Fabric for sling-seats?

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jamie_duff
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Fabric for sling-seats?

Post by jamie_duff » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:20 am

Can anyone recommend a suitable fabric for making sling seats from?

Also, what's the best stitch to use for such an application?

Thanks in advance,

Jamie
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Nigel Ramsay
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seat material

Post by Nigel Ramsay » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:46 pm

Jamie,
Have you thought of using sail material? I took a quick look on Ebay and there are several second hand sails available, this one at 99p currently!

item number 300287077865

Very strong, light and can be glued or sewn. decent sewing machine with a zig-zag stitch will do the job.

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