#sailmaker's tools

[ltwilliammowett]

Sailmaker’s tools - splicing needles, prickers and stabbers, 19th century 

[deskgirl]

If you have a different position in mind, please reply or reblog and say so! I couldn’t fit everything in.

A note about quartermaster: the position of quartermaster is generally synonymous with first mate, either replacing or even outranking it on pirate ships. For that reason, I’ve left it out.

A note about the cook position: while Roach serves as cook (and surgeon) and is the only truly defined crew role on the show, Con O’Neill has commented that he could see Izzy being a cook if he hadn’t been a pirate, there can be two cooks on a ship sharing the work, and it was a common job for pirates who were injured or disabled and wanted to keep sailing. So I chose to include it for consideration.

[lboogie1906]

James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an African American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia. Born free in the city, he became a sailmaker after the Revolutionary War. He became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired. Based on the equipment he had developed, he established a highly profitable business. It was located on the busy waterfront of the Delaware River, in an area now called Penn’s Landing.

He used his wealth and social standing to work for civil rights for African Americans in both the city and nationwide. He opposed the colonization movements, particularly that of the American Colonization Society. He affirmed Americans’ claim to a stake in the US. He persuaded William Lloyd Garrison to adopt an anti-colonization position and helped fund his newspaper The Liberator, frequently publishing letters on public issues. He became vice-president of the biracial American Anti-Slavery Society and worked for the national abolition of slavery. His large family was devoted to these causes, and two daughters married the mixed-race Purvis brothers, who used their wealth as leaders for abolition.

When he returned to Philadelphia, he became apprenticed to sail-maker Robert Bridges, his father’s former employer, and a family friend. He learned quickly in the sail loft. This was where the large ship sails were cut and sewn. Before long, the young man was promoted to foreman.

At Bridges’ retirement in 1798, he bought the sail loft. By developing a tool to help maneuver the large sails, by 1810, he had built up one of the most successful sail lofts in Philadelphia. He created the conditions he worked for in society, employing both African American and white workers. Because of his business acumen, he became one of the wealthiest Philadelphians in the city. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[birdo-is-here]

hey bitchessss guess who finally got that godforsaken boat finished ;)

that’s right it was me about time amirite im never going to be drawing boats again

It’s… not really clear how The Deviation is able to fly, but no one really questions it anymore (not older members, at least). I debated with myself on trying to give it wings or smth of some sort to give a logical explanation for the flight, but then i remembered this is an off-scripter’s ship, it doesn’t need physics

Most of the members sleep below deck in the berth. Unlike pirates in the 18th century, this group is extremely close-knit. Even Naut usually prefers to sleep in the berth along with the others instead of the captain’s quarters. A few of the more closed-off or paranoid members will sleep in the forecastle, but in the end a solid amount of the crew sleeps below deck.

Along with the completion of the boat guess who finally finished the roles!! that’s right it’s ur boy (post is slightly longer below this, so i’ll put it under cut fyi)

“M” Swan Hansen: None

Being the newest on the ship, she naturally has no role just yet aside from the usual chores

Nautilus Tiber: Captain

this one needs no explanation im sure

Puppet: First mate/Quartermaster

Believe it or not, Puppet is in fact the first mate! Naut is most likely closest with the weird doll bc he naturally has a bit of a fatherly instinct with it, and it is responsible enough to be the second in command here yk!

Artemis: Navigator + Master Pilot

Apollo: Navigator + Master Pilot

Due to their innate abilities of flight, Artemis and Apollo tend to be the ones most knowledgeable on where to go + what to do, and seeing as they don’t really need to sleep, they tend to be the ones piloting the ship the most anyway

Delilah O’Sullivan: Cook + Boatswain

Delilah is actually quite the good cook! What does she cook though? uhh,, good question! She’s also in charge of equipment & crew being the Boatswain

Morgan Riley: Surgeon

Being the local magic-user, Morgan is usually seen first as the cleric of the ship, having some sweet healing abilities. If the ship had cannons, she’d also have been the lead Gunner, but this crew is much more… hands-on in their approach

Dave Riley: Carpenter + Assistant Surgeon

Dave is pretty okay at repairing the ship, he’s more suited for fixing the ship from the inside and leaving the outside for the other carpenter of the ship, Jane. He also usually helps Morgan with healing by handing her tools and keeping check on things

I’ve also created a couple other crew members, probably some of the more prominent ones on the ship of 30 - 40 people (rookie numbers for a pirate ship, I know) No refs or in-depth plans for them yet, but yk

Jane (She/it): A REALLY big and shadowy humanoid creature that clings to the side and keel of the ship. Usually helps with outside repairs and defence. Got a motherly side :)

Joe Keiry (he/him): Not Joe Keery, do not confuse them. No roles on the ship along with “M”, he is just there :) Would be drawn in the “I am Kenough” t-shirt

Ulysses “Nobody” Odysseus (Any pronouns, he/they pref): Probably the closest thing the pirates have to an actual musician on the ship. A very… excitable man, a bit unpredictable, yells about his name a lot. Love him, 10/10. Also a sailmaker

Benny Drills (He/him): Appears holding a tray of Benadryls at random intervals. No one knows where he came from or how he gets on the ship so often, but he’s not a threat — sometimes, he’s more a saviour with his medication — so they let him come and go however he likes

[corpsoir]

🪤 and 📚for all three please ‼️

🪤 What is one thing that could be used to lure your OC into a trap?

OOHHHH. okay so for solvei and skagen it would be each other. which is kind of a angsty answer really. theyre inseparable; if one of them were used to trap the other theyre both fucked lmao

but more silly answers would be s really good edition of an old video game for solvei, she loves nerdy stuff like that, and for skagen it would perhaps be something useful for his sailboat?? perhaps a set of new sails that arent torn to shreds because hes stupid lmao

and lovart.... this one is tough because hes still sort of new to me and i havent gotten to know him that well yet. but since hes into sewing and crafting, perhaps something like a useful tool that is hard to get your hands on or like, a retro sewing machine or something. nerd <3

📚 Your OC has to improvise a 10 minute lecture about a topic of their choosing. What do they chose?

already answered this for solvei but for the others...!!

skagen could ramble on for hours about fishing, obviously. or maybe he would talk about different kinds of winds.

lovart, being a sailmaker, would just talk about different kinds of sails and their uses and what different shapes and sizes of sails do and how they work. its what he works with so it would be the easiest for him to go all out on. maybe he would talk about the physics of sailing???

[canvasandsails]

Liberty Sail and Canvas Loft Sail Maker

Sailmaker makes and fix sails for boats, and kites, hang lightweight planes, wind workmanship, design sails, or different designs utilizing sails. A sailmaker regularly deals with the shore in a sail space; other sailmakers work in the sail loft. Sailmakers were frequently on board large sailing ships that traveled the ocean. The sailmaker kept up with and fixed sails. This expected information on the sailmaker's art and the apparatuses of the sailmaker’s space on shore.

A sailmaker may occasionally accompany the customer to adjust the sails on the water.

Modern sailmakers utilize tools for computer-aided design and production. PC designs permit the sailmaker to deliver a "lines drawing" of the sail. When the plan is finished, the sail maker can utilize a low-power laser to slice the material into a specific shape.

Liberty Sail and Canvas Loft sails are computer-designed and cut-worked from the excellent woven Dacron, and made for prevalent shape holding. They are made for sailors who really care about durability and performance.

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[fucenindustrialsewingmachine]

Unveiling the Magic of Walking Foot Machines for Leather: Enhancing Craftsmanship and Precision

The art of working with leather has a rich history that spans centuries, with craftsmen and artisans continuously seeking ways to improve their techniques. In the realm of leather stitching, one invaluable tool has revolutionized the process—the walking foot machine. This mechanical marvel has become a staple in leather workshops worldwide, enabling craftsmen to achieve unparalleled precision, durability, and efficiency in their creations. In this blog, we will delve into the world of walking foot machines, exploring their features, benefits, and how they have elevated the art of leatherworking to new heights.

Understanding the Walking Foot Machine

A walking foot machine, also known as a compound feed or triple feed sewing machine, is a specialized sewing device designed specifically for working with leather. Unlike conventional sewing machines, which use a single feed dog to move the fabric, walking foot machines employ a unique mechanism that ensures smooth and consistent feeding of multiple layers of leather.

The primary feature that sets walking foot machines apart is the walking foot itself—a foot that moves in synchronization with the machine's feed dogs and presser foot. This combined movement ensures that the leather layers are fed evenly, preventing slippage, puckering, or distortion during the stitching process.

2. Benefits of Walking Foot Machines for Leather 

2.1 Enhanced Stitch Quality and Durability:

One of the most significant advantages of walking foot machines is their ability to produce robust and durable stitches on leather. The synchronized feeding mechanism prevents uneven tension and ensures that all layers are stitched uniformly. This results in stronger seams that can withstand the test of time, even in high-stress applications.

