tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post6882835551071788747..comments2023-10-19T09:51:17.886+01:00Comments on The Skint Sailor: The Sails are Finally Done.Mark The Skint Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-32849763005568608292016-05-02T03:39:10.666+01:002016-05-02T03:39:10.666+01:00The truth is that both my paint job and your stitc...The truth is that both my paint job and your stitching is never as bad as we think it is (no one notices as much as the person who has done the work) - So long as the job is sound and strong it doesn't really matter. Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-54025883425106120482016-05-01T09:50:32.401+01:002016-05-01T09:50:32.401+01:00That's about right Alden... The stitching is n...That's about right Alden... The stitching is not quite straight, has different spacing on the zig-zags, and some of the early hand-stitched stuff is hideously uneven. But as long as it works, that's all that matters. Took a bit of cursing to get it all to lie flat though. I didn't think brand new sail cloth would be that hard to work with, but it was. But with the help of double-sided tape and staples, I wrangled it into position for stitching. :-)<br />Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-82229561491737530862016-05-01T05:16:29.777+01:002016-05-01T05:16:29.777+01:00Your stitching is probably a bit like my paint job...Your stitching is probably a bit like my paint job on my yachts topsides - it looks beautiful from a about 10 paces which is where the brushstrokes disappear from the focal length of the average persons eyes.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.com