As you are not going to mass produce these can you explain how you embedded the magnets and how you sewed found them. (I say you but I obviously mean your wife) (;-) On Mar 10, 2013 11:16 PM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > No, it is one piece - the foil faced poly batting is sewn to the > microsuede. In total, the blanket is only about 3/16" thick. I might make > thicker versions, I have an alternate design idea. > > After finishing sewing up the prototype (and sewing around the embedded > magnets vexed her), my wife asked how much the Bus Depot ones were. When I > told her she said "not enough". That response made me realize this was not > a money making project :) > > alistair > > > On 2013-03-10, at 8:08 PM, forum email wrote: > > > Very nice looking product. By the folded item I assume they are 2 > seperate items. Do you have plans to sell the insulated ones? > > > > On Mar 10, 2013 11:04 PM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > My wife sewed up a insulated window blanket today - I had an idea, I got > the material, she did the hard work. It turned out pretty nicely, I like it > better than the commercially available Just Kampers version > > > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/vanagon-insulated-window-blanket-prototype/ > > > > > > alistair > > |
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