2.2 Handling Thick and Challenging Materials:

Leather, especially when it is thicker or has multiple layers, can pose challenges for traditional sewing machines. Walking foot machines excel in handling such materials, thanks to their unique feeding system. The walking foot, in combination with the feed dogs, offers exceptional control and traction, allowing the machine to effortlessly stitch through thick leather layers, reducing the risk of skipped stitches or needle breakage.

2.3 Improved Versatility and Adaptability:

Walking foot machines are not limited to leatherwork alone. They can be used for a wide range of fabrics, including canvas, upholstery, and heavy-duty textiles. This versatility makes them an indispensable tool in various industries such as automotive upholstery, furniture manufacturing, and sailmaking.

2.4 Precision and Control:

Craftsmanship is all about attention to detail, and walking foot machines provide the precision required for intricate leatherwork. The synchronized feeding system ensures consistent stitch length and alignment, allowing craftsmen to create intricate patterns, decorative stitches, and intricate designs with ease.

3. Choosing the Right Walking Foot Machine 

When selecting a walking foot machine for leatherwork, several factors should be considered:

- Motor power: Ensure the machine has sufficient power to handle your intended projects, especially if you often work with heavy leather or multiple layers.

- Stitch options: Look for machines with adjustable stitch length and width, as well as the ability to perform various stitch patterns, such as straight stitch, zigzag, or decorative stitches.

- Throat space: Opt for a machine with ample throat space, enabling you to maneuver large pieces of leather comfortably.

- Durability and maintenance: Choose a machine from reputable brands known for their quality and longevity. Also, consider the availability of spare parts and maintenance services in your area.

The walking foot machine has become an essential tool for leather craftsmen, elevating the quality and precision of their creations. From producing durable stitches to handling challenging

[oledavyjones]

upper photo:Courtsy of Gambell and Hunter Sailmakers./ A roping palm from 1888.

The roping palm has an extra flap of leather so you can pull thread or seizing twine through without cutting your thumb. It is also much more heavily made than the seewing palm (lower photo / 19th century).

[rotzaprachim]

Nina hell fic snippet! mildly spoilery

Nina thought about all her days with Genya, before she’d tried to destroy her. She thought about afternoons in Genya’s bright sunlit parlour, wide crumbled-silk skirts flung over Genya’s delicately needlepointed chairs. They sat before great wooden hoops on stands and the muslin they stitched on was so transparent it seemed almost to glow under their fingers. Nina worked carefully, stitching along the lines Genya had already marked out for her a lighe pencil. The graphite smudged under Nina’s fingers, but Genya did not seem to care. 

 “Don’t worry. After you’re done, we’ll soap it out and all my lines will be washed out.” 

  In the meantime, though, Nina could quietly appreciate Genya’s lines, frustratingly complicated for a sampler and dazzling as a work of art, reminiscent in surprising ways of the delicately interlocking scrollwork of Kaelish manuscripts. Genya drew roses as fascinating, fractal oddities and even included the thorns on the stems. Every stitch of Nina’s was a butcher’s poor suture in comparison. Periodically Genya tutted over Nina’s little rats nests of knotted floss. She handed Nina a small silver tool to unpick the stitches and Nina quietly lost hours in undoing her own work so that this next time, it could be better. In such fashion afternoons could pass, and Nina only be reminded that none of this was real and none of it mattered and every day their people died when she hustled in, late, for the evening meal at which the casualty lists were read. 

Sometimes her rage at the discrepancy she could be anything but angry or doing anything but be a soldier bubbled bitterly up the back of her throat, seemingly from nowhere. 

“This is a waste of time. Why are we stitching flowers when there’s a war on?”  

“We are settling into the buisiness of being a respectible lady. The most important thing is that become someone you are, rather than something you do.” [MY NOTE??? Or vice cersa] 

The memories flickered. All the things that Nina had not let herself think of Genya, who had hurt her, who she hated. The feeling of Genya’s hands brushing a strand from her face and then twitching back, suddenly, as if the touch of Nina’s skin burned her, like it did everyone else. 

“You have made elegant work on the rose. Should I ring for tea? It will not be, I promise, a lesson.”

The northern wind felt it would freeze Nina’s face off. Why was she here? Because some part of her wanted to be abandoned to nothing out on the snow? Some part of her, certainly, wanted that, but there were easiers means by which such things might be accomplished and Nina had long been privy to most of them. Why had she left the warmth of this house? Because she could not remain in the little box bed with her captor? 

