Customer Project: $10 DIY test kit

by Miles

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• HOW DO I MAKE IT
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• Although it isn't as substantial as many others' projects, these are my first ever lines of thread. I purchased one of your $10 DIY test kits to get some experience before building a tarp and tipi for Elk season this September.
  
  
• The kit came with samples of a couple fabrics I wanted to try to sew with, so it was perfect for me to practice on! I purchased a spool of Mara 70 and got to making 3 different stuff sacks with the DIY kit material. Each iteration was better than the last. 
  
  I specifically wanted to work on flat-felled seams for the tarp and tipi projects. But I also experimented with a few different ways of finishing the drawcord channel and made a square bottom on one of the stuff sacks. 
  
  This is a great kit and gets you sewing some useful items for your practice...my 5-year-old son commandeered the Realtree bag as his and has been using it to haul toys to Grandma's and other supplies in his backpack for school.

• Required Materials:

  1.1oz Silnylon (Realtree)
  1.7oz MTN XL
  HyperD300
  Mara 70 thread

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  • The $10 DIY Kit