theQ 1 #1 Posted November 12, 2020 Suit, skydiving related, patches and specifically where to buy them !? My suit is starting to show some wear and I am thinking to reinforce it with cool patches :-) hehe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,514 #2 November 12, 2020 I don't really care about cool... more functional. I used heavier-duty fabric to repair seats and knees, and nylon tape of various widths (i.e. what's in my sewing box) to reinforce the gripper attachments. It's worked so far; I'm on my second jumpsuit in about 1200 jumps. I do have a backup jumpsuit, but it's really, really, pink. Wendy P. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theQ 1 #3 November 12, 2020 Pink is cool :-)! By nylon tape what do you mean ? How thick ? Thanks for the honest reply! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,514 #4 November 12, 2020 It’s basically like wide pull-up cords (the ridged nylon ones, not the newer satiny ones). Maybe 1” wide or so. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiggerLee 61 #5 November 26, 2020 By the way. If you are going to see patches on a sleeve of a jumpsuit. Find a post bed. It's awesome. You'll never want to work on a jumpsuit with with a flat bet again. Sew a patch on an elbow. No problem. Lee 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #6 November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 8:41 PM, RiggerLee said: By the way. If you are going to see patches on a sleeve of a jumpsuit. Find a post bed. It's awesome. You'll never want to work on a jumpsuit with with a flat bet again. Sew a patch on an elbow. No problem. Lee Or a Cobbler machine. Singer 29-4, 29k series, Adler 30 series. With these you can sew a decorative patch on a shirt pocket without sewing through the pocket. I'm up to 4, at least 1 for sale. Also one from the 1890's that still works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiggerLee 61 #7 November 29, 2020 I had one of those once. Never could get it to sew. Not one stitch. Thread would not pull up around the bodkin case. Never could figure out why. Took it to a shop. They had no luck ether. Remains a mystery to this day. Had such great hopes for it. Not saying that they are bad machines but the one I baught had some mysterious grimlen inside of it. Lee Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #8 December 14, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 2:00 PM, RiggerLee said: I had one of those once. Never could get it to sew. Not one stitch. Thread would not pull up around the bodkin case. Never could figure out why. Took it to a shop. They had no luck ether. Remains a mystery to this day. Had such great hopes for it. Not saying that they are bad machines but the one I baught had some mysterious grimlen inside of it. Lee Lee I just traded for a Perfecto German made polytype patcher sewing machine. Imported somewhere around 1890 by the company that became Wolverine maker of Hush Puppy shoes. Squirted oil on it for a couple of days. Threw a needle in it that shouldn't have worked but was about the right length, would up a bobbin and threaded it up. One adjustment and it sewed right off. 130 years old and likely hadn't been used for 50 or 60 years. You just needed a better mechanic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites