To all you sewing lot...

What material is that? Looks kinda furry

16oz cotton canvas treated with 3 coats of wax. As far as I understand, it's not quite as heavyweight as a Carradice but I'm hoping it will hold up.

Impressive! Looks very good.

Neat!

Had a look on bikepacking.com but couldn't find any guides - got a link?

https://bikepacking.com/gear/diy-longflap-saddlebag-minimalist-bike-touring/

https://bikepacking.com/gear/make-your-own-fanny-pack/

https://bikepacking.com/gear/how-to-make-a-bikepacking-framebag-krampus/

https://bikepacking.com/gear/make-your-own-stem-bag/

Thanks! I was too slow.

Beaten to it.

For those who are learning, this the only book you’ll ever need. (+metric pattern cutting if you want to do clothes).

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Ace, thanks!

I know this is a bit late but damn that's amazing. so much want for something similar

Looks amazing, well done!

@MisterMikkel @cgg thank you!

Impressive.

Very nice.

These look great, thanks for sharing.

I had my first ever go at sewing tonight.. with the current crisis upon us I'm not running kids about every evening so decided to order a metre of fabric and some bits and bobs.. I have a few bigtop saddle pouches so decided to copy them..

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Tidy! That's some cracking work if it's your first time on a sewing machine

My second bag, the cordura is a little heavier which made it a little harder to work with but I’ve improved the strength of the stitches etc so it’s pretty strong

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Second go at sewing tonight.. made a bar bag.. about 30cm long and 12cm dia.. sewing the ends were a pain and also not knowing I had ordered a waterproof zip and sewing it in inside out.. doh.. found the elastic in the garage which was handy.. webbing along the front has open sections to clip a light etc, rear has a tab and elastic for attaching to the steerer.. haven't fitted it yet.

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Thanks, had another crack tonight at a bar bag..

That looks great. How does it fare with the head tube strap being up near the handle bars?

Seems to fit fine..

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Looks spot on. I like how you can still access it while using a head unit.

Thanks, do be fair I just sort of had a bash at it.. I looked online and saw some pics of the seesense bar bag, so copied that.. Now onto feed bags :-)

I'm sewing up a round bottomed bag. So far done the side, so an open tube in effect. If I lay this flat then it measures 14inches across giving me a circumference of 28 inches.

Say I want a seam of half an inch all round, then is the circumference of my bottom circle going to be 29 inches? Right? Surely.