I’m the whore now, Genya, she wants to say. A Druskelle took me and I spread my legs for him in hopes that he might let me live. And then in my dreams I let him have me. I let the man who killed our people into my mind, into the most private parts of me, and I came on the idea of him fucking me. Call me the slattern of the earth. 

Ghost strings wrapped around Nina’s fingers. She felt Kaelish flax of her childhood and the smooth lacemaker’s yarn by which once she’d thought she’d make her living, the candy-colored acryllic twisting off factory bobbins, the silken embroidery floss and now the grey sailmaker’s thread. The sail for the Druskelle ship lying half finished under her bed. Why am I here, she wants to scream. At the very end of the world? Nothing, nothing. She would have cried if she hadn’t been so sure the tears would freeze onto her face.

[asfaltics]

ardwar δίδωμι; Ardwar, sasine of

  ardwar, Henry, Esq. collector of customs       1 Ardwar [δίδωμι], do; unde dos unde       2 these; ardwar and subject, on some particular day in alacrity       3   ardware for rendering       4 ardwar; man       5 Ardwar, sprachen       6   Satgír, Ardwar       7 ardwar Buru       8 Ilsl ardwar * * a Cllrig, • y       9   blinds ardwar im paint       10 ardwar canal       11 weirs to turn the water into the ardwar channel into the river       12   Ardwar, sasine of Ardwar, Glenlirak, Nethir Taymouth... cum aquis et salmonum picariis earundem...       13 of ardwar late       14   Ardwar can be obtained from       15 Yoo - . . . ardwar . - boo       16 ardwar night and day      17   ardwar The light that says “There it is!” What made him go in?       18 to the shipyard and harbour at Ardwar       19  

sources

ex the Liverpool Directory, in Bailey’s Northern Directory, or, Merchant’s and Tradesman’s Useful Companion, For the Year 1781. Containing An Alphabetical List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and other eminent traders, in every principal town from the River Trent to Berwick upon Tweed; with the Cities of London and Westminster, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Compiled with great care and accuracy. (Warrington, 1781) : 232 (BM accession Aug 1854; BL copy, digitized March 28, 1781) aside — a nicely printed volume (in Caslon), marred only by mispagination; restrained, beautiful title page. Henry’s, bring John Berryman to (this) mind. 2 ex entry for “endow,” in George William Lemon (1726-97 *), his English Etymology: Or, a Derivative Dictionary of the English Language : In Two Alphabets, tracing the etymology of those English Words, that are derived I. From the Greek, and Latin Languages; II. From the Saxon, and other Northern Tongues... (London, 1783) : 17 a messy OCR cross-column misread, and misconstrual of the Greek δίδωμι, yielding “Ardwar.” 3 ex letters — this on “Effects of Religious Missions” from A.H. — in The Gentleman’s Magazine 127 (February 1820) : 125-127 (126) 4 OCR misread of display type, advertisement for “T. N. Breed & Colk, Manufacturers and Importers of Hardware, Shoe, Caulkers’, Sailmakers’, & Harness Tools, Portable, Treadle and Spindle Grindstones, Machinery, &c.” in Boston Directory, for the year 1855, embracing the City Record, a general Directory of the Citizens, and a Business Directory. (Boston, published by Geo. Adams, July 1, 1855) : 33 (of appendix advertising department) 5 ex cross-column misread of multiple advertisements, at The Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette (April 30, 1859) : 396 6 OCR misread for “Archivar,” and cross-column jump, at Magazin für die Literatur des Auslandes (Leipzig and Berlin; 23 October 1862) : 514 7 ex William Irvine, “The Bangash Nawábs of Farrukhábád—A Chronicle, (1713-1857)” in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 47 (1878) : 259-383 (328) 8 ex Vol 3, Plate IV. Bengal and Assam, in entry for Bengal 562-570, in The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth edition, popular reprint, Vol. 3 (New York, 1888) : 562 9 a messy OCR confusion, involving entries for “Fort Pitt Malleable & Grey Iron Co.” and “Pitts Penn Hardware Co., Reading, Pa.,” in Hendricks’ Commercial Register of the United States (for Buyers and Sellers), 19th annual edition (New York, 1910) : 928 aside — Michigan copy, misdated in Google (but allowed to stand, out of chronology). 10 OCR struggle with artistic display advertisement of Geo. H. Fernald, Sanford, Fla., at The Florida Agriculturist 19 (February 17, 1892) : 112 11 ex map, in Census of India, 1901, vol. 16, N.-W. Provinces and Oudh. Part I. Report, by R. Burn (Allahabad, 1902) : 8 12 ex Chapter 9, “River Training and Land Reclamation. River Conservancy.” in Herbert M. Wilson. Irrigation in India (Second edition). USGS Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 87 (1903) : 223 13 ex Appendix, George Powell M’neill, ed., The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland 22 (1589-1594). (Edinburgh, 1903) : 505 aside — good language, within. 14 ex snippet view (only, alas, and a skipped word or two) at Whitaker’s Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage (1905) : 587 15 ex OCR misread of “autocar” (faint scan) at The Autocar : A Journal Published in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage. (May 4th, 1912) : 830 16 ex snippet view (only, alas) at The Aeroplane 13 (1917) : 1782 17 ex something about “Auto Vacuum Freezers” (snippet only), at The Advertising News 24 (1917) : 17 18 ex OCR misread, “Eveready Daylo” flashlight advertisement, in Hardware Dealers’ Magazine 50 (October 1918) : 639 19 cross-column misread (snippet view only), at The Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer (1919) : 119

