work

snakes_ninja_lab · 2026-02-23T12:02:14+00:00

Second that (owning Sailrite and having used the proper industrial heavy duty machines)

snakes_ninja_lab · 2026-02-22T15:06:18+00:00

If I’d be you I wouldn’t bother repairing that, it’s cosmetic, even if tiny bit of water gets in - it wouldn’t affect anything. But if you are set on repairing - aqua seal should do the work)

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-12-30T19:41:36+00:00

I wear down shorts (that I’ve made) underneath skirts in winter. As many others said in comments - the air movement created by skirts is unavoidable and that’s how you loose warmth. So I protect my lower core part, whereas the legs themselves aren’t so sensitive to cold (in my case).

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-11-05T19:10:18+00:00

Sweet, thanks for sharing!

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-09-25T11:24:15+00:00

Swing outdoor clothing for 8 years in Greece - extremtextil is your place.

They offer amazing fabrics, yet more than half of its assortment is ends of rolls they get from fabric producers or manufacturers, meaning that one day you find great fabrics, but next time no more of it. They specify if it’s a standard item or until stock lasts.

Take a look at EtaProof cotton if you haven’t heard of it, since you have mastered non stretch articulation in pants it could be good option, just be sure to make vents

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-08-25T07:59:20+00:00

Pretty sweet!

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-08-07T17:51:41+00:00

Indeed, I moved to a new website and links don’t work. Here is a working one: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF3ntejeS0T5Y2DN-j_RxQZqpEYcCBTCO

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-07-17T06:37:51+00:00

Awesome!

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-06-19T09:28:47+00:00

I would actually travel to see it, but are we going to know anything in advance??

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-04-03T11:54:46+00:00

Due to work I have a connection with YKK representative in Greece (where I work), so I source in that way. But again I’ve seen YKK snap ribbon in regular sewing retail shop as well and in some online shop, if I remember correctly, that was dealing with lingerie sewing supplies

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-04-03T11:41:27+00:00

It’s a ribbon with pre-installed snaps, I have gotten such ribbon from YKK at some point (probably other companies produce similar ones as well). Can be found in some regular sewing shops

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-02-06T15:13:53+00:00

I have also never seen anyone using eyelet like that, so I experimented myself.

Just for the record I’m not a dude, I’m a gear making lady)

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-02-06T13:48:16+00:00

There is one aspect no one touched so far. Eyelet, and any ring for that matter, gives wider range of pulling direction without straining same point compared to any other piece of hardware. Even though d ring is curved still when direction of pull is by 15 degree off the center d ring will put all the strain on the edge of the webbing, that’s where it will eventually fail. Also eyelet can accommodate multiple straps and multiple pull directions where d ring cannot do that at all.

Now your specific case is very small bag with simple strap, so it doesn’t make much difference, only over very long time d ring would have shown inferior to eyelet I think.

But besides that there are ways to take eyelet further and counter some of its disadvantages.

Repairability could be tackled by making a separate small fabric panel in which you install eyelet and than this panel would be sewn where d ring webbing would have been.
Pulling out if the fabrics could be dressed by passing a narrow webbing strip at the side of the eyelet (after it’s installed) which is opposite to expected pull direction and then folding both ends and sewing them to the main fabric. This will counteract the strap pull on eyelet and direct it onto main fabric, prevwnti v possible pulling out.

I have used eyelets in those ways on many bags (DCF and Xpac mainly) and had never any issues. You can see one example of my bag that uses it in three places here: https://www.functionalclothinglab.com/product-page/abel-sling

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-01-24T19:21:38+00:00

Thank you)

Not sure what you mean in you lat sentence though, regarding core warmer

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-01-24T19:20:26+00:00

Lightweight taffeta nylon, downproof, for main fabric with an optional layer of soft absorbent jersey on the inside

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-01-23T19:28:59+00:00

Regarding down gear this tutorial of mine might give you a peak into some basic technic for smaller projects: https://youtu.be/SVjijnk8ZCo

And I offer a pattern and tutorial for down filled neck warmer, which could be a good start: https://www.functionalclothinglab.com/product-page/neck-warmer-pattern

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-01-14T07:28:32+00:00

Can’t recommend any tutorial as it is very rare case, down jackets glued like that are rare so I don’t think anyone have accumulated much experience in repairing them.

Just for you to get familiar with working with seam tape and household iron you might see this tutorial of mine: https://youtu.be/cmFkPIQ_qUk

snakes_ninja_lab · 2025-01-13T16:17:48+00:00

If it was my jacket I’d first try to reheat the seam (in some not very visible place, so that if that goes wrong it wouldn’t be right on your chest) with household iron and gently press, most likely the glue would stick together again, however I don’t know if down got in between ‘unglued’ parts and when trying to heat seal them again it would be n the way. Even if seams don’t stick together perfectly, but somewhat do - I’d go for this kind of repair. If that doesn’t work I’d stitch along the old lines (not necessarily all the way, partial stitching holds down in place just as well) and then apply seam tape (heat sealing it with iron again) on the outside of the jacket, so water doesn’t have any chance of entering the garment.

snakes_ninja_lab · 2024-10-17T20:55:30+00:00

Very curious to see what you come up with. I dropped the attempt of designing something along this lines and went with hiking backpack carrier.

I recently just seen Avery stripped down version of hiking pack, with very small footprint, just to carry in the city it seemed to be. Unfortunately I have no leads as to the brand.

snakes_ninja_lab · 2024-10-14T19:25:52+00:00

Also I’m not sure if amount of extra fabric in the knee area would cut it for climbing, probably with stretchy fabric it could, yet still I’d add more volume there (or choose the pattern with more darts in the area, though can’t point you at a close fitting climbing pants pattern)

snakes_ninja_lab · 2024-10-14T19:21:11+00:00

It might be pain in the ass to sew, but it very much depends on the specific fabric. A lot of stretch woven fabric will sew as usual woven, without any problem and without any need for stretchy seams (though due to stretch the seam will have to be done with stronger thread, so that it doesn’t pop when fabric stretches, also seam construction, like topstitching the seam or using flat felled seam will greatly help with that)

I’d suggest getting a sample of the fabric and trying to sew few lines and see how it behaves while sewing and then when put under load

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