Finally! After . . . quite a while, I finished the gi! I first made the gi top which came out very good. I would even say, “pretty proffesional.” There was a little hole under “the pits” but we managed to put a little canvas under that. Throughout the whole construction, I never had to sew any of it by hand. Mind you, I was sewing through 5+ layers of 13.43 ounces of duck canvas! Under normal circumstances, the machine would probably freeze through that much but I found out that you had to get it going at a good speed before going over very thick parts. But I did it! I may have broken 5 needles but some experimentation was done and those needles were well broken (like money well spent). I fit on perfectly and was actually a bit heavier than the other gi (which is a plus).
After I finished the top, I was wanting to get the pants done before Karate class in two days so I worked non stop/all day and I got it done 20 minutes before the class. I was worried about the pants splitting (I mean who wouldn’t?). I wouldn’t be dissapointed but wouldn’t care too much if the top split but the pants, that would be embarassing! Fortunately, it didn’t and the whole thing turned out great. I think that’s one of the only projects that have turned out exactly the way I wanted it. I think that’s because my standards weren’t very high set on the gi. But on the other hand, it did turn out really good. almost nothing needed to be fixed or changed. usually with most projects or something it never turns out really good. I mean it does turn out fine but there’s usually some flaw or some mistake or something that I made that, while it doesn’t hinder the useability, each time I see that mistake or blemish, I think, “it can never be perfect can it?” Well, this time it was! Kewl.
Next project, the Shamisen!
After that, the Bluegrass ‘N Stuff Book!
I’ll post some pics later.
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