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These are some answers to the question, is “ardwar” a word, and if so, how. It is a place, on the eastern shore of Loch Ardvar (see entry at the Gazetteer of Scotland) — satellite view map view of same — and Hardwar (among several spellings), in the north of India (Uttarakhand State).

The highlands Ardwar — might it have something to do with “Hardware” its appearance as a surname?  

[spellboundwitchcraft]

neophyteranchwitch replied to your post “me: I have too many craft supplies; I need to use them before I buy…”

Oh but you should, drop spindles are really fun.

butteryinnervoid replied to your post “me: I have too many craft supplies; I need to use them before I buy...”

*this*

See, this is my problem! I love crafts so much, and I look at them and just know I’d have fun doing them, but I have very little time/money/energy. T_T

I have a huge list in my mind of all of the things I want to learn to do, and the list just keeps getting longer. And I do learn some of the skills, but there are just so many things that I find fascinating!

For example, I recently remembered that nålebinding is a thing, and that’s something I’d love to learn to do! But you need a needle, and while the tutorials say you can use plastic or metal needles, I would want to make one out of bone. So right there I’ve got a couple new additions to the list.

If I keep going like this, this is going to get to the point where I might as well just buy some sheep, process and spin the wool myself, make my own tools from bone and wood, knit/crochet/nålebind/weave/braid/embroider things with the yarn, and then collapse and start over again with something else.

I mean, I can bookbind, so I know it’s only a matter of time before I’m going to be making my own paper - I even have the tools for that around here somewhere! And really, since one of my life goals is to learn to sail, wouldn’t it be fun to make nets? And hey, maybe I could see if anyone still does sailmaking, and-

...And that’s where I stop, stare at my full shelves and empty wallet, and sigh.

So, I need to shorten the list, or at least figure out my priorities. Because I can’t not be fascinated by heritage crafts and doing things by hand - multiple generations of my family have even built their own houses, so I feel like that might be in my blood. And someday, I’m going to have to deal with that.

Possibly by building my own house.

[lboogie1906]

James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an African American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia. Born free in the city, he became a sailmaker after the Revolutionary War. He became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired. Based on the equipment he had developed, he established a highly profitable business. It was located on the busy waterfront of the Delaware River, in an area now called Penn's Landing. He used his wealth and social standing to work for civil rights for African Americans in both the city and nationwide. He opposed the colonization movements, particularly that of the American Colonization Society. He affirmed Americans' claim to a stake in the US. He persuaded William Lloyd Garrison to adopt an anti-colonization position and helped fund his newspaper The Liberator, frequently publishing letters on public issues. He became vice-president of the biracial American Anti-Slavery Society and worked for the national abolition of slavery. His large family was devoted to these causes, and two daughters married the mixed-race Purvis brothers, who used their wealth as leaders for abolition. When he returned to Philadelphia, he became apprenticed to sail-maker Robert Bridges, his father's former employer, and a family friend. He learned quickly in the sail loft. This was where the large ship sails were cut and sewn. Before long, the young man was promoted to foreman. At Bridges' retirement in 1798, he bought the sail loft. By developing a tool to help maneuver the large sails, by 1810, he had built up one of the most successful sail lofts in Philadelphia. He created the conditions he worked for in society, employing both African American and white workers. Because of his business acumen, he became one of the wealthiest Philadelphians in the city. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAJG_SO3arabGvqKL0LMcqSGTFcu5cm_fqG3c0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kingdomsails]

The State of the Main: A Look at Sail Materials and Sailmaking Methods

Sailmakers all over the planet have been printing up new business cards despite the fact that they keep on working for similar diversified lofts. Their new cards have traded expected set of responsibilities titles from "sailmaker" to "sail originator," an outcome that is mostly because of the demonstrated worth of PC supported plan and incompletely because of a developing pattern toward sending sailmaking abroad. Like such countless different ventures, Outsourced sailmaker have answered the draw of lower work rates and the development in cutting edge fabricating abilities in Asia. Large numbers of the enormous name lofts have reduced quite a bit of their homegrown sail creation and on second thought center around building every client a virtual sail in their nearby space, digitizing painstakingly made estimations, and electronically sending the information to a uber space on the opposite side of the globe.

