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Date:         Tue, 1 Feb 2011 20:34:24 -0500
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
Comments: To: Troy <colorworks@gci.net>
In-Reply-To:  <DBD98FED8D674857BEE48EF690FCAC41@troyb5bff49d63>
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Just to be clear, they don't make sails out of sunbrella. (it would be a super low performance sail. Wouldn't keep its cut and stretch characteristics) But, they often make sail covers. That actually gets ALOTTTTT more abuse.....

-Craig

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> Sunbrella flimsy? Hardly... sunbrella is used extensively in Sailmaking, > awnings, etc. it is solution dyed, so it has wonderful lightfastness. Think > of a carrot versus a radish. Sunbrella is dyed all the way through like a > carrot, whereas most fabrics are like radishes, colored on the outside only. > A 12 ounce Sunbrella can take very rigorous abuse. Just think of a sail, > the constant exposure to sun, wind, sea air, etc. Tough stuff. > > I don't think it's appropriate for indoor use, although the company make > some indoor fabric. I'm pretty sure that Sew-fine uses nylon fabrics and > nylon threads. Pretty durable stuff. Glass tend to filter a lot of UV too. A > good coat of scotch gurard, and nylon should last for many years. > > Troy >


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