Sailmaking achievement keeps on being estimated in units of fulfilled clients, and regardless of the distant area of the space floor, this globalized approach appears to introduce a suitable model, both according to the viewpoint of the shopper and the business. The facts really confirm that not as much exchange can occur between the space sales rep, sailmaker, and captain a sort of coordinated effort that in the past prompted some significant navigation and certifiable brand loyalty. Yet, a competent sail fashioner can in any case get it done. To do as such, he should address three basic focuses: catch exact introductory estimations, utilize complex plan programming to redo sails for the particular boat, and coordinate the plan work with the cruising inclination and group expertise level.

Luckily for the people who relish the functioning relationship that they have had in the past with their number one sales rep/sailmaker, there are as yet more modest free lofts where sewing machines keep on buzzing ceaselessly and where the sailmaker who fabricated your sails is as yet ready to go along with you for an ocean preliminary. Such lofts resemble free tool shops an imperiled species, something well all positively miss when the full impact of concentrating sailmaking grabs hold. A portion of the free thinkers will get by on the maintenance work that the cruising season creates, however many recognize the inevitable and are giving creation to wholesalers, for example, China Sails Factory in Guang Dong Province, Southern China.

The new business pattern toward moving creation seaward is everything except a novel thought. For a really long time, Neil Pryde has demonstrated that theres merit in Adam Smiths plan of action of utilizing savvy producing regardless of whether it isolates the plant and the buyer.

Prydes field-tested strategy has worked, and it has shown to be a globalization shared benefit for the vast majority of the players in question. Presently, with others hopping on the Asian uber space temporary fad, one can think about what the long run will hold for homegrown sailmakers.

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[deryl-mitchel]

What You Should Know About the Marvela  Sewing Machine

A  Sewing machine is a device that uses a needle and thread to sew together fabric. These machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution. They were very helpful for clothing companies, since they reduced manual  Sewing work. A  Sewing machine will help you create a garment faster than ever. If you're interested in learning more about this machine, keep reading. But before you buy a new one, you should know a few things about it.(onesewing)

The basic machine does not have many advanced features, but it can sew through different fabrics. It also has a wide variety of built-in stitches, including decorative stitches, a rolled hem, and a 7-thread overlock hem. It also has specialty stitch functions. The Singer 770 comes with a soft cover, 2 snap-on feet, and two needles. Users are able to sew a wide variety of different fabrics with this machine.

The machine's versatility is another benefit. It has built-in designs for  Sewing shirt underarms and side seams. Some machines also come with designs that you can download from your computer. In this case, you simply transfer them to your  Sewing machine. Depending on the model, there are also manuals available online that can teach you more about your machine. You'll be  Sewing a shirt in no time. The automatic settings on your machine will save you time.

There are special-purpose  Sewing machines for different uses. For example, there are portable electric units for closing sacks, and fixed electric units for carpet installers and bookbinders. There are also embroidery and monogramming machines that are program-controlled. Sailmakers and cobblers have special long arm machines designed for their needs. These machines are also useful for leatherworkers. However, the most important feature of a  Sewing machine is its ability to sew different fabrics.

A  Sewing machine is a mechanical tool that has several features. The most common types are automatic and semi-automatic. A  Sewing machine has several features, but the most important is the speed and capacity. The maximum Sewing speed is 6,000 stitches per minute. A machine with a higher speed will require less thread. If you're looking for a manual, you'll need to follow the manual. But this isn't a problem if you want a  Sewing-machine that can also do embroidery.

A  Sewing machine is a powerful tool that allows you to create and customize different types of clothing. If you're looking for an automatic machine, you can set it up in just a few minutes. A foot pedal will make it easy to control the speed of the machine, and it will help you sew with a high speed. This is ideal for beginners. It can also be used to sew quilts and other similar items.

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Global Marine Sailcloth Market Research Insights 2019-2024- VMG Soromap(France), Contender B.V.(Netherlands), Bainbridge International Ltd(UK), etc.

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Cruising and social media: what works?

Swing a cat in an anchorage and you’ll hit a boat with an active online presence. When we were in the planning phase of our cruising adventures (the early 2000s), blogging was nascent; only a few recorded their travels. Hungry for information and inspiration, I hung on every word and saved posts for reference; it helped keep the dream alive for years. Now there aren’t just blogs, but a range of social media outlets. What to do? How to decide? I chatted with a couple of our coaching clients about what they do for a broader perspective. Erin is boat mama to three boys, her family cruising the Caribbean since February; JD and Jen have built their family life around living aboard in San Francisco.

Erin & Dave from Sailing to Roam, on the bow of their boat in St Lucia

Connect with your motivation

This blog began in July 2007, a few months after we bought Totem. I sought to capture memories of our family’s transition to life afloat and to keep our family updated after we left: motivations widely shared among cruisers. It’s evolved over time in terms of motivation and channels; now Totem’s blog/ Facebook / instagram indirectly supports our family as a part of the puzzle for our coaching and Jamie’s work as a sailmaker, and I have the privilege to help inspire others in to live more adventurously by sharing our experiences.

JD, Jen, and Ruby of Tight Little Tribe

For Erin, for JD & Jen, the options were greater when they started (YouTube! Instagram! Facebook! Pinterest! More!) but their motivations are similar. Erin wanted to share their adventures with others and started a blog but “found myself wishing the blog was on Facebook, so that’s what I’ve tried to create, a Facebook page with mini blog posts for busy people.” It’s great, bite-sized information mirrored on her Instagram. Jen and JD came from slightly different places: Jen, blogging helped retain details of their baby girl Ruby’s alternative life afloat. JD, on the other hand, has told stories through video. “From a young age back in Kentucky my friends and I would write scripts, plan scenes, grab the camcorder and make ridiculously cliché 80’s style movies and music videos.” Together, they share a joyful look at life on the water.

What we all share? This form of content creation brings benefits, so that the effort we put in is a fair exchange for our time.

Choosing channels

For boaty folks looking to share their adventures, the focus swings to extremes. For Erin and many others, the more succinct mode for Facebook and Instagram allow active, engaging presence with less effort. Facebook Pages are well suited for the “mini blog” post Erin masters, and Instagram wins for ease of posting… as long as you can get your phone online, anyway.

The cruising blog is still around (hello, reader!) but more work and slower growth. Erin put it this way: “I’d also spoken to several people who had a successful blog (in terms of followers and website visits) but also said it was a lot of work for minimal monetary return.” I can attest to that! For me, it’s an outlet with more complicated rewards: a way to process feelings and hindsight perspective on experiences, a way to connect with and support others.

At the far end of the spectrum of effort-per-upload is YouTube. JD shared that he typically spent around 30 hours per video while making a series of videos that ranged from around 8 to 11 minutes each. That’s about 3 hours of editing per one minute of video – and he has experience with editing! Quality videos don’t make themselves. This is exactly what’s kept us out of the YouTube ring to date.

Twitter and Pinterest deserve a mention as part of the mix for Totem, although neither channel is particularly well fed/watered. But they’re useful as traffic drivers, and I appreciate there are some who only engage with us that way. Low effort for engagement return makes maintaining a presence worthwhile.

Key benefits

We all share similar goals to record our experiences in a kind of digital scrapbook, for ourselves and others. Community engagement is also echoed by many families. Per Jen, “I love feeling like I am part of something bigger, with a group of amazing human beings each working towards adventurous goals.”

Erin points out that they’ve been able to meet other families nearby because she keeps their social media presence current. I believe that making yourself findable is really important for cruising families, to help kid boats connect with each other. REALLY important! The point of Happy Boat Kids, Happy Boat is to provide ideas on why/how to do this.

Erin has also garnered a number sponsors: it’s not income per se but has enabled her family to add some nice kit while waving money. She points out this comes with the responsibility to keep brands happy with what she posts, adds some work, and of course, succeeds when you have an honest voice instead of a pitch.

Some hope to generate income. It’s possible, but this is a long road through a crowded space that demands a lot of work and is probably going to net you less than selling doodles of stick figures on Fiverr. Few are successful, but those that are like our (awesome, earned it, work hard for it) friends on SV Delos have a combination of success factors that are hard to replicate.

Going remote

Many cruising grounds are in cell tower range and connectivity isn’t a problem. But for those going more remote (relying on satellite or radio), it’s more complicated.

Blogs and twitter are the easiest, as they can be readily updated from a simple text email and thus are doable over radio or satellite connection. Data-intensive social media channels are problematic. There are ways to get to Facebook (that’s another post!), but scheduling posts in advance is easier. Scheduled publishing is the option for YouTubers as well, uploading before going remote. Instagram posts can’t be scheduled, at least not without violating T&Cs – not worthile. It requires a phone back in internet-land to post; get a trusted friend involved, or fuhgeddaboudit.

Other ways to mitigate days offline is through connecting channels to repost. A blog posted through our Iridium GO is automatically posted to our Facebook Page, and every post to the Page is re-posted on Twitter. It’s a blunt tool approach to use the channels, very much not optimal, but better than nothing when data is limited. IFTTT (if this then that) recipes are a great way to work out the right daisy chain of reposts.

Comoros: many helpers for dinghy landing, not so many cell towers

Growing a following

At a base level, this isn’t rocket science. Provide quality content people enjoy and want to share; post routinely; engage with others. This organic method is what most do, and in a perfect world it’s all you need and optimize by being active. Wild card exposure to a bigger audience lifts awareness: Erin found an interview with a local paper evolved into a piece in the Daily Mail that gave her an early hit. Totem’s Facebook Page grew by multiples overnight in 2013 after a NY Times columnist mention; this month’s Today show interview didn’t hurt either. Giving interviews for other bloggers or magazines and recording podcasts help find new, relevant followers too. And then, there are those who leverage the boob effect. Good on ’em, it’s not for us though!

What about paying for a boost? I’ve seen this work with an Instagram Growth Service; effort involved in finding and attracting other instagrammers to follow you is relatively time consuming and data intensive (when you’re sipping data like a cruiser!). While that may offer a jumpstart, on the other hand, I don’t know anyone who has found Facebook boosting to actually work… incremental exposure for no bump in followers. Participating in groups that support each other’s posts in a given channel have the benefit of both community and a boost.

No pressure – really!

In a discussion thread among a couple of dozen boat families, many shared that they simply aren’t interested, or have other priorities, or prefer share differently. I love what one person said: “For those that don’t blog, the experiences and memories and stories are just as real and fantastic as those that do. How do you normally process and share? Online? Then do that. Via conversation? Then do that! Art? Do that!” A resounding YES! The explosion in social media has created pressure to engage that shouldn’t exist; there should be no guilt in opting out.

Trading when you don’t share a language: unforgettable whether it was on Facebook or not

I also chatted this morning with a fellow boat mama here in the Pacific Northwest. Beth shares her family’s travels on Facebook and intends to explore video, but recognizes “…keeping a balance of living without a camera is important to me too. Family time is what it’s all about, right?” Jen and JD admitted there are times when JD feels like filming “and I just want to be in the moment without a camera… which can lead to some marital strife when we aren’t on the same page at the same time.” A simple blog post can balloon into hours after arriving at final content and image editing. YouTube is even more extreme: “I can also go on editing binges where I get home from work,” shared JD, “and after Ruby goes to bed, I will edit till the wee hours. This can go on for days on end until I finish a project.” It’s a lot of work, worth a hard look before embarking and taking time away from other aspects of your life.

Privacy

Jen commented that she didn’t want to have Ruby ever be upset about her online presence as she gets older, something a lot of parents grapple with. Kids growing up today are test driving the online childhood with outcomes unknown. My friend Charlotte has a fantastic article about why she chose to retire her daughter from her social sharing at age 5 (she admits, an arbitrary number). “If I write about and document every memorable, (and non-memorable) moment of her life, I feel as if I will mute her own interpretation of her childhood.” We want our kids to own their definition of self, and childhood memories, not be captive to how we framed them… we want them to be happy and proud, and they’re the only ones who can really do this. As our kids have grown, I’m able ask their permission to use a particular photo or have them choose from a selection to know it’s one they’d like.

For the most part, this hasn’t been a concern, although there was one afternoon in South Carolina where a series of three unexpected visitors knocked on the hull after seeing our location online. I really love meeting people who are interested in our way of life and it was all good, just a teensy bit unnerving!

Totem crew – early days, a gift of the blogging record to look back and see

Cruising and social media: what works? It’s different and evolving. This blog too may evolve (it at least needs a refresh, any website jockeys around?). We’d love to try video, but life is too full to expand for that effort. What do I wish I could tell my 2007 self? That this little family record would have a wonderful future, and to just stick with it.

With extra big thanks to Erin (Sailing to Roam: blog, insta, facebook) and JD & Jen (Tight Little Tribe: blog, insta, youtube) for their openness and honesty in talking about social media use and goals. Check them